In August 2000, 21 year old Julie Tennant went missing from her home in Ballymena. Her parents searched desperately for her, while RUC officers began a search for her. They eventually identified a man she had last been seen with – but when he heard police were searching his home he went on the run.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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