On Halloween night 2014, a young man travelled in a van to a remote farmhouse in the north of Scotland with seven other people.
Shaun Ritchie has never been seen again.
This year marks the eighth anniversary of the 20-year-old’s disappearance near Fraserburgh — a family heartache which sparked the biggest missing person search in Police Scotland’s history at the time.
In our exclusive new documentary produced for The Press and Journal and now made available for Courier subscribers, our Impact team take a fresh look at Shaun’s case, speaking to those who knew him best in his friends and family, as well as the officers and scientists who led the search.
Missing from The Broch: The disappearance of Shaun Ritchie brings to the light never-before-released information about the night of Shaun’s disappearance, including an alleged axe attack, and the police case which remains open to this day.
Who is Shaun Ritchie?
Shaun Ritchie is a 20-year-old man from Fraserburgh who lived with his mum and sister in The Broch up until the day of October 31, 2014 when he left with some friends to go out and celebrate Halloween.
Where was he last seen?
The last known location of Shaun is Kersiehill Farm near Strichen, less than 10 miles from Fraserburgh.
Eight people travelled to the remote farmhouse shortly after 10pm on Halloween night, one has still never made it home. Kersiehill Farm was put up for sale less than a year later.
What happened to him?
Despite the huge search operation to locate Shaun, the young man has still never been found.
Missing from The Broch: The disappearance of Shaun Ritchie unveils what those at the farmhouse told police that night and uncovers other information that his family remained in the dark about for nearly seven years.
Do you have information about Shaun Ritchie?
The disappearance of Shaun Ritchie remains an open missing persons case with his heartbroken family desperate to move his case forward to help them find their loved one.
Anyone with any information that could help find Shaun should contact Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers.
The force also works closely with the Missing People Charity who can be contacted on 116 000 or by visiting their website.
You can read more about the Shaun Ritchie case here.
If you would like to speak to our Impact investigations team about the case, please email Dale.Haslam@eveningexpress.co.uk.
