Just when the tragic death of boxing icon Ricky Hatton seemed to have no more secrets to give, investigators have uncovered a haunting new clue — and it all starts with a single phone call.
According to a confidential police briefing leaked to The Daily Ledger, Hatton’s last outgoing call, made less than 30 minutes before his estimated time of death, was to a number that no longer exists.
The number — described by investigators as “unregistered and deactivated within hours” — has become the center of a rapidly growing mystery.
“We’re not just talking about a disconnected line,” said one law enforcement insider.
“It’s as if the number was created for one purpose… and then erased.”
📱 THE LAST CALL THAT DISAPPEARED
The phone records, obtained under a sealed court order, show that Hatton placed a 42-second call at 10:17 p.m., roughly half an hour before neighbors reported hearing strange noises from his home.
The call’s recipient was a burner phone — a prepaid device with no registered owner, purchased from a small electronics shop in Salford just two weeks earlier.
“What’s bizarre,” the source continued, “is that the number went dead almost immediately after Hatton’s call. Not disconnected by the carrier — physically wiped.”
Digital forensics experts believe the phone may have been intentionally destroyed or swapped with a clean SIM card to cover someone’s tracks.
🔍 POLICE ADMIT DATA GAP
In a rare on-record comment, Greater Manchester Police confirmed that they were “aware of a final outgoing call” and are “working to identify the recipient.”
However, when pressed for details, a spokesperson admitted that no location data or metadata remains available for the number — an unusual gap in an age of near-total digital traceability.
“Every call leaves a footprint,” said cybersecurity analyst Dr. Henry Talbot.
“For this one to leave nothing suggests high-level tampering. Either someone with access to the system erased it… or it was done externally, using sophisticated spoofing tools.”
💬 FAMILY QUESTIONS, FRIENDS FEARFUL
The Hatton family, already reeling from weeks of shocking revelations, expressed confusion and anger at the new development.
“If there was a phone call, we deserve to know who it was with,” said a family representative.
“He didn’t die alone for no reason. Someone spoke to him — and now they’ve vanished.”
Friends have also revealed that Hatton appeared “anxious and distracted” in the days leading up to his death, taking private calls and leaving social gatherings abruptly.
“He kept checking his phone,” one close acquaintance recalled.
“At one point, he told me, ‘If I don’t answer later, don’t worry about it.’ Now I can’t stop thinking about what that meant.”
🧩 A WEB OF STRANGE CONNECTIONS
Investigators are now examining whether the mysterious number may be linked to earlier leads, including:
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The unexplained withdrawals from Hatton’s bank account days before his death.
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The two unidentified drugs found in his system in a recent toxicology report.
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The security footage gaps in the final 30 minutes of his recorded night.
A former detective involved in the case called the pattern “too coordinated to be coincidence.”
“Every lead that could identify a second party keeps vanishing,” he said.
“A missing phone, erased CCTV, wiped texts… it’s like someone was cleaning the board.”
☎️ EXPERTS RAISE THEORIES OF FOUL PLAY
Criminologists are now suggesting the call could have been bait or blackmail, possibly drawing Hatton outside or keeping him distracted before the fatal incident.
“A short, timed call right before death — that’s not casual,” said criminal profiler Laura Jennings.
“It could have been a warning, an ultimatum, or even a setup.”
Others believe the call might hold the key to the motive — someone with financial ties, a personal grudge, or even a romantic connection.
⚠️ ANOTHER LEAK, ANOTHER COVER-UP?
Adding fuel to the fire, an anonymous message sent to several British tabloids claims that Hatton’s phone SIM card was replaced after his death — before police took it into evidence.
Authorities have not confirmed or denied this claim.
Still, the possibility of evidence tampering has reignited public fury online, with the hashtag #TheLastCall trending across the U.K. and the U.S.
“They erased his voice before anyone could hear it,” one fan wrote.
“Someone didn’t just take his life — they deleted his last words.”
🕯️ THE QUESTIONS THAT WON’T DIE
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Who was on the other end of that 42-second call?
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Why did the number vanish within hours?
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And how could such crucial evidence slip through police hands?
As investigators continue to comb through fragments of deleted data and encrypted messages, one fact remains chillingly clear:
👉 Ricky Hatton’s final call might be the missing link between a tragic death and a deliberate cover-up.