Australia Australia- LORRAINE KESSEY, 21, out w. friends, hitched ride home, last seen @ the Carousel Shopping Centre, Cannington, 17 Dec. '77, *New initiative*

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• LORRAINE KESSEY • Crime Stoppers Western Australia

• LORRAINE KESSEY​

• 21 years of age at the time of her disappearance.
• Fair complexion.
• 5 feet 3 inches (160cms) tall.
• Slim build.
• Long red hair.
• Green eyes.
• She was last seen wearing:
  • Blue jeans
  • A patterned smock top in dark colours with maroon and pink.

QUICK CASE FACTS:

• On the evening of Friday 16 December 1977 was with friends at the Black Forest Tavern, Victoria Park.
• At 11.45pm she and a girlfriend left the tavern and hitched a lift to a friend’s house in Thomas Street, Cannington.
• She left the address alone the next morning to hitch a lift home to feed her pets.
• She was never seen or heard from again.

BACKGROUND:

Lorraine Kessey was born in August 1956 in Perth and was 21 years of age at the time of her disappearance. She was living with a friend and her two dogs and cats in Maddington.

CASE DETAILS:

On the evening of Friday 16 December 1977, Miss Kessey was with friends at the Coronation Hotel, 154 Railway Parade in Queens Park (now closed) and went on to the Black Forest Tavern, 744 Albany Highway, Victoria Park (recently known as Daddy Long Legs).

At 11.45pm that evening Miss Kessey and a girlfriend left the Black Forest Tavern and hitched a lift to a house in Thomas Street, Cannington where they socialised with friends.

Miss Kessey left the Thomas Street house in the early hours of the following morning, 17 December 1977, intending to hitch a lift to her home in Maddington. She didn’t want to stay the night in Thomas Street because she wanted to get home to feed her pets. She never reached her home in Maddington and was later reported as a missing person.

Information received after a public appeal at the time revealed Miss Kessey was last seen near the Carousel Shopping Centre on Albany Highway, Cannington.

The person or persons responsible for Miss Kessey’s disappearance have not been identified.

If you have any information about Lorraine Kessey’s disappearance, or her movements after leaving the house in Cannington, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make an online report below. Please remember that you can remain anonymous if you wish and rewards are offered.

 

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‘It never ends’: Missing woman’s family lay bare heartache

When Lorraine Kessey vanished in Perth in 1977, her father was so distraught he could not bring himself to sell his family home in the years that followed in case his daughter walked in the door one day.

thewest.com.au

17 May 2023

''Cold case rewards: WA murder victims’ families speak after Government announces rewards in 64 unsolved cases''​

''When Lorraine Kessey vanished from the streets of Perth in 1977, her father was so distraught he could not bring himself to move or sell his family home in case his daughter walked in the door one day.
Aged just 21 at the time, Ms Kessey had a love for animals when she went missing just before Christmas in December 1977.''

Cold case reward boost offers hope to grieving families

The WA government has offered $64 million in rewards to help solve dozens of homicides and suspicious missing persons cases, giving hope to grieving families.

www.perthnow.com.au

Missing woman Lorraine Kessey's brothers Les (left) and John Kessey and her niece Melinda Ryan. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP

''They hope the reward for information about their missing sister will lead to evidence or answers "so we can actually put her to rest".

"It's been 46 years and we think about her all the time," John told AAP.

Les said not knowing where his sister was "hurts me the most".

The brothers said Lorraine, who was 21, was last seen hitchhiking home after meeting friends for drinks.

"That's what they did in the '70s and that was it, that was last she was ever seen," Les said.

"We don't know if anything will come out of this but we hope it will and that someone has enough courage to come forward."