Alfred Swinscoe, 54, gave his son 10 bob for last orders, then popped to the outside toilet of his local pub - and vanished into thin air. Now, 56 years later, his family finally have answers
The family of Alfred Swinscoe have spent the last 56 years trying to find out how and why he vanished when he went to a pub toilet on a cold night in January 1967.
READ MORE: Jeremy Kyle to testify at inquest into death of guest Steve Dymond after Jeremy Kyle Show appearance Russell, who lives just a few miles from the field and has driven past it countless times, recalls: "I didn't pay much attention to begin with, but then police posted a photo of a pair of odd socks and I had this incredible flashback, with the black sock in particular.
Reflecting on the night of January 27, 1967 according to Russell: "Gary had gone out with a mate that night and met up with granddad at the pub. He remembers his dad giving him 10 bob to get the last round, and then glancing round and seeing him going out. He assumed he was going to the outside toilets and would be right back.
"Police reckon he'd been left exposed for a week or so before he was buried, judging by the missing fingers and ribs likely scavenged by foxes and badgers. The perpetrator must have returned to ensure his body would remain undiscovered." Russell reflects: "It's some comfort for the family to know he didn't abandon them, and that he's not lost anymore. But it's so tragic that poor Uncle Gary never got to find out what happened to him."
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