Disappearance of Genette Tate

The disappearance of Genette Tate is a missing person case in which a 13-year-old girl disappeared while delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare, Devon, England, on 19 August 1978. Despite extensive searches, Tate's body has not been found and the cause of her disappearance remains unknown.

Genette Tate
A photograph of Tate in her school uniform released at the time of her disappearance in August 1978.
Born
Genette Louise Tate

5 May 1965
Disappeared19 August 1978 (age 13)
Aylesbeare, Devon, England
StatusMissing for 45 years, 7 months and 28 days
NationalityBritish
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Parents
  • John Tate (father)
  • Sheila Cook (mother)

The case is one of Britain's longest missing person inquiries and has been described as a murder investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police. Tate's disappearance remains one of Britain's best known missing person cases.

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