MUS-2026-0361
Archive card
MUS-2026-0361
Missing person
- Incident
- 1996
- Indexed
- Oct 20, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Hampshire Constabulary
- Location
- Cowes UK
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Damien Nettles, 16, vanished on November 2, 1996 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, after doubling back into town following a party. He was last seen on CCTV on High Street after midnight. Several men were arrested in 2011 and all were released without charge; the case was reverted to missing person status. He was never found.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1996
Damien Nettles, 16, doubles back into Cowes after a party and vanishes; CCTV catches him on High Street after midnight.
- 2011
Several men are arrested and all are released without charge; the case is reverted to missing person status.
- 2026
He was never found. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
16, of Cowes, Isle of Wight. Vanished November 2, 1996 after a party; last seen on CCTV on High Street after midnight.
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Investigating agency
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