McDonald's boys case (1986) - Revision history

Dayana Rizal: /* Theories */

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Theories

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	During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations in October 1986, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>		During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations in October 1986, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>

	==~~''Missing'' Toggle series (2016)~~==		==Media coverage==
	The McDonald’s boys case received wide coverage during its time. The police<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860602-1.2.26.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Police hotline: Missing boys mystery still unsolved”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 2, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> and local media<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861129-1.2.25.41?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article Case of 2 missing boys on TV tomorrow]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 29, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> outlets had advertised the case islandwide over many months.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860716-1.2.52?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Missing boys: papers to distribute police leaflets”]. ''The Straits Times.'' July 16, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In November 1986, the case was featured in the first episode of Crime Watch on Mediacorp’s Channel 5.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861129-1.2.25.41?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “Case of 2 missing boys on TV tomorrow”]. ''The Straits Times.'' November 29, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		The McDonald’s boys case received wide coverage during its time. The police<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860602-1.2.26.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Police hotline: Missing boys mystery still unsolved”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 2, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> and local media<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861129-1.2.25.41?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article Case of 2 missing boys on TV tomorrow]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 29, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> outlets had advertised the case islandwide over many months.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860716-1.2.52?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Missing boys: papers to distribute police leaflets”]. ''The Straits Times.'' July 16, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In November 1986, the case was featured in the first episode of Crime Watch on Mediacorp’s Channel 5.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861129-1.2.25.41?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “Case of 2 missing boys on TV tomorrow”]. ''The Straits Times.'' November 29, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In September 2020, the local media publisher, Mothership.sg posted a video about the unsolved case.<ref>Mothership.sg. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPlpQeCTOw4 The Disappearance of the McDonald's Boys in Singapore \| True Crime]". ''YouTube''. September 1, 2020. Accessed on 2 September 2020.</ref>


	In ~~2016~~, ~~Mediacorp revisited~~ the ~~1986 case in~~ a ~~Toggle series called ''Missing''. The first episode detailed the story of the missing boys and discussed various speculations~~ about the case~~. According to the show, there are two generally accepted theories~~.<ref>~~“MISSING Episode 1” ''Toggle.'' December 14, 2016. Accessed October 30, 3019. Retrieved from: https://video.toggle~~.sg~~/en/series/missing-s1/ep1/461845</ref><ref>Crime Library Singapore~~. ~~“Missing: McDonald’s Boys Case (1986)” ''Facebook.'' January 21, 2018. Accessed 29 October, 2019. Retrieved from:~~ https://www.~~facebook~~.com/~~Crimelibrarysingapore/posts/missing-mcdonalds-boys-case-1986this-is-probably-singapores-most-mind-boggling-m/1855820931117296/</ref>~~

	=~~==Theories===~~
	~~One theory speculates that~~ the boys are residing in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It was rumoured that Hong Huat’s estranged father had taken them there and the two have since grown up to be hooligans.<ref>“MISSING Episode 1” ''Toggle.'' December 14, 2016. Accessed October 30, 3019. Retrieved from: https://video.toggle.sg/en/series/missing-s1/ep1/461845</ref> Hong Huat's parents were separated at the time of the incident.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861228-1.2.68.6.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing Schoolboys’ parents battle despair]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 28, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>


	~~Another theory speculated that the boys had been abducted by a human trafficking syndicate and taken to Thailand.<ref>“Missing~~ Boys ~~from Owen Primary School~~ Singapore ~~- The Mystery Still Remains”~~. ''~~Owen primary wordpress.~~'' ~~January 9, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from: https://owenprimary.wordpress~~.com/2015/01/09/missing-boys-from-owen-primary-school-singapore-the-mystery-still-remains/</ref> However, the Singapore police had refuted some public speculations such as drowning, human trafficking and murder. They have since dubbed this missing persons case as “''puzzling”.''<ref>Tan, Sukimon. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880514-1.2.28.30?ST=1~~&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police press on with search for two missing schoolboys.]” ''The Straits Times.'' May 14~~, ~~1988~~. Accessed ~~october 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG~~.</ref>

