How ‘Girl in Green Mac’ Became One of UK’s Most Baffling Cases

Farnworth: So, there’s this really strange case about a little girl named Sheila Fox who went missing back in 1944. She was just six years old when she vanished on her way home from school. It was a normal day, and she left school around 4 PM, but she never made it home.

Some kids said they saw her outside a bakery with a man who looked pretty well-dressed. He was described as thin and in his late twenties or early thirties. They said she was either walking with him or riding on his bike. When someone asked her where she was going, she said she was “going with this man.” That was the last anyone saw of her.

The police and neighbors searched everywhere that night, calling out her name. They checked air raid shelters and even farm buildings, but there was no sign of her. The search continued all weekend, but sadly, Sheila was never found.

Her disappearance happened during World War II, so it got overshadowed by all the war news. It wasn’t until 1948 that people started paying more attention again when a man wanted for stabbing two kids was thought to be connected to her case.

Despite years of searching, no one ever found any evidence that she was taken or even a piece of her clothing. Her family held onto hope for years, leaving their door unlocked, thinking she might come back. They believed she might have tried to go to London, especially since some of her school friends were refugees from there.

Her sister Betty even remembered a couple who commented on how lovely Sheila was just a few months before she disappeared. They said they would have liked to take her with them, which is pretty eerie.

The case went cold for nearly 60 years until 2001 when someone claimed to have seen something suspicious in a garden in Manchester. But when the police dug it up, they found nothing.

Sheila’s family still hopes for answers. Her sister Rene said it would be such a relief to finally know what happened. It’s been over 75 years, and the pain of not knowing still lingers. The police say the case is still open, and they encourage anyone with information to reach out.

Recently, there were reports of another Sheila Fox being found alive, but it turned out to be a different person. The mystery of the girl in the green mac continues to haunt everyone involved.