Chilling cold case of girl, 17, who disappeared after visiting house with four men – but was never seen again | 25BY726 | 2024-03-18 06:08:01
Donna Marie Keogh was 17 when she was final seen visiting a property in Middlesbrough with a pal on April 19, 1998.
THE disappearance of a teenage woman in North Yorkshire has dumbfounded investigators for over 25 years.
Donna Marie Keogh was 17 when she was final seen visiting a property in Middlesbrough with a pal on April 19, 1998.
Four males have been stated to be within the residence that day.
However when her pal left the house on Bow Road to buy cigarettes, she never came back.
Donna – whose pal insisted was "protected" at the home – was reported lacking a month after she vanished.
Cops consider she was murdered shortly after visiting the property but a physique has by no means been found.
The first homicide inquiry was launched in March 1999 when two men have been arrested on suspicion of homicide however no-one has ever been charged for her murder.
For 26 years, Donna's mother and father Brian and Shirley have fought for justice for their daughter.
However repeated failings by Cleveland Police have left the couple at a complete loss and with stacks of unanswered questions.
Talking on the 25th anniversary of her daughter's disappearance final yr, Shirley informed TeesideLive: "It doesn't get simpler – they say in time it does get simpler nevertheless it doesn't.
"We don't know what's occurred to her, if we knew we might give her a resting place.
"We've never gotten on with our lives. Time has stood still with us."
"Bubbly and impressive" Donna was dwelling in a flat in Middlesbrough together with her cousin& on the time of her disappearance.
She was recognized to keep in regular contact together with her household and associates, which ceased in mid-April 1998.
The pal who was one of many final individuals to see the teenager alive insists "every part was okay" at the home and it wasn't a house social gathering.
"There was no seediness, no-one was arguing", she advised TeesideLive.
But Donna's dad Brian says from the beginning they have been informed "sinister issues had occurred to Donna".
Info was passed to cops concerning the individuals with Donna in Bow Road.
But leads, together with one which Donna's stays could also be situated in the Saltersgill Allotments space of the town, were not acted upon for years.
The police dealing with of the homicide investigation led to an apology in 2015 but Shirley says it achieved nothing.
In 2016, following a evaluate of the unique police investigation, Cleveland Police a launched Operation Resolute in Donna's homicide.
The assessment established that around the time she went lacking, Donna was seen within the Hartington Street, Aske Street and Bow Road areas.
Brian added: "We've had ongoing complaints for 18 years – there are quite a few complaints concerned within the murder enquiry."
In 2018, crime scene investigators and other police personnel excavated Saltersgill, within the hope that Donna's stays is perhaps found.
In the identical yr a specialist police workforce was created to take a look at unsolved murders, together with those of two different local ladies, Vicky Glass and Rachel Wilson.
Killer Keith Corridor was ultimately delivered to justice in 2021 for the manslaughter of 19-year-old Rachel.
A report by the Inspectorate of Constabulary and Hearth Providers famous "poor quality" investigations and failings in respect to the deaths of Donna, Vicky and Rachel.
The mutilated body of Vicky Glass, 21, was found in a stream in Danby, North Yorkshire, in 2000 however killer was by no means caught.
Donna's mum Shirley stated that Donna's homicide would possible have been solved had it been handled appropriately firstly.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Rachel Taylor stated "Operation Resolute could be very a lot an lively enquiry and a staff of detectives are persevering with to meticulously collect proof and piece collectively the information to attempt to discover what occurred to Donna."
Info might be handed directly to the investigation group on 01642 302527, or by way of management room on 101.
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