| Damien's family are appealing to the people of the Isle of Wight to help us! We are still convinced that the answer lies on the Isle of Wight. We believe that something bad happened to Damien that night. Who saw Damien on the night of November 2, 1996? It is a long time ago but people still tell us they remember this very well...What do you know?? Who was on the High Street in Cowes that night? of Damien on the street that night? Was there something/someone to hide? Do you now have children of your own? Do the right thing...give your children something to be proud of...tell what you know and stop this now. Just say it and get it off your conscience and out of your head... you lost your child and never having any closure? Police 0845 045 4545 Police 101 on IW Missing People 0500 700 700 |
| MissingDamien Richard Nettles since Nov 2, 1996 from Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
| This video is the last (surviving) video of our son - he left this shop, walked to the bus stop and then walked back along the high street where he was caught on CCTV - he was last seen at 12:02 a.m on November 3 - then nothing further. It shows Damien in a Fish & Chip shop on Cowes High Street (Yorkies, now closed) surrounded by several men. This video does not show all the men as some had left the shop prior to this clip (police chose not to show the whole video.) It was approx 11:45 p.m. |
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| It is never too late to report something you heard or saw....help us find Damien? We love our son and we miss him incredibly...we just want to know what happened to him...CAN YOU HELP? |
| Damien is in the center, most of the time, and turns his back to the camera while digging in his pockets for change |
| Song for DamienSomeone Knows by Alex Roberts |
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| 2nd, 1996 on The Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. He had been out with friends and parted company from them at approx 10.30pm. He was seen on Cowes High St by various people throughout the evening and he was in good spirits. Damien was caught on security camera at Yorkie's Chip Shop on Cowes High Street at approx 11:45pm. He was surrounded by a group of 5/6 men who have been identified as army men who were visiting the IW that weekend. The police do not feel they were involved. |
| September 15, 2011 Five men have been re-bailed until February another one is still on bail until October 25th, 2011..... THEY ARE NOT THE MEN IN THIS VIDEO |
We have known that the two men on the right side of the picture are army men who were training sailing that weekend and who were
identified through an anonymous tip in January 1997.
What we anguished over for 14 years is the identity of the others.................
In April 2011, after 14 years (and fresh eyes on the case) the identities of all of these men seem to have been established, according to
the police. It turns out they were ALL ARMY on the same training exercise and there was a ROSTER naming them all. One just cannot
believe how the original investigating team failed miserably in not finding this out - it was disgusting shabby policing.
THE police ALSO LOST the very last record of Damien, which was film footage from the CCTV street camera's after leaving this chip
shop.
In the words of the officer who did an extensive review of my sons case years later "To have had this CCTV video" would have been like
a godsend to any police investigation" but - the initial police team under then Sgt. Goodall of Cowes police (since promoted) LOST it
and went on to tell me there was nothing of interest on it.....DAMIEN WAS ON IT.... Fortunately, we did get to see it before it was
negligently left somewhere and lost.
It was evidence showing a young lads last movements on the night he disappeared off the face of the earth and other people and
vehicles passing, but they lost it but it did not seem to worry the police they had lost potential evidence. They just promoted their best
identified through an anonymous tip in January 1997.
What we anguished over for 14 years is the identity of the others.................
In April 2011, after 14 years (and fresh eyes on the case) the identities of all of these men seem to have been established, according to
the police. It turns out they were ALL ARMY on the same training exercise and there was a ROSTER naming them all. One just cannot
believe how the original investigating team failed miserably in not finding this out - it was disgusting shabby policing.
THE police ALSO LOST the very last record of Damien, which was film footage from the CCTV street camera's after leaving this chip
shop.
In the words of the officer who did an extensive review of my sons case years later "To have had this CCTV video" would have been like
a godsend to any police investigation" but - the initial police team under then Sgt. Goodall of Cowes police (since promoted) LOST it
and went on to tell me there was nothing of interest on it.....DAMIEN WAS ON IT.... Fortunately, we did get to see it before it was
negligently left somewhere and lost.
It was evidence showing a young lads last movements on the night he disappeared off the face of the earth and other people and
vehicles passing, but they lost it but it did not seem to worry the police they had lost potential evidence. They just promoted their best
Police 0845 045 4545
Police 101 on IW
Missing People 0500 700 700
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