Girl, Who Went Missing 50 Years Ago, Found Alive And Well In Shocking End To Cold Case [Video]

The West Midlands police in the UK are all having a celebratory pint down the pub this weekend after closing a 5 century-long case. A girl, who went missing in 1972, has finally been found after 50 years, alive and well, but not due to their detective work.

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Sheila Fox was reported as missing by her family all the way back in 1972. This was in the year’s way before mobile phones, the internet, or social media. Even many of the forensics and crime-fighting methods we have now were in their early days. It was a lot easier to go missing and stay that way.

The girl was 16 and suspected of running away with an older man. Her family thought she may have eloped, and simply forgotten to leave a message on the fridge or whatever people did before texting. Her family had apparently kept an open mind about …