Kenneth Jones

Status:

Open

Missing From:

Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland

Summary:

Kenneth George Jones disappeared from Glenrothes, Fife in 1998. He was last seen, aged 18, around 10.30pm on Monday, 2 November, 1998 in the Ancrum Court area of Glenrothes. Extensive enquiries have been carried out to try and trace Kenneth, who would now be 44-years-old, but so far there have been no confirmed sightings.

Vital Statistics

Circumstances of Disappearance:

Kenneth was last seen at around 10.30pm at the family home on Ancrum Court, in the Macedonia area of Glenrothes on November 2, 1998. The night before, he had been happy and playing computer games with his uncle – who lived just four doors along the road. His parents woke at around 7am and discovered his bedroom empty. They initially thought he had gone out jogging and later thought he may have stayed at a friend's house overnight as he had done previously. His family reported him missing on Wednesday, 4 November, 1998 and have not heard from him since.

Additional Details:

Police launched a public appeal on November 6, 1998, saying they were "anxious" to trace the missing teenager, with details of Kenneth's appearance and the clothes he was wearing. Police using specially trained dogs carried out a detailed search of the area on November 8, 1998, including Riverside Park and the River Leven valley. At around 9pm that day, a man partially matching Kenneth's description was seen hitching a lift on the New Inn Roundabout to Falkland road. Officers investigated another possible sighting of Kenneth at Auchmuirbridge, near Leslie on November 12, 1998. Kenneth's parents said they believed Kenneth had left Fife but told reporters they were confident he was still alive on December 29, 1998. The Courier revealed in October 2024 that detectives were re-examining the original case files into his disappearance. Detectives launched a new investigation into the cold case in early 2026. Police revealed in December that 1,150 inquiries have been made or identified by officers in its investigation into Kenneth's disappearance. In February 2026, MIT officers, aided by geology experts from Keele University, descended on Kenneth's former home to carry out a forensic search of the garden. The garden was searched after an 'anomaly' was detected beneath the patio following a previous search in February. After a garden dig, police concluded the active inquiry into Kenneth Jones, who vanished from Glenrothes in 1998 aged 18, after finding nothing significant.

Case Last Updated:

Nov 14, 2026