			=== ''Missing'' (2016) - Toggle series ===
			In 2016, Mediacorp revisited the 1986 case in a Toggle series called ''Missing'' (2016). The first episode detailed the story of the missing boys and discussed various speculations about the case. According to the show, there are two generally accepted theories.<ref>“MISSING Episode 1” ''Toggle.'' December 14, 2016. Accessed October 30, 3019. Retrieved from: https://video.toggle.sg/en/series/missing-s1/ep1/461845</ref><ref>Crime Library Singapore. “Missing: McDonald’s Boys Case (1986)” ''Facebook.'' January 21, 2018. Accessed 29 October, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Crimelibrarysingapore/posts/missing-mcdonalds-boys-case-1986this-is-probably-singapores-most-mind-boggling-m/1855820931117296/</ref>
			====Theories====
			One theory speculates that the boys are residing in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It was rumoured that Hong Huat’s estranged father had taken them there and the two have since grown up to be hooligans.<ref>“MISSING Episode 1” ''Toggle.'' December 14, 2016. Accessed October 30, 3019. Retrieved from: https://video.toggle.sg/en/series/missing-s1/ep1/461845</ref> Hong Huat's parents were separated at the time of the incident.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861228-1.2.68.6.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing Schoolboys’ parents battle despair]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 28, 1986. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Another theory speculated that the boys had been abducted by a human trafficking syndicate and taken to Thailand.<ref>“Missing Boys from Owen Primary School Singapore - The Mystery Still Remains”. ''Owen primary wordpress.'' January 9, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from: https://owenprimary.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/missing-boys-from-owen-primary-school-singapore-the-mystery-still-remains/</ref> However, the Singapore police had refuted some public speculations such as drowning, human trafficking and murder. They have since dubbed this missing persons case as “''puzzling”.''<ref>Tan, Sukimon. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880514-1.2.28.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police press on with search for two missing schoolboys.]” ''The Straits Times.'' May 14, 1988. Accessed october 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>
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Dayana Rizal: /* Search efforts */

2020-09-02T01:27:22Z

Search efforts

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	==Search efforts==		==Search efforts==
			[[File:McDonald's boys case 1988 The Straits Times.jpg\|thumb\|''A [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861228-1.2.68.6.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article 1988 news report] covering The Straits Times' attempt at updating the photograph (top right) of the missing Keh Chin Ann.'' ''Screengrab from NewspaperSG.'']]
	===Singapore===		===Singapore===
	[[File:McDonald's boys case 1988 The Straits Times.jpg\|thumb\|''A [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861228-1.2.68.6.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article 1988 news report] covering The Straits Times' attempt at updating the photograph (top right) of the missing Keh Chin Ann.'' ''Screengrab from NewspaperSG.'']]
	Both families told the police that it was “unlikely that the boys had run away from home”''.''<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860601-1.2.22.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Family of missing boy offers reward”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 1, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from: NewspaperSG.</ref> The police searched the estates surrounding Owen Primary School for days following the disappearance.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860521-1.2.26.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police combs housing estates for missing schoolboys]”. May 21, 1986. ''The Straits Times.'' Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> There were reportedly thousands of missing posters distributed island-wide asking for anyone who had information on the whereabouts of the missing boys.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860717-1.2.23.15?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=3&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boys: Leaflets go out]”. ''The Straits Times.'' July 17, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		Both families told the police that it was “unlikely that the boys had run away from home”''.''<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860601-1.2.22.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Family of missing boy offers reward”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 1, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from: NewspaperSG.</ref> The police searched the estates surrounding Owen Primary School for days following the disappearance.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860521-1.2.26.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police combs housing estates for missing schoolboys]”. May 21, 1986. ''The Straits Times.'' Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> There were reportedly thousands of missing posters distributed island-wide asking for anyone who had information on the whereabouts of the missing boys.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860717-1.2.23.15?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=3&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boys: Leaflets go out]”. ''The Straits Times.'' July 17, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Overseas */

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Overseas

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	===Overseas===		===Overseas===
	Months after the incident, Madam Tan Geok Guan went to Kuala Lumpur to search for her son, Hong Huat. She reached out to the Malay Mail Afternoon Daily and the Malaysian Chinese Association’s public complaints and services bureau for help.<ref>“Woman goes to KL to continue search for her son”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 15, 1990. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from: https://uncledicko.blogspot.com/2009/08/perhaps-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in.html</ref>		Months after the incident, Madam Tan Geok Guan went to Kuala Lumpur to search for her son, Hong Huat. She reached out to the Malay Mail Afternoon Daily and the Malaysian Chinese Association’s public complaints and services bureau for help.<ref>“Woman goes to KL to continue search for her son”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 15, 1990. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from: https://uncledicko.blogspot.com/2009/08/perhaps-greatest-unsolved-mystery-in.html</ref> In 1987, the Singapore police took their search to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand but to no avail.<ref>Tan, Sukimon. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880514-1.2.28.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police press on with search for two missing schoolboys].” ''The Straits Times.'' May 14, 1988. Accessed october 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> The missing boys’ reports have also been sent to Interpol.<ref>“Nair, Suresh. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870218-1.2.21.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boys hunt goes to Indonesian, Thailand]”. ''The Straits Time.'' February 18, 1987. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspapersSG.</ref>


