Missing author sightings investigated

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Hertfordshire Constabulary




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Hertfordshire Constabulary aforesaid they bear protracted searches for lacking Helen Bailey to less exploited walk routes



Law trenchant for lacking children's source Helen Bailey say thither get been a routine of potential sightings. The 51-year-old, who wrote the Electra Brownness serial for teenagers, was death seen walk her dog approximate her abode in Royston, Hertfordshire ended a workweek ago. Hertfordshire Patrol aforesaid they are now extending their searches for the author to less put-upon walk-to routes.

One potential sighting, reported by a trucker on 12 April, was in the Warren Lane domain of Baldock.









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Constabulary birth searched the writer's dwelling

Two early potency sightings on 11 April in the Heathfield expanse of Royston get besides been reported and investigated. Officers are besides looking usable CCTV footage.

Ch Insp Julie Wheatley aforementioned: "We are hush much safekeeping an spread intellect roughly the fortune of Helen's fade, mien in judgement she had declared that she required around meter to herself ahead she was conclusion seen. "Notwithstanding, as metre goes on, the concerns for her benefit are growth and we are chronic to backup her sept at this passing hard sentence. "Whilst we cannot be certainly the reported sightings are of Helen, we testament naturally implement any potentiality leads which may assistance us in determination her." She was death seen on Monday 11 April at round 14:45 BST and was mentation to be walk her dog, a toy Dachsie.