Genette Tate
Encyclopedia
Genette Louise Tate was an English
girl whose disappearance became a famous missing person
case when she went missing at age 13 while delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare
, Devon
, England
, on 19 August 1978. Her bicycle
and scattered newspapers were found lying in the middle of a quiet country lane only minutes after she had been speaking to two friends.
Her disappearance remains unexplained. This case is similar to that of April Fabb
, who went missing from Metton, Norfolk
in 1969. According to Maurice Morson, Norfolk Police visited Devon & Cornwall Police to assist the investigation.
Police have investigated the possibility that she was murdered at the hands of serial child killer Robert Black
, who was found guilty in 1994 of murdering three schoolgirls in the 1980s. In August 2008 police announced that there was not enough evidence to charge Black for the crime. After Black's conviction in 2011 of the murder of another schoolgirl in 1981, it was announced that police investigating Genette's disappearance might review case against Black again.
In August 2010, Police also investigated a link between the disappearance of Tate and serial killer
Peter Tobin
, who is known to have lived in the area at the time Genette vanished. Police later said that there is not enough evidence to rule out a link between Tobin and Tate's disappearance.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
girl whose disappearance became a famous missing person
Missing person
A missing person is a person who has disappeared for usually unknown reasons.Missing persons' photographs may be posted on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, and websites, along with a phone number to be contacted if a sighting has been made....
case when she went missing at age 13 while delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare
Aylesbeare
Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, eight miles east of Exeter. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 527...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, on 19 August 1978. Her bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
and scattered newspapers were found lying in the middle of a quiet country lane only minutes after she had been speaking to two friends.
Her disappearance remains unexplained. This case is similar to that of April Fabb
April Fabb
April Fabb was a 13-year-old schoolgirl who went missing just after 2pm on 8 April 1969 between the villages of Metton and Roughton, Norfolk, United Kingdom....
, who went missing from Metton, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
in 1969. According to Maurice Morson, Norfolk Police visited Devon & Cornwall Police to assist the investigation.
Police have investigated the possibility that she was murdered at the hands of serial child killer Robert Black
Robert Black (serial killer)
Robert Black is a Scottish paedophile serial killer convicted of the kidnap and murder of four girls between the ages of 5 and 11 between 1981 and 1986 in the United Kingdom. He was convicted of sexually assaulting one of the girls and of raping the other three...
, who was found guilty in 1994 of murdering three schoolgirls in the 1980s. In August 2008 police announced that there was not enough evidence to charge Black for the crime. After Black's conviction in 2011 of the murder of another schoolgirl in 1981, it was announced that police investigating Genette's disappearance might review case against Black again.
In August 2010, Police also investigated a link between the disappearance of Tate and serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
Peter Tobin
Peter Tobin
Peter Britton Tobin is a convicted Scottish serial killer and sex offender now serving a sentence of life imprisonment for the murders of three young women....
, who is known to have lived in the area at the time Genette vanished. Police later said that there is not enough evidence to rule out a link between Tobin and Tate's disappearance.
See also
- List of people who disappeared mysteriously
- List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom
External links
- Genette Tate father's plea to meet child killer BBC News, 31 October 2011.
- The Doe Network