Police appeal to solve mystery disappearance of April Fabb

Detectives have launched a fresh appeal to solve the mystery of a 13-year-old who vanished without trace as she cycled through the countryside. Mystery of the missing schoolgirl remains unsolved 50 years on April 8, 1969, 1.40pm: April Fabb left her home in the hamlet of Metton, Norfolk during half-term on April 8, 1969. 2010: Police excavated a well near Metton after hearing the landowner had seen black polythene sheeting at the bottom at the time of April's disappearance 2011: Reports of a man seen digging a grave nearby on the Easter weekend in 1969 1998: April's father died 2013: April's mother died April left her home in the hamlet of Metton, Norfolk during half-term on April 8, 1969, to cycle two miles to her sister's home to deliver cigarettes to her brother-in-law, for his birthday. Mr Guy said April's disappearance led to 'the biggest enquiry that we have had in Norfolk Police for the past 50 years', and countless leads had been followed up. Despite one of the biggest investigations carried out in modern times by Norfolk police, what happened to 13-year-old April Fabb remains a mystery He said a red Mini and a grey van seen in the area had never been identified, but that seemed impossible now as they were no longer on the DVLA database.