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Martha Jean Lambert - Missing since 1985
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Case File 411DMUK
Left: Spence, circa 1974; Right: Age-progression to 37 years (circa 2001)
Thomas Spence
Missing since November 27, 1974 from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Spence was last seen on the 27 November 1974 waiting for a school bus on the Falls Road close to Rockdale Street in Belfast. He disappeared together with John Rodgers.
The two boys failed to catch the bus to Saint Aloysius School in Belfast. The last sighting of Rodgers was at 09.00 when he left his home on Rodney Drive to catch the bus to school.
Spence, from nearby Rockdale Street, was last seen by a neighbor at the bus stop on the Falls Road at 09.15. She was concerned that he should have been at school by that time and called at the family home to tell his mother, who then walked to the bus stop but found her son had gone.
Neither boy arrived at school and both were reported missing the following day.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Sergeant, Grosvenor Road, RUC Station
Source Information:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Return to the Unexplained Disappearances' Index
The Doe Network:
Case File 410DMUK
Left: Rodgers, circa 1974; Right: Age-Progression
John Rodgers
Missing since November 27, 1974 from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Classification: Endangered Runaway
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Rodgers was last seen on the 27th November 1974 waiting for a school bus on the Falls Road, Close to Rockdale Street. He disappeared together with Thomas Spence.
The two boys failed to catch a bus to Saint Aloysius School in Belfast. The last sighting of Rodgers was at 09.00 when he left his home on Rodney Drive to catch the bus to school.
Thomas, from nearby Rockdale Street, was last seen by a neighbor at the bus stop on the Falls Road at 9.15. She was concerned that he should have been at school by that time and called the family home to tell his mother, who then walked to the bus stop but found her son had gone.
Neither boy arrived at school and both were reported missing the following day.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Sergeant Grosvenor Road RUC Station
Source Information:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Return to the Unexplained Disappearances' Index
Case File 411DMUK
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Left: Spence, circa 1974; Right: Age-progression to 37 years (circa 2001)
Thomas Spence
Missing since November 27, 1974 from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1963
- Age at Time of Disappearance: 11 years old
- Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'0" - 152 cm: 100 lbs - 45 kg.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair. He has one brown eye and one blue eye.
- Other: He had a speech impediment.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Spence was last seen on the 27 November 1974 waiting for a school bus on the Falls Road close to Rockdale Street in Belfast. He disappeared together with John Rodgers.
The two boys failed to catch the bus to Saint Aloysius School in Belfast. The last sighting of Rodgers was at 09.00 when he left his home on Rodney Drive to catch the bus to school.
Spence, from nearby Rockdale Street, was last seen by a neighbor at the bus stop on the Falls Road at 09.15. She was concerned that he should have been at school by that time and called at the family home to tell his mother, who then walked to the bus stop but found her son had gone.
Neither boy arrived at school and both were reported missing the following day.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Sergeant, Grosvenor Road, RUC Station
Source Information:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Return to the Unexplained Disappearances' Index
The Doe Network:
Case File 410DMUK
![410DMUK.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doenetwork.org%2Fcases-int%2Fimages%2F410DMUK.jpg&hash=6dab8f1e2f695ae02cb819cd9dd6b59d)
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Left: Rodgers, circa 1974; Right: Age-Progression
John Rodgers
Missing since November 27, 1974 from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Classification: Endangered Runaway
Vital Statistics
- Date Of Birth: May 21, 1961
- Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old
- Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4" - 163 cm; 86 lbs - 39 kg.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Rodgers was last seen on the 27th November 1974 waiting for a school bus on the Falls Road, Close to Rockdale Street. He disappeared together with Thomas Spence.
The two boys failed to catch a bus to Saint Aloysius School in Belfast. The last sighting of Rodgers was at 09.00 when he left his home on Rodney Drive to catch the bus to school.
Thomas, from nearby Rockdale Street, was last seen by a neighbor at the bus stop on the Falls Road at 9.15. She was concerned that he should have been at school by that time and called the family home to tell his mother, who then walked to the bus stop but found her son had gone.
Neither boy arrived at school and both were reported missing the following day.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Sergeant Grosvenor Road RUC Station
Source Information:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Return to the Unexplained Disappearances' Index