As the 23rd of July 2023 marks four decades since the last sighting of a 35-year-old woman from north Essex, Diane Jones, Essex Police are renewing their appeal for information in the long-standing cold case. Diane’s disappearance has remained shrouded in mystery, and despite years of investigative efforts, her murder remains unsolved.
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On the evening of 23rd July 1983, Diane and her husband, a local GP from Coggeshall, enjoyed a drink together at the Woolpack Inn in Church Street, a village pub. Witnesses reported seeing the couple before they departed at around 23.00 to return to their farmhouse in Colchester Road, situated near the junction with the A120.