Amanda Duncan

Status:

Open

Missing From:

Ipswich, Suffolk

Summary:

Amanda Duncan, 26, went missing on Friday, July 2, 1993, from the Portman Road area of Ipswich after last being seen between 11:30 PM and midnight. She was a single mother of two young sons and had been working in the red light district. Despite intensive local and national publicity, no one has heard from her, and her disappearance remains an open case.

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Circumstances of Disappearance:

At around midday on Friday, July 2, Amanda left her three-year-old son in the care of her parents and her nine-month-old son with her boyfriend before being taken to the Portman Road area of Ipswich where she had been working in the red light district. On the night Amanda went missing she visited an address in London Road, Ipswich at around 11:10 PM with the intention of buying some drugs, and she agreed to return to the house and finalize the purchase later that night. She was last reported between 11:30 PM and midnight in the area of Portman Road and Portman's Walk (now Sir Alf Ramsey Way), was taken to Portman Road by car and dropped off at 11:30 PM, and was seen speaking to the driver of a dark-colored Ford Sierra, possibly green or blue, at about midnight in Portman's Walk. She was reported as missing to police the following day, Saturday, July 3, after her sister went to visit her at her home address in Balliol Close, Woodbridge, only to find Amanda's nine-month-old baby alone in the house.

Additional Details:

At the height of the investigation a team of 20 officers worked on the case, taking 243 witness statements, conducting house to house enquiries and carrying out searches of addresses in areas known to be frequented by Amanda, with assistance from the Norfolk Constabulary Dive Team who searched the River Gipping in Ipswich. Ms Duncan's disappearance was quickly identified as a suspicious missing person inquiry. Police are concerned that Amanda may have come to harm, however no evidence has ever been uncovered to show that she was the victim of an abduction or attack. Amanda's body has never been found. The case of Amanda Duncan is one treated as a missing person which could also be a possible homicide. Police have said there was no evidence to link her disappearance to serial killer Steve Wright, who was jailed for the murder of five women in Ipswich in 2006. Following his sentencing for the murder of Victoria Hall, he was interviewed in prison about other unsolved cases, but he is not currently a declared suspect on any unsolved case, though the potential for his involvement is always considered as police review cold cases.

Case Last Updated:

Nov 04, 2026