Malcolm Curtis

This episode is about a missing person and so does not contain any descriptions of violence, but listener discretion is always advised. Easington is a village which is located in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is part of an area called Holderness. It's a coastal village which sits on the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. Westfield Close is made up of bungalows and semi detached houses and is

a short distance from the center of the village. This is where eighty nine year old Malcolm Curtis was living in June twenty twenty five. On the morning of Wednesday, the fourth of June, Malcolm had left his home on Westfield Close and had not returned by around mid day. This backed concerned by those that knew him, as clearly this was not his usual routine. He was reported missing that day, and given his age and the fact that he hadn't been seen for several hours, his disappearance was

an immediate concern. Humberside Police were quickly involved in the case given Malcolm's vulnerability, and began trying to figure out where he went that day and what direction he could have gone in. Officers began saying searching a three square mile area around Easington and neighboring villages to try and find Malcolm. However, they also tried to track down any cameras that could give them some clues as to what happened that morning. Police were able to track down CCTV

footage of Malcolm. The images showed that Malcolm was walking down Westfield close at around eight ten am. He was thought to be wearing a gray gelay with brown trousers and carrying a walking stick. He then turned west onto Whole Road. These were the last images on CCTV that they had captured. There was little evidence aside from this footage to suggest what happened after he went onto Whole

Road or where he went after that come beside. Police used every resource that they had to try and track down Malcolm, as well as engaging with his family and friends and the local community. Patrol vehicles, off road bikes, drones as well as a police helicopter were applied to help with the search. A multi agency search was also conducted, including the Coastguard and the RNLI due to the proximity

of Easington to several bodies of water. The local community were also eager to support in looking for Malcolm, with many members of the local area coming together to search

for him. Chief Inspector Owen Stafford said since Malcolm was reported missing, we've carried out extensive inquiries involving large scale searches over a seven point five kilometer squared area of countryside with specialist trained teams, scent dogs, the underwater Search Unit and support from partner agencies as well as Malcolm's

family and friends. We have reviewed hours of CCTV and door bell footage and undertaken house to house inquiries to understand Malcolm's movement and the direction he may have taken. As time passes, the nature of our search efforts continues to adapt, with specialist search dogs carrying out more targeted

searches based on the information we've gathered so far. Our work to find Malcolm remains ongoing and we're committed to doing everything we can to provide answers for his family and loved ones, who are being supported throughout this difficult time. Residents were keen to support the search and came out

to search the local area, including outbuildings and sheds. The police asked the local community to keep an eye out for anything that they might have seen, and to look on their CCTV and dashcan footage in case they'd spotted Malcolm. Local resident Liz Downing told the Holderness and Horned Segazette We've checked the football field, church bridalways, cemetery, beaches, fields and ditches between Easington and Scaffling, and even as far

as Welick. She also explained that while looking for Malcolm, she herself fell into a concealed ditch, saying it just shows how easily someone could fall and how difficult it would be to get back out. She also supported the search by putting up posters in the area. Other people such as Craig Marriott also helped. He told the Holderness and Hornseekers, etc. I've been doing as many drone flights

as I can, whether permitting. I've developed scam patterns and compared images with known scale references to help identify anything unusual. So far, there have been a few false alarms, but no confirmed sightings. Inspector Will Knapp talked about the case. He explained, over the course of the last three days, we've been conducting extensive lines of inquiry to locate Malcolm since he left his home address in Easington, and we're

growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. We've been trolling hours of CCTV and doorbell footage, conducted house to house inquiries and area searches of rural locations to try and understand which direction Malcolm may have traveled in since leaving his home. Malcolm is described as being approximately five feet eight inches tall, with gray hair, and is thought to be wearing a gray gi lay with brown trousers and carrying a walking stick.

We are keen to speak to pedestrians and motorists traveling along whole road between eight am and nine thirty am, around the time Malcolm was last seen. I'd also encourage anyone who has any CCTV or dashcam footage around this time to please get in touch. We would also urge members of the public to check shed's out buld bildings and any covered areas, and if your neighbors are away,

please check their gardens too. We would like to thank members of the public for their continued support and assistance in our search to locate missing Malcolm, and would encourage anyone with information to please phone us directly. It's clear that a lot was done to search for Malcolm. However, despite the large scale investigation which was conducted, he has still not been found and answers as to what happened

have also not been found. Malcolm is five feet eight inches tall, with gray hair and carrying a walking stick. If you have any information about Malcolm Curtis, please contact humber Side Police on one oh one, quoting Log one seven seven of June four. Thank you for listening to day five of twelve Days of Missing Person episodes in December. Stay tuned for Day six in a couple of days.

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