Manic Street Preachers Richey Edwards’ sister to speak at Missing Person’s Conference

On 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, the designer, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist of Manic Street Preachers, vanished. 28 years later, his sister, Rachel, will be presenting at an international conference in Cardiff on 5-7 July, hosted by University of South Wales

Richey is still listed as a missing person. After many years, his case continues to attract significant mainstream media and social media attention with much speculation about what happened to him.

The Edwards family were thrust into the public eye at what became an incredibly difficult time for them all. After Richey’s disappearance, Rachel felt compelled to maintain public interest in the disappearance in the hope that Richey may be discovered. She has since been a supporter of families with a missing relative and in 2017 appeared as a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent as a member of Missing People Choir.

Known as Richard to his family, Richey was officially ‘presumed dead’ in 2008. Rachel said: “Understandably, some find the term ‘presumption of death’ upsetting but it is necessary to wind up complex financial issues. Our father was dying, and his wish was that Richard’s estate was in order. At the time, it was an extremely difficult process to obtain presumption of death.” (Music-News)