	In 1987, the Singapore police took their search to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand but to no avail.<ref>Tan, Sukimon. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880514-1.2.28.30?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Police press on with search for two missing schoolboys].” ''The Straits Times.'' May 14, 1988. Accessed october 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> The missing boys’ reports have also been sent to Interpol.<ref>“Nair, Suresh. “[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870218-1.2.21.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh+chin+ann&P=2&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boys hunt goes to Indonesian, Thailand]”. ''The Straits Time.'' February 18, 1987. Accessed October 30, 2019. Retrieved from NewspapersSG.</ref>

	===Phone calls===		===Phone calls===
	[[File:Keh Chin Ann's Family 1985.jpg\|thumb\|''Keh Chin Ann (second from right) pictured with his family in 1985. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870514-1.2.28.5?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]		[[File:Keh Chin Ann's Family 1985.jpg\|thumb\|''Keh Chin Ann (second from right) pictured with his family in 1985. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870514-1.2.28.5?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]

Dayana Rizal at 01:26, 2 September 2020

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	===Phone calls===		===Phone calls===
	[[File:Keh Chin Ann's Family 1985.jpg\|thumb\|''Keh Chin Ann (second from right) pictured with his family in 1985. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870514-1.2.28.5?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]		[[File:Keh Chin Ann's Family 1985.jpg\|thumb\|''Keh Chin Ann (second from right) pictured with his family in 1985. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870514-1.2.28.5?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]
	On the night of 3rd September 1986, Keh Cheng Pan, Chin Ann’s father, received a “nasty” phone call. The stress from the call triggered a stroke the following morning. Keh Cheng Pan remembered becoming ''“pale, giddy”'' as his limbs turned weak. However, he could not recollect the call. He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for close to two weeks.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		On the night of 3rd September 1986, Keh Cheng Pan, Chin Ann’s father, received a “nasty” phone call. The stress from the call triggered a stroke the following morning. Keh Cheng Pan remembered becoming ''“pale, giddy”'' as his limbs turned weak. However, he could not recollect the call. He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for close to two weeks.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Madam Tan Geok Guan told ''The Straits Times'' that she too received a phone call on the same night. According to Madam Tan:<blockquote>“The caller was a man who spoke in Hokkien. He said I should not hope for my son’s return.”<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>


	Madam Tan Geok Guan told ''The Straits Times'' that she too received a phone call on the same night. According to Madam Tan:<blockquote>“The caller was a man who spoke in Hokkien. He said I should not hope for my son’s return.”<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Dayana Rizal: /* Phone calls */

2020-09-02T01:25:49Z

Phone calls

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	Madam Tan Geok Guan told ''The Straits Times'' that she too received a phone call on the same night. According to Madam Tan:		Madam Tan Geok Guan told ''The Straits Times'' that she too received a phone call on the same night. According to Madam Tan:<blockquote>“The caller was a man who spoke in Hokkien. He said I should not hope for my son’s return.”<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>
	''“The caller was a man who spoke in Hokkien. He said I should not hope for my son’s return.”''<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860919-1.2.27.22?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article Missing boy’s father suffers stroke]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September 19, 2019. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Dayana Rizal: /* McDonald's Singapore */

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McDonald's Singapore

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	The families of Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann initially offered a S$1,000 reward each<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860604-1.2.30.8?ST=1&AT=search&k=missing%20boys&QT=missing,boys&oref=article Mum of second missing boy puts up reward too]”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 4, 1986. Accessed October, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> to anyone who could provide information about their sons’ whereabouts.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860601-1.2.22.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Family of missing boy offers reward”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 1, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from: NewspaperSG.</ref> Both families raised the reward to S$5,000 in July 1986 which then quadrupled to S$20,000 in September 1986.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860703-1.2.23.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Parents of missing boys raise reward offer.”] ''The Straits Times.'' July 3, 1986. Accessed 30 October, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> The families stated that they had no other options but to raise the reward.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860922-1.2.21.2?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Rewards for missing boys doubled to $20,000”]. ''The Straits Times.'' September 25, 1986. Accessed September 22, 1986. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		The families of Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann initially offered a S$1,000 reward each<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860604-1.2.30.8?ST=1&AT=search&k=missing%20boys&QT=missing,boys&oref=article Mum of second missing boy puts up reward too]”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 4, 1986. Accessed October, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> to anyone who could provide information about their sons’ whereabouts.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860601-1.2.22.20?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Family of missing boy offers reward”]. ''The Straits Times.'' June 1, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from: NewspaperSG.</ref> Both families raised the reward to S$5,000 in July 1986 which then quadrupled to S$20,000 in September 1986.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860703-1.2.23.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Parents of missing boys raise reward offer.”] ''The Straits Times.'' July 3, 1986. Accessed 30 October, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> The families stated that they had no other options but to raise the reward.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860922-1.2.21.2?ST=1&AT=search&k=keh%20chin%20ann&QT=keh,chin,ann&oref=article “Rewards for missing boys doubled to $20,000”]. ''The Straits Times.'' September 25, 1986. Accessed September 22, 1986. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

