Ruth Wilson was only 16 when on a chilly wet Monday afternoon in late November 1995, she called a taxi from Dorking railway station in Surrey and asked him to drop her off at a remote woodland area.
In fact Ruth, who she describes as "very shy and quiet" but "bright, interesting and funny," had asked if she could join her up north but Catherine wanted to get herself settled first.
Catherine was 17 at the time of Ruth's disappearance and had recently moved away to Sheffield for a new start after leaving home because she was unhappy.
However her upbringing had been overshadowed by the death of her mother Nesta who she was told had died at the age of 33 in a freak accident when she was just three and her sister Jenny was less than a year old.
Last traces of teen who vanished after discovering horrifying truth about mum Police are no closer to finding answers on a teen who disappeared after discovering a heartbreaking secret about her mother.