The last known footage of a woman who has been missing for over a year and is feared dead has been released by officials.
Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, 24, was last seen on January 22, 2022. She was travelling in a gold Volkswagen Passat in the Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith areas in Derbyshire in the UK.
The young woman’s family reported her missing from Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside on January 14, 2022, and say they are now "desperate for answers".
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Police identified her as ‘vulnerable' at the time she went missing because she was alcohol-dependent.
After an in-depth investigation, the last known CCTV of Alisha was found and showed her in an Asda holding a shopping basket on January 17, 2022.
The grainy footage has been released by detectives as they issue another appeal to the public for help in finding answers during Monday's BBC's Crimewatch Live programme.
They said: "That little piece of information might give us what we need to know to locate Alisha."
Police say that between January 14 and 22, Alisha travelled between the Durham and the Glossop areas of Derbyshire.
She hasn't been seen or heard from since January 22 and CCTV footage of the Passat has also been released.
Detective Inspector Andrew Naismith said the CCTV footage of Alisha in the supermarket was recorded on January 17, 2022.
In the footage, she is seen carrying a green supermarket basket next to a man who has not been identified as he is wearing a surgical face mask and a hat.
The footage shows them looking at shelves on an aisle before they walk away.
Det Insp Naismith said: "She's actually in a supermarket and she actually uses her bank card on this date. This is the last official transaction we have of Alisha using anything to do with her bank account.
"We know that later this day she travels to Sunderland Bridge in the Croxdale area of Durham so we know at this point she is alive and well”.
The footage also showed them leaving the store together, with Alisha carrying a bag.
What was bought on the bank card, where the supermarket is, and who the man is is yet to be revealed.
Other CCTV that was revealed shows Alisha sitting in the passenger seat of a car - the VW - at a petrol station.
Det Insp Naismith said of the gold Volkswagen Passat: "This is the vehicle that we believe Alisha was travelling in. She is a front-seat passenger. We have recovered this vehicle but this vehicle is really important to our inquiry. This was on January 17 as well."
He called the car "very distinctive" and said it was registered in 2003.
The detective went on: "We know Alisha was a 24-year-old female at the time of her disappearance.
"She lived in the Ashton-under-Lyne area of Greater Manchester. She lived with her great-grandfather although she was very close to her grandmother. It was actually her grandmother who reported her missing.
"At the time of her disappearance, we know she was classed as vulnerable because she was alcohol-dependent. At that time, a missing persons inquiry was launched."
Det Insp Smith said Alisha's family was "desperate for answers". He told the BBC: "They want any answers about the whereabouts of Alishia.
"One of the tragedies of this has been that Alishia's grandmother, who she was probably the most closest to in the family, has actually passed away in that time without answers.
"We are appealing today for anyone with information to come forward and try and identify what has actually happened to Alishia. We would appeal to the rural community in and around Glossop - dog walkers or anyone who thinks they have seen anything significant.
"That little piece of information might give us what we know to locate Alishia. The missing persons' inquiry has now been escalated to a murder inquiry because we believe Alishia has come to significant harm."
He also appealed to anyone with information about the car's movements to come forward.
A man aged 59 at the time was arrested on suspicion of murder in March last year and released under investigation.
A second man was arrested later in March, aged 50 at the time, on suspicion of assisting an offender. He has since been released with no further action taken.
While police haven't ruled out the possibility of another person causing harm to Alisha, GMP says there is nothing to suggest anyone else is involved.
If you want to submit any information you can call the police on 101 or submit information via GMP’s Major Incident Portal to upload footage and information: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP22G11-PO1.
You can also call GMPs Major Incident team on 0161 856 6777.
Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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