Detectives investigating the murder of a Salford man are offering a big cash reward in return for information ten years after he was last seen.
Michael Martin from Salford was first reported missing on Monday August 8 2016 and was last seen at a petrol station on Bolton Road in Kearsley at 7:30 am on Sunday August 7 2016.
There have been no further reported sightings of Michael, who was 25 when he went missing, and following immediate enquiries, detectives launched a murder investigation the following week.
Michael’s Father Gregg Martin said: “The not-knowing is gut wrenching every day. We know he’s dead but it’s just not knowing where he was, where he is and what happened to him. It’d give the family some closure – a form of sort of peace.
“My message to the people is to do the right thing – tell someone or indirectly let the police know what happened to Michael so we can get some peace of mind and closure.”
The investigation became a no-body murder and detectives have been working over the past 10 years to try and bring Michael’s body back to his family so they can lay him to rest.
£50,000 is being offered for any information which leads to the whereabouts of Michael’s body.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes said: “Over the course of the past ten years, we have remained committed to finding out what happened to Michael and we believe someone in the local community knows what happened to him or has information that could help us find his body.
“We need everyone to be thinking about Michael – we have conducted numerous media appeals in the hope that someone knows something.
“We are appealing directly to help his family lay their loving son to rest. Michael’s family have not been able to bury their son to bring an element of closure to this heart-breaking tragedy.
“The reward we are offering has never been offered before and that is how much we want to bring Michael home. His family deserve to bring their boy home. They are coming up to another Christmas and another birthday where they are no closer to answers of what happened to Michael.
“If you know anything at all, I implore you, please get in touch with us so that we can provide Michael’s family with some answers.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact GMP’s Major Incident Team via the Major Incident Public Portal.
Alternatively, you can get in touch anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
