Stephen Warren was born on October 4 1970 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, the younger of two children. His mum died when Stephen was 10 and he began to struggle with his mental health as a teenager. He attended Adwick Comprehensive School. The police intervened in 1987 when Stephen threatened to jump off a bridge in Scarborough, and his brother, older by 4 and a half years, drove to bring him home. Stephen was sectioned twice before he was 21 at the request of his family.

As a teenager, Stephen loved writing poetry, talking politics, the Nottingham Forest football team. Stephen did not learn to drive or go to university. Stephen is a white male of medium built, with hazel eyes, glasses due to poor eyesight, brown hair, a birthmark on the left side of his forehead, and was between 5 foot 8-10. 

Following his father’s death in 1995, Stephen made some financial errors in judgement after he became infatuated with a woman. Stephen spent a lot of his money on her, at one point, sending her 1,000 tulips a day, which he later regretted and admitted he felt embarrassed by. Stephen’s character is strong willed, stubborn, and rather set in his ways once he’s made a decision, so was difficult to talk to about the situation. 

Stephen decided to go travelling in India in 1999. When he came back in 2000, Stephen legally changed his name to India Pearl, in honour of his trip abroad and his mum (named Pearl). Family have described this time in Stephen’s life as him drifting, and going a little bit ‘hippie’. 

Stephen soon settled and grew into himself as a young adult while working at Ambleside’s Youth Hostel in the Lake District area from 2000 to early 2005. He thrived here as he loved the scenic walks. Stephen’s life after this time is a little bit of a mystery, but we suspect he went by India Pearl and lived in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (HD1) in 2005.
 
After this, Stephen moved down south and by 2008, was known to live with a woman named Lucky in Wembley, North London. Lucky was Nigerian and approximately 20 years older than Stephen. By this time, Stephen’s brother was also living in London. While he lived here, Stephen earned money putting leaflets through doors while living in Wembley. He also used to hand out flyers outside a Chinese restaurant in the Paddington area.

When his relationship with Lucky ended badly in 2011, Stephen became homeless. Once Stephen was homeless, he slept outside London’s Euston Train Station. He would regularly visit his brother’s home to get hot meals, a bath, and cash. He had long hair during this time that he often wore back in a pony tail. Stephen would often get the train back and forth between London Euston and Brighton Train Station to keep warm. 

Stephen told his brother that he enjoyed the freedom that came with being homeless, but whether this was true or only said to make his brother feel better is anyone’s guess. Stephen also reportedly ‘hated society’. He would regularly check in with his brother if not in person then via telephone calls between 2011 and 2012.

Following an argument with his brother’s partner over his appearance and poor hygiene, Stephen stopped going to visit his brother’s flat in person by early 2012. Stephen made sure to always keep in contact with his brother via telephone calls and text messages instead. The last known contact with Stephen was a telephone call with his brother about the ongoing athletics during London Olympic Games 2012 (between 3-12 August). His brother did not originally report him missing in August 2012, reason being that Stephen was afraid of them due to his bad experiences as a teenager, and his brother worried that he’d be very angry. 

Unfortunately, Stephen has not been seen or heard from since August 2012, by either his brother, wider family members, or old friends. Such absence and lack of contact is not normal behaviour for him. 

In our search for Stephen, we have confirmed:
Stephen is not currently in a psychiatric hospital in wider London area nor has he been since 2012 
Stephen has not been in police trouble or had contact with the police in the last 10 years
No one under either the name Stephen Warren or India Pearl with his birthday was in or is currently in Prison
There’s no one resembling Stephen on the 
UK’s or the International deceased John Doe listings.
Stephen has not been found via:
Streetlink 
Social media – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, Flickr
192 (Electoral registers, since 2005 in Huddersfield)Companies House (England and Scotland’s)
Local groups or church newsletters or community newsletters in Doncaster
Nottingham Forest Football Club’s fan pages + newsletter
Park Run photos + registration lists

I am posting in the hopes that someone will remember working with Stephen, or hearing about Stephen, and this might jog someone’s memory, so we can be one step closer to finding his whereabouts. If Stephen doesn’t want anything to do with his old life and family, that’s fine, we’d just like some assurance that he is alive and well please as he is very much missed by his nephews and niece.

If you have seen Stephen or know of his whereabouts, please message me directly or  call the police and quote this reference: CAD reference #: cad 5676/ 25.6.25. Thanks all!

Man disappears for 13 years: where is Stephen Warren?