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May 21, 2019 · Two men were tried in May of 2007 – one for murder, the other for pushing her body through a mincing machine and serving her up in kebabs, her bones crushed into tile grouting.
- Joe Cusack
Jul 7, 2023 · Charlene vanished aged 14 in Blackpool in 2003. Her body has never been found and no one has been held accountable for her disappearance. Two men were charged and put on trial in 2007 for her murder, but the jury failed to reach a verdict.
- Kit Heren
Nov 21, 2023 · Charlene was last seen on 1 November 2003. Credit: PA Images. Charlene Downes was 14-years-old when she went missing from her home in Blackpool on 1 November 2003. Despite extensive...
May 23, 2019 · Police release CCTV images of Charlene and a friend walking on Bank Hey Street earlier that day. Police arrest two men, who weretakeaway business partners, for the murder of Charlene and the...
Nov 2, 2023 · Viewers will have a second chance to watch the brand new true crime documentary filmed in Blackpool about the disappearance of Charlene Downes.
Jul 9, 2023 · Two men went on trial in May 2007—one accused of her murder, the other for helping to dispose of her body—but the jury failed to reach a verdict.
Nov 1, 2023 · Charlene's father Bob said the last 20 years had been "very traumatic" for the family. A year after Charlene disappeared, information was passed to police that led to the launch of a murder inquiry.
