Police have renewed an appeal to find out what happened to a popular and "larger than life" man who disappeared more than a decade ago. Kyle Vaughan, from Newbridge in Caerphilly county, left his home on Sunday, December 30, 2012, and never returned.
Kyle's silver Peugeot 306 was in a single-vehicle crash on the A467 between Crosskeys and Risca on the day of his disappearance. What followed was one of the biggest police searches Wales has seen, but who was responsible for the murder still remains a mystery.
Detective Chief Superintendent Nicky Brain said: “Our investigation into what happened to Kyle that night in December remains very much active. Eleven years on, we remain in contact with Kyle’s family… Unfortunately, though, we still don’t have the answers we need and Kyle’s family so desperately want."
Police have searched around 40 areas, interviewed more than 200 people, received more than 180 intelligence logs and taken nearly 900 witness statements. The missing person enquiry eventually became a murder investigation.
Kyle's family told WalesOnline in 2021 that he was a "family-orientated, larger than life, fun-loving young man" who was nicknamed Jabbers. The former Cwmcarn High School pupil was a keen rock music fan and had many friends. He regularly attended legendary Newport venue TJs where he would put on gigs and book bands from as far afield as Germany. At the time of his disappearance he was working for Unilever in production technology.
