Trevaline Evans
15 January 2025
Deep Dive
In June of 1990, 52 year old Trevaline Evans placed a note into the window of her North Wales antiques shop which read, ‘Back in 2 minutes’. When she failed to return, her loved ones grew concerned, and they were right to do so. Trevaline had vanished, and her disappearance remains unsolved to this day. But in 2021, a strange new twist in this story emerged…could the answers to this mystery be hiding in plain sight?
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Themes
- Unresolved disappearance and enduring questions
- Police investigation and limits of evidence
- Local memory, rumours and contested leads
Questions Explored
Who was Trevaline Evans? + −
Trevaline Evans was a 52 year old antiques dealer who owned Attic Antiques on Church Street in Llangollen; on 16 June 1990 she left a note in the shop window reading 'back in 2 minutes' and did not return, leaving personal items and her car behind. Chyaz Samuel lays out this background in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.
Where and when did Trevaline Evans vanish? + −
She disappeared from Llangollen on 16 June 1990 after attending her shop that morning; witnesses saw her lock the shop at about 12:40pm then walk into town, with later possible sightings near Market Street, the A5 and a footpath by the River Dee that afternoon. Chyaz Samuel covers the timeline in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.
Why is Trevaline Evans' disappearance considered strange? + −
Several odd details deepen the mystery: her handbag, bank cards and make up compact were left at the shop, her car remained nearby, eyewitness accounts contradict whether the shop door was open, and a suspicious man was reported outside that evening, while later unusual bench plaques and a contested underfloor tip added further puzzling elements. Chyaz Samuel goes into these oddities in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.
What was the Rhuddlan Golf Club lead that emerged in 2019 and 2021? + −
In 2019 two brothers, Andy and Lee Sutton, reported a tip that suggested remains under the bar floor of Rhuddlan Golf Club and said underfloor inspection revealed bones; when police later examined the site they reported no remains, a complaint was made and a referral to the watchdog did not result in action, and commemorative plaques linked to the claim were subsequently removed. Chyaz Samuel lays out this episode of the investigation in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.
Who were the principal people investigated or mentioned as possible suspects? + −
Police interviewed hundreds of people and revisited the case in 2001, when Trevaline’s husband Richard was arrested and later released without charge; investigators also considered convicted killers such as Robin Ligus and allegations involving Christopher Halliwell, while Crimewatch appealed about unidentified men seen with Trevaline and local witnesses suggested other figures such as her brother Phillip. Chyaz Samuel goes into these leads in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.
What bigger themes does this episode explore beyond the disappearance itself? + −
The episode examines how unsolved cases affect a community over decades, the limits of police enquiries and forensic evidence, and how rumours, media reconstructions and contested new tips can sustain public interest while complicating official enquiries. Chyaz Samuel covers these broader themes in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode 65: Trevaline Evans.