Rugby fans descending on Cardiff today for Wales’ match against England will be asked to help in the search of missing Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan.
British Transport Police and Arriva Trains Wales will be displaying large posters of Mr Vaughan at train stations along routes to Cardiff.
Gwent Police officers are continuing to appeal for information ten weeks after he was last seen and have placed adverts on Facebook.
A joint statement from Mr Vaughan’s family said: “The past ten weeks have been unbearable for us, not knowing where our son is. The agony of not knowing what has happened to Kyle really is taking its toll on all of us.
“We know that Gwent Police is still working hard to find him and we have had the opportunity to see this work first hand when we visited their incident room in person. We could see that the scale of this enquiry is immense, but we still need more information from the community.
“We believe that someone must know something about our son’s disappearance and we are urging anyone who thinks they may have some information to pass this on to Gwent Police or to Crimestoppers – you won’t have to give your name.
“Please help us to find Kyle – we need him home.”
Mr Vaughan, 24, was last seen on December 30, 2012.
The last believed sighting of him was on the A467 between Risca and Crosskeys, some time between 11pm and 11.45pm.
It is believed he was wearing a dark coloured beanie hat, a dark coloured t-shirt, three-quarter length denim shorts, white trainers, and a gold chain.
On the same night at approximately 11.45pm, officers found Mr Vaughan’s car – a silver Peugeot 306 – which had been involved in a collision.
Detectives are treating the investigation as a murder inquiry and have arrested and released eight people in connection with Mr Vaughan’s disappearance.
Police have collected 390 statements from people so far during the investigation with more than 1,800 pieces of property analysed, including more than 180 mobile phone SIM cards.
Approximately 4,800 mobile phone contacts have been investigated and more than 10,000 lines of telecoms data, such as text messages, have been looked at.
Officers have visited more than 130 CCTV sites and collected around 200 hours of footage. Specially trained teams of officers are also being added to the investigation every day.
Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Peter Jones said: “We remain fully committed to this investigation and have not stopped searching and carrying out enquiries in local communities across Gwent to find Kyle.
“Family liaison officers are continuing to support Kyle’s family through an incredibly difficult period in their lives.
“We hope the Facebook advert and posters targeting the rail network on a busy day for travel will jog someone’s memory and lead them to call us with information. No matter how insignificant it may seem, just one bit of information could provide a major breakthough to our investigation.
“People should also know that they can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 and give information while remaining completely anonymous.”
Arrests in connection with the Kyle Vaughan murder investigation
- A 27-year-old man from Blackwood arrested on suspicion of murder – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 62-year-old man from the Newbridge area arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 21-year-old Newbridge man on suspicion of assisting an offender – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 15-year-old boy from Abercarn arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 27-year-old man from Blackwood arrested on suspicion of murder – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 22-year-old woman from the Newbridge area on suspicion of perverting the course of justice – released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- A 27-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man both from the Cwmfelinfach arrested on suspicion of murder – released on police bail pending further inquiries.