POLICE have reopened a cold case into the disappearance of a Scottish teenager who went missing more than 25 years ago.
Kenneth Jones has not been seen since he was last seen by his family at around 10.30pm on Monday November 2, 1998.
Jones, who was 18 at the time, was discovered to be missing from the Ancrum Court area of Glenrothes the following morning. He has not been seen since.
Police said that although extensive enquiries have been carried out to try and trace him, so far there have been no confirmed sightings.
Jones would now be 44, and Missingpeople.org.uk have previously produced an artist’s impression of what he might look like.
Detective Inspector Chris Mill said: “We regularly review unsolved missing person cases and there have always been unanswered questions around Kenneth’s disappearance.
“His family have never given up hope of finding him and have worked closely with the charity [Missingpeople.org.uk] to try and keep his disappearance in the public eye.
“They produced an image of him a few years ago which gives an artist’s impression of what he may have aged to look like. If anyone recognises Kenneth from this picture, or has any information that can help our enquiries, please contact us.
“I would appeal particularly to anyone who knew him and his social circle well, or any of his friends and relatives that we have not already spoken to, to please get in touch.
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“It’s essential we find out what happened to Kenneth so we can bring his family some much needed closure after all this time.”
If you have any information at all that could help enquiries, people are asked to please contact local officers via 101. You can also speak to the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Police Scotland said it works in close partnership with the Missing People Charity – the only charity in the UK which specialises in and is dedicated to bringing missing children and adults back together with their families.
They can be contacted via telephone on free phone 116 000 or by visiting the Missingpeople.org.uk website.
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