Police Scotland have asked anyone with information to call them on 101
In most cases when a person is reported missing, they are found within hours of the alarm being raised. But for the families of some, the report is just the beginning of years searching for answers about what happened to their loved ones.
We’ve taken a look at 10 long-term missing person cases from Edinburgh and the surrounding areas, such as Fife and Falkirk, which Police Scotland are still investigating. Anyone with information about any of these people or their whereabouts are asked to call 101.
Police are still investigating many long-term missing cases across Scotland and we've taken a look at 10 people who vanished from Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
Alice Byrne went missing on January 1, 2022 and was last seen leaving a friend's flat in Marlborough Street and walking towards Portobello promenade. Police carried out extensive enquiries to trace the 28-year-old and later said they believed she had entered the water alone on the morning she went missing. A police spokesman said: "Efforts to trace her continue and officers are providing support and updates to Alice’s family."
John Coleman has been missing for more than a decade, having last been seen on May 1, 2009. The last sighting of him was at Access Point in Edinburgh's Leith Street but he is known to live rough and travel extensively throughout the UK and Ireland. The 51-year-old is described as being white, around 5ft 9in, of medium build, with brown eyes. He has medium-length brown hair, is unshaven and speaks with a Glasgow accent. He also has two distinctive tattoos on his left arm - 'John' tattooed on his forearm, and another with a rose, dagger and Irish harp.
Fife man Peter McGuire has been missing for more than 30 years, having last been seen on January 27, 1993. On that day, the 21-year-old left his home in High Valleyfield and was later seen leaving Carnegie Swimming Pool. The search for Peter resulted in his car being found near the Forth Road Bridge, but no further sightings have been reported. In November 2016, police were told that a man using Peter's name and date of birth had been living rough in the Hastings area of England and this information was progressed by officers from Police Scotland's Fife Division. It was later established that the man had moved, possibly to the West London area.
In a statement issued through Police Scotland, Peter's family said: "Peter you are a big part of our lives that is missing and the pain of that has never gone away. We all love you so much and worry about you every day. Please Peter find it in yourself to get in touch."
