Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenage boy who went missing nearly 15 years ago.
Damien Nettles, (l) at the age of 16 and (r) as he might look now
Damien Nettles, 16, was last seen on November 2, 1996, after a night out with friends in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
CCTV shows him beginning a walk home that should only have taken around 15 minutes, but he never arrived and has not been seen since.
Detectives investigating Damien’s disappearance detained the men "in response to information about the case".
The five men were arrested on Tuesday and are being questioned at a number of different police stations across the island and in Hampshire.
They are a 44-year-old man from Cowes, Isle of Wight, a 48-year-old man from Sandown, Isle of Wight, a 37-year-old man from Ryde, Isle of Wight, a 50-year-old man from Newport, Isle of Wight, and a 39-year-old man from Gravesend, Kent.
"Police remain determined to find and pursue leads in this unsolved missing person case," said senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Dave Powell.
I'm pleased that finally I feel this is an opportunity to look at the case in the light it should have been looked at - in a more serious manner than Damien had just walked out the door and never come back.
Valerie Nettles, Damien's mother
"A dedicated team of officers... has been working on information secured during enquiries over the past year.
"The Nettles family has displayed tremendous tenacity and courage in campaigning consistently to encourage witnesses and assistance from the community.
"...Although we have sufficient information to make arrests over an allegation of murder in 1996, detectives will keep an open mind about exactly what happened to Damien because a wide range of information has been received over the past 14 years.
"The body of Damien Nettles has not been located or identified at this time."
Damien had been out for the night with friends and is said to have been "in good spirits" when they parted company around 10.30pm.
CCTV then shows him in Yorkie’s Chip Shop on Cowes High Street around 11.45pm.
In the footage, he is seen buying chips surrounded by five or six men.
Damien’s family have campaigned tirelessly to keep his case in the public eye, raising money for a billboard appeal across the island last year.
They describe the talented guitar player, known to his friends as Damo, as "a funny, happy boy" who was the "life and soul of the party".
He had a brother and two sisters and would have turned 30 last year.
Damien’s mother, Valerie, 58, who now lives near Dallas, Texas, said she was "cautiously optimistic" about the arrests, but she was prepared for the development to come to nothing.
She said she had been angry about the police investigation into her son's disappearance over the years.
"I'm pleased that finally I feel this is an opportunity to look at the case in the light it should have been looked at - in a more serious manner than Damien had just walked out the door and never come back," she said.
"...I'm cautiously optimistic but prepared for a big letdown as my hopes have been hurt too many times before."
Mrs Nettles said the disappearance of her son still "feels like yesterday".
"It never goes away. Not a single day goes by without something cropping up that reminds me of Damien, like some music I think he would have liked or a family gathering."