On the 6th of June 2012, 32-year-old mother of four Claire Holland went missing in Bristol are a night out.

She'd met her ex-partner for a drink and whilst witnesses saw her leave the pub that night, she seemed to vanish into thin air.

But then an undercover police officer did something incredible - over 18 months he befriended the main suspect... to try to get him to confess.

This is REAL.

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https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims

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https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men

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https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

Addiction services:

https://www.turning-point.co.uk/find-a-local-service - UK

https://www.asam.org/ - USA

https://www.turningpoint.org.au/ - Australia

https://info.health.nz/mental-health/alcohol-and-drug-services - New Zealand

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