Kevin Fasting Senior was last seen at his parents’ home in Aigburth, Liverpool, in 2003, when he left for work. But the 49-year-old never arrived and he has never been seen since
A “kind and gentle” father of four, Kevin Fasting Senior, mysteriously vanished over two decades ago after leaving for work from his parents’ home in Aigburth, Liverpool.
Despite extensive searches, the 49 year old has never been seen or heard from since his disappearance. He was last spotted by his parents at their residence on Aigburth Road, near Aigburth Vale, on Friday, November 21, 2003. Kevin had recently begun a new job in Bootle as a meals on wheels delivery driver just one week prior. His son, Kevin Fasting Junior, has dedicated years to keeping his father’s memory alive with ongoing media appeals.
On the day he went missing, Kevin Snr set off for work in the morning and was later seen by a neighbour at a nearby bus stop. The neighbour offered him a lift, but Kevin Snr declined, marking the final confirmed sighting of him as he failed to turn up for work and has remained missing ever since.
Kevin Jnr, now 42, fondly described his father, saying: “He was a very kind and gentle soul. He was very popular, everyone just loved him. Everyone spoke fondly of him when he was here and he was a great dad. He just lived for his kids, he was very close to his family. He had one brother and three sisters along with his mum and dad, all living in Aigburth.”
Kevin Snr is described as white, around 5′ 10″ tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and short brown hair. Notably, he has a Liver Bird and LFC tattoo on his lower right arm, reports the Liverpool Echo. Kevin was last seen dressed in a black trouser suit, a white long-sleeved shirt paired with a yellow tie, a grey fleece jacket, a dark green hooded trench coat, and size eight Clarks blue lace-up shoes. He also opted for either blue or brown jeans.
Notably, Kevin sported a distinctive LFC watch with a silver strap and had £30 in cash on him. A die-hard Liverpool supporter, Kevin Snr had the distinction of attending the club’s first four European Cup finals from 1977 to 1984. However, as time passed, he found himself battling mental health issues.
In the period leading up to his disappearance, Kevin Snr had attempted suicide. Reflecting on those times, his son now observes how much the perception of mental health has evolved. Kevin Jnr remarked: “He moved back in with his parents who lived around the corner. They were getting him back on his feet, metaphorically.
“But that was before mental health was talked about widely. When I was growing up, if I would have went to my mates and said ‘I’m depressed’, they would’ve just said, ‘pull it together’. He couldn’t speak to anyone. If it was in this day and age, he would have had more help for sure and he would have been able to talk about it. Unfortunately, it was a different world back then.”
On the eve of his vanishing, Kevin Jnr had a phone conversation with his father and sensed he was down. Kevin Jnr revealed: “When my nan and grandad got up, he’d already left for work as he usually would. He just left us a note to me and my sister, just to say that he was sorry, that he’d let us down and that we would be better off without him.
“After that, you’re expecting to find the body. Then, as the weeks go on, you don’t find the body. Then you get some hope and think, he must not be dead because you would have found him. Then the weeks turn into months, then into years, then into two decades – and here we are.”
Despite repeated appeals, a lot of the information Kevin has received about his dad has gone nowhere. He said: “Every time we put another article out, it might get a bit of traction. You might get some people and reach out to try and help, so we’ve had a couple of false alarms. You’ll get a few people saying stuff and then it’s not correct.
“There’s a couple of things where we’ve then investigated a little bit. But there’s nothing there. In a nutshell, there’s no trace of him. Absolutely no trace.”
Addressing the note his dad left behind in a 2022 interview with The Missing podcast, Kevin Jnr expressed his hope that his dad is still alive. He said: “I’ll never give up hope, although I’m resigned to the fact that I’m probably not going to see him in this lifetime.”
People can visit Kevin’s appeal on the Missing People website here, from where they can report a sighting, download his missing appeal as a poster, and share it via Facebook, Twitter, and in public spaces.Missing People’s Publicity Officer, Ndella Senghore, said: “If anyone has any information about Kevin’s disappearance, they can contact Missing People’s helpline.
“Kevin, if you are reading this, please get in touch. You can call us on 116 000 or [email protected].”Our service is non-judgemental, confidential, and free thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
“We just want to provide you with the support you need and help you to be safe. Our helpline is here to support people who are missing, thinking of going missing, and for loved ones who are left behind. The helpline is free and confidential and is operated by trained staff and volunteers.”