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'1st November 2003 started so unremarkably that I wish I had appreciated the normality of it. Because I would never, ever know peace again.'
Charlene Downes was 14 when she went missing in Blackpool's seedy underbelly. Once a happy-go-lucky schoolgirl, she had become a truant - hanging out with the wrong crowd by the takeaway shops and pier. But Charlene's mum, Karen, always knew her typical teenage daughter would come home.
Until one day she didn't.
Karen has been searching for 15 years, campaigning for the truth of what happened to her daughter. To this day, Karen and her family have no body, no convictions and no answers. Arrests were made and a murder trial took place, but no one has ever been brought to justice.
On the 15th anniversary of Charlene's disappearance, Karen shares this heartbreaking account of every parent's worst nightmare.
Charlene Downes was 14 when she went missing in Blackpool's seedy underbelly. Once a happy-go-lucky schoolgirl, she had become a truant - hanging out with the wrong crowd by the takeaway shops and pier. But Charlene's mum, Karen, always knew her typical teenage daughter would come home.
Until one day she didn't.
Karen has been searching for 15 years, campaigning for the truth of what happened to her daughter. To this day, Karen and her family have no body, no convictions and no answers. Arrests were made and a murder trial took place, but no one has ever been brought to justice.
On the 15th anniversary of Charlene's disappearance, Karen shares this heartbreaking account of every parent's worst nightmare.
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4.7
52 reviews
Shaun Carney
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November 20, 2020
HEART BREAKING READ YOU THOUGHT THE POLICE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THEM I BELIEVE SHE'S GOT SNATCHED BY A GROOMING GANG AND SOLD FOR SEX THE PARENTS DID NOT HELP NOT REPORTING YOUR DAUGHTER MISSING FOR 2 DAYS SOMETHING DODGY ABOUT IT ALL I DOUBT THAT SHE WON'T BE ALIVE NOW ITS BEEN TO LONG NOW BUT THERE'S STILL HOPE PROPER HEART BREAKING SO SAD
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Sarah Henstock
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April 23, 2019
I was well aware of grooming gangs and the disgusting way children can be exploited. What is sadly shocking is the way the police response was so lacking. I feel for this family and hope for some peace for them
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Lisa Cawley
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July 30, 2019
This is a true story of a young girl of 14 who disappeared without trace. The story is told by her Mum, the heartbreak, the anguish and also the frustration why the police did not do more when she initially disappeared. I started reading this and honestly couldn't put it down. It was painful to read but not as painful as what the family have and are still going through. Her body has never been found..heartbreaking!
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Karen Downes lives in Blackpool. She loves to spend time with her grandchildren whilst she continues to fight for justice for her daughter Charlene.
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