In 2025, more than twenty years after she disappeared, is there any hope for finding out what happened to Charlene? Nicola sits down with the senior investigating officer of the case to find out how the search is continuing to the present day. But even as she prepares for the trip to Blackpool, she finds Charlene’s name is back in the news, and her story is causing controversy in the UK and around the world. What will it take to finally bring closure to this case?

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