Disappearance of Louise Kerton
Louise Kerton is a British woman from Broadstairs, Kent who went missing in Germany in July 2001. At the time of her disappearance she was a student nurse. Background Louise Kerton, the daughter of Phil and Kathleen Kerton, had four siblings, a younger sister, two older sisters and an older brother. She was born prematurely at 27 weeks and spent 8 to 10 weeks in an incubator. She had an artistic side and teachers were puzzled that she was attentive but had difficulty presenting work, describing it as a mess. She was diagnosed with dyslexia. She had attended the same school as Lucie Blackman and was friendly with her. She was living with her boyfriend Peter Simon in Broadstairs at the time of her disappearance. Disappearance She spent five weeks with Peter's family in Straßfeld near Bonn after failing nursing exams. Peter had travelled to the UK two days before she was to pick up some building materials. Peter's mother Ramona said she had dropped her off at Aachen Hauptbahnhof on 30 July 2001. Louise had planned to take a train to Ostend and then travel to Dover. Investigation German police treated her disappearance as routine - they received unconfirmed