A dad who has been searching for more information about his son's death for nearly 25 years recently received an unexpected email.
The dad, Tony Corley, 70, from England, told SWNS per the New York Post, that he received an email "from someone saying they used to know the perpetrators but had changed their ways."
The person who sent the email "said they needed time to decide if they wanted to say anything to me." Corley said police were able to identify the person who sent the email, and they discovered that the email was legitimate.
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However, the person who sent the email was "frightened of perpetrators," Corley told the news service, and police "couldn’t force him to give any information."
Corley is still seeking justice for his son, Mark Corley, who went missing in 2000. Mark's remains were found in a field months after he was reported missing, SWNS reported.
Eventually, five suspects were charged in connection with Mark's death, but they all denied being involved, and the case was ultimately thrown out, notes SWNS.
The tragic loss of his son has changed the dad's life. He told the outlet that he has "never been the same person since" and is "bitter" and "traumatized." He has also lost friends who didn't understand his situation.
When people were charged in connection to Mark's death, Corley thought he would finally have answers and get justice for his son. When the case was dropped, he was devastated. The lack of justice has "destroyed" his life, he said. "I just exist," he told SWNS.
Corley has not given up though. He wrote a book called More Questions Than Answers?, to raise awareness of his son's story.
The Amazon description for the book says that Mark was "murdered by a gang of men who would go on to escape justice. Since that time, Tony has struggled to come to terms with his son's death and understand the loophole in the justice system which allowed those gang members to remain unpunished for a crime which police know they committed."
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police told SWNS that the police "are not actively reviewing this case" but "should additional evidence or information be forthcoming, discussions will be held with the Crown Prosecution Service."
Although the case is not actively being investigated, the Lincolnshire Police still classify the case as open.
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