Police make renewed appeal on 37th birthday of man missing since 2012
Kyle Vaughan was 24 when he disappeared in Newbridge, Gwent, on December 30 2012.
Mystery surrounds his whereabouts after his crashed car was found abandoned on a country road, prompting detectives to launch a murder investigation.
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Tuck, who is leading the investigation, said: 'Our ongoing inquiries into what happened to Kyle before his disappearance is one of our most extensive investigations to date.
'Detectives working in our major incident team continue to investigate any information that the public passes onto us in relation to Kyle, both before and after his last-known sighting.
'We remain in regular contact with Kyle's family.
'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to him and we will follow up any lines of inquiry that emerge to answer those questions that his family still has.
'I'm urging members of the public to contact us with any details they have, no matter how minor it may seem to assist our investigation, please come forward.'
Mr Vaughan's mother Mary died in 2018, having had advanced liver cancer for several years.
The factory worker, known to his friends as Jabbers, was last seen at his home in Newbridge.
Later that same night, his damaged silver Peugeot 306 was found on the A467 between Risca and Crosskeys.
It was not clear whether Mr Vaughan had been driving the vehicle but police said they were confident he would have been able to walk away from the collision.
A total of eight people were arrested on suspicion of offences in connection with Mr Vaughan's disappearance but all were released without charge.
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