	===McDonald's Singapore===		===McDonald's Singapore charity===
	During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations in October 1986, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>		During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations in October 1986, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>

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	[[File:McDonald's Boys Missing Persons Case.jpg\|thumb\|''The 1986 missing persons case was dubbed the McDonald's boys case following the nationwide search effort. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19861004-1.1.11?ST=1&AT=filter&K=mcdonald%27s%20boys&KA=mcdonald%27s%20boys&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1986&QT=mcdonald,boys&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]		[[File:McDonald's Boys Missing Persons Case.jpg\|thumb\|''The 1986 missing persons case was dubbed the McDonald's boys case following the nationwide search effort. Screengrab from [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19861004-1.1.11?ST=1&AT=filter&K=mcdonald%27s%20boys&KA=mcdonald%27s%20boys&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1986&QT=mcdonald,boys&oref=article NewspaperSG].'']]
	On 14 May 1986, two primary 6 students from Owen Primary School ~~mysteriously disappeared~~. Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann had failed to show up for their 12.55 pm class and were missing ever since. The police were contacted on the evening of 14 May 1986. The case was dubbed the “McDonald’s boys case” as McDonald’s had offered a hefty reward to propel investigations. As of 2019, the case remains unsolved.		On 14 May 1986, two primary 6 students from Owen Primary School went missing. Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann had failed to show up for their 12.55 pm class and were missing ever since. The police were contacted on the evening of 14 May 1986. The case was dubbed the “McDonald’s boys case” as McDonald’s had offered a hefty reward to propel investigations. As of 2019, the case remains unsolved.

	==Last seen==		==Last seen==

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2019-11-05T10:00:40Z

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	==Last seen==		==Last seen==
	[[File:McDonald's boys case.jpg\|thumb\|''~~The two missing boys~~ Toh Hong Huat (left) and Keh Chin Ann (right). Photo from [https://www.facebook.com/Crimelibrarysingapore/photos/a.726332577399476/1855815251117864/?type=3&theater Crime Library Singapore].'']]		[[File:McDonald's boys case.jpg\|thumb\|''Toh Hong Huat (left) and Keh Chin Ann (right). Photo from [https://www.facebook.com/Crimelibrarysingapore/photos/a.726332577399476/1855815251117864/?type=3&theater Crime Library Singapore].'']]
	According to their teacher, Keh Chin Ann and Toh Hong Huat were close friends who were generally well-behaved and did not miss classes.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860928-1.2.10.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=missing%20boys&QT=missing,boys&oref=article Boy who was last person to see Chin Ann]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September, 28, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> No one else had seen the two boys after 12:30 pm on 14 May 1986.		According to their teacher, Keh Chin Ann and Toh Hong Huat were close friends who were generally well-behaved and did not miss classes.<ref>“[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860928-1.2.10.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=missing%20boys&QT=missing,boys&oref=article Boy who was last person to see Chin Ann]”. ''The Straits Times.'' September, 28, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. </ref> No one else had seen the two boys after 12:30 pm on 14 May 1986.

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	On 14 May 1986, two primary 6 students from Owen Primary School mysteriously disappeared. Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann had failed to show up for their 12.55 pm class and were missing ever since. The police were contacted on the evening of 14 May 1986. The case was dubbed the “McDonald’s boys case” as McDonald’s had offered a hefty reward to propel investigations. As of 2019, the case remains unsolved.		On 14 May 1986, two primary 6 students from Owen Primary School mysteriously disappeared. Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann had failed to show up for their 12.55 pm class and were missing ever since. The police were contacted on the evening of 14 May 1986. The case was dubbed the “McDonald’s boys case” as McDonald’s had offered a hefty reward to propel investigations. As of 2019, the case remains unsolved.

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	===McDonald's Singapore===		===McDonald's Singapore===
	During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>		During McDonald’s Founder’s Day celebrations in October 1986, Managing Director Robert Kwan announced that the company will be offering a S$100,000 reward for any information on the whereabouts of the 2 missing boys. They had put up missing posters of the boys and publicised the reward at all the McDonalds’ outlets in Singapore.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861004-1.2.24.9?ST=1&AT=search&k=McDonald%20boys%20case&QT=mcdonald,boys,case&oref=article “McDonald’s offers $100,000 for info on missing schoolboys”]. ''The Straits Times.'' October 4, 1986. Accessed October 29, 2019. Retrieved form: NewspaperSG.</ref>

	==''Missing'' Toggle series (2016)==		==''Missing'' Toggle series (2016)==