Man disappeared without a trace in detective's 'hardest case'

Police described the case as the 'hardest investigation' with 'so few leads'

"It is just bizarre. He has gone missing without a trace"15:31, 02 Aug 2026April 30, 2010, was a day like many others. Ron Ellis spent part of the afternoon with a friend in the bars of Manchester's Gay Village.‌They had been belatedly celebrating his 32nd birthday which had been four days earlier. There were familiar