A 30-YEAR-OLD mother-of-two disappeared without a trace in March 2018 while she was out running everyday errands.
Here’s everything we know about what happened to missing mum Georgina Gharsallah.
The missing poster for Georgina[/caption]
What happened to Georgina Gharsallah?
Georgina Gharsallah from Worthing, West Sussex, vanished on March 7, 2018.
That morning, she left her mother Andrea’s house to go to a shop to replace her broken phone before visiting the local JobCentre.
Her disappearance was initially treated as a missing person case.
Georgina was supposed to meet her father later that day, but didn’t show up.
When her mother couldn’t reach her and learned that her ex-boyfriend hadn’t seen her either, the family reported her missing to police.
At first, police did not consider the case suspicious.
However, when it became clear that Georgina’s phone and bank cards had not been used since the day she vanished, the investigation was escalated into a possible major crime.
Grisly messages
Georgina’s mum Andrea received flurries of grisly messages from online sleuths claiming to know what happened.
Some of these sickos suggested she was butchered and burned by a drugs gang, who then scattered her remains “all over”.
Andrea has pleaded with internet detectives to stop spreading stories that “are not supported by evidence”.
She said: “Whatever theories any of you may think you have come up with, there is absolutely nothing to confirm or corroborate those.
“The police have no idea what happened to Georgina.
“It’s only those few that do know who saw her that morning or anyone that spent some time with her, the ones who have not come forward and the ones that we are not aware of, who hold those answers.
“There are people that contact me quite frequently with what they think has happened to her and I am fully aware they talk of these across the crime groups.
“But there is no evidence whatsoever to support any of these stories.
The police have no idea what happened to Georgina
Andrea Gharsallah
“For the story tellers who gossip on the sidelines of the crime groups, it’s not helpful, but these people will always be the same.
“They are not clever. Georgina is missing still and nobody has any answers.”
Investigation
The investigation into Georgina’s disappearance has been extensive.
Sussex Police have conducted over 1,000 house-to-house enquiries, taken more than 2,000 reports and statements, and investigated over 100 potential sightings.
Despite these efforts, no credible evidence has emerged to explain what happened to her.
The last confirmed sighting of Georgina Gharsallah on CCTV[/caption]
The last definitive sighting of Georgina was on CCTV around 9.50 am on March 7, 2018.
It shows her entering the Clifton Food and Wine shop in Worthing, where she asked for help with her phone.
In August 2019, Sussex Police officially recorded Georgina’s disappearance as a homicide, citing the complete halt in her social media and financial activity as evidence that there was “no innocent reason” for her disappearance.
No trace of her has ever been recorded — despite a £20,000 reward, Crimewatch appeals and a Crowdfunded campaign by her family.
In the Footsteps of Killers: The Disappearance of Georgina Gharsallah
Season three, episode two of In the Footsteps of Killers focuses on the disappearance of Georgina Gharsallah.
Emilia Fox, David Wilson and Dr Graham Hill investigate the circumstances surrounding Georgina vanishing, retracing her last known movements and examining the police investigation.
The program brings renewed attention to the case, highlighting the unanswered questions and ongoing efforts by both authorities and Georgina’s family to finally find out what happened to her.
You can catch In the Footsteps of Killers: The Disappearance of Georgina Gharsallah on Channel 4 at 10pm on June 24, 2025.
