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Australia - Australia- Lynette Melbin, 15, Last seen talking to two males in panel van, near her home, Penrith, 5 June 1972 *Fresh Initiative $500K*

Oct 5 2022 by Sarah Swain rbbm. https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-lynette-melbin-reward-nsw-police/52b67128-44ee-492c-aeb3-6b2abbb45284 ''The twin sister of a Sydneyteenager who went missing 50 years ago has made an emotional appeal for information into her disappearance as a...

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Child missing Perth Australia
Ruby Wood
9 y/o
Thread started, link below, hopefully she will be found soon.

Australia, Perth, WA, Missing Ruby Wood, 9y/o Last seen 4am, 12 Oct, 2022.

Missing Ruby Wood 9y/o from Ellenbrook, Perth, Western Australia. Ruby Wood was last seen wearing a yellow jumper, black shorts and black sneakers,' a police statement said. 'She is also believed to be carrying a black backpack.' Last seen at a home at 4am...

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Child missing Perth Australia
Ruby Wood
9 y/o
Thread started, link below, hopefully she will be found soon.

Australia, Perth, WA, Missing Ruby Wood, 9y/o Last seen 4am, 12 Oct, 2022.

Missing Ruby Wood 9y/o from Ellenbrook, Perth, Western Australia. Ruby Wood was last seen wearing a yellow jumper, black shorts and black sneakers,' a police statement said. 'She is also believed to be carrying a black backpack.' Last seen at a home at 4am...

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Found SAFE!!! Apologies… Have asked mods to delete the thread above…

 

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Australia - Lucinda Miller, 24 y/o missing since Oct 16, 2022. Last seen Dandenong Victoria, Dropped by Ride Share bush track along McDougal Road in Neerim South.

Fears for woman, 24, who suddenly vanished after a rideshare driver dropped her off - as cops launch a massive search in dense bushland Victoria Police are searching for Lucinda Miller, 24, who went missing on Oct 16 Ms Miller ordered a rideshare drive to a bush track near her Neerim South home...

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New thread…..

 

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12 Year Old Boy Lucas Thompson missing from Western Sydney since Wednesday 19th October, 2022.

Australia, 12 y/o Boy Missing - Lucas Thompson, last seen at his Marayong, Western Sydney NSW Last seen Wednesday 19 October, 2022.

Urgent search is underway after a young boy vanished without a trace in Sydney - and police hold grave concerns for his welfare Schoolboy Lucas Thompson last seen at his western Sydney home Wednesday Police launched urgent public appeal for information about his whereabouts Is known to frequent...

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Noting here the very big news concerning Othram and Australia!

Othram - Justice Through Genomics

Othram is the first private laboratory built to apply the power of modern parallel sequencing to forensic evidence.

othram.com

26 OCTOBER, 2022
''The AFP will have access to specialised forensic DNA testing, not currently available in Australia, to identify human remains and develop new leads for unsolved crimes, by partnering with a world-leading forensic genomics laboratory.''

Othram - General Discussion

This case does not appear to have a websleuths thread but it just got announced as solved today: https://dnasolves.com/articles/monroe-county-steven-gabbard/...

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Australia- Help solve the 1982 bombings at the Israeli consulate, Sydney & car parked in of the Hakoah Club, 23 Dec. 1982 *1 Million Reward, Sketch*

Dec 4 2022 rbbm. New South wales police are appealing for information from the community to solve the terrorism case from 40 years ago. Composite: AAP / NSW Police...

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Two helicopters collided in @ Australian tourist hotspot, killing four passengers & critically injuring three, 3 Jan 2023

https://torontosun.com/news/world/helicopters-collide-over-australian-beach-4-passengers-dead 'MELBOURNE, Australia — Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a crash that drew emergency aid from...

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1929 cold case mispers.

Australia - Australia- Harry Jacobsen, disappeared after visit to Brooklyn in his launch, residents believe it was foul play, 30 October 1929

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16597412/1273406 ''MISSING MAN. Residents Drag River. POLICE CEASE ACTIVE SEARCH. Yesterday residents of the Hawkesbury River reaches near Dangar Island continued their search for the body of Harry Jacobsen. They are inclined to believe that he has been...

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Cold case revitalized with $750K reward.

Australia - Australia- Roslyn Reay, 52, fatally stabbed @home, Laman Street, Cooks Hill, NSW, 3 April 2005

By Emily McPherson • Senior Journalist Apr 3, 2023 rbbm. https://www.9news.com.au/national/it-haunts-me-to-this-day-750000-reward-offered-to-help-solve-mums-murder/28f0f0ed-9c7b-4923-a6ae-fa1489e6c119 ''It has been almost two decades since Newcastle woman Roslyn Reay was found stabbed to death...

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Lesley Trotter: Homicide investigation following retired teacher’s sudden disappearance​

New Thread Here:

AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, 78y/o Ms Lesley Trotter, Reported Missing Tuesday 28th March, believed to be deceased, Homicide Detectives Involved, No Body

Police establish multiple crime scenes after missing Brisbane woman ruled deceased as dozens of detectives comb through evidence Police have ruled missing woman Lesley Trotter deceased after the 78-year-old was reported missing more than a week ago. Superintendent Massingham — the regional...

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New lead in missing person, likely murder case..

Australia - Australia- Debra Alice Campbell, 22, RAAF clerk, last seen near her home, High Street Windsor, 25 Feb. 1984 *Arrest in 2023*

2023 https://www.police.vic.gov.au/missing-person-debra-campbell Sunday 12 February 2023 8:00pm First name: Debra Alice Last name: CAMPBELL Date of birth: 20 June 1962 Ethnicity: Caucasian Date of disappearance: 25 February 1984 Location: High Street Windsor Height: 162cm Build: Thin...

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Australia - Australia- Peter Christofidis, 28, last seen driving Volkswagen Beetle, found abandoned on Calder Highway, Ouyen, 14 March 1983 *Revitalized*

May 2 2023 https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/05/02/news/australia/40-year-old-cold-case-of-peter-christofidis-haunts-investigators-urgent-appeal-for-information-re-launched/ ''Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have issued a renewed appeal for information regarding the baffling...

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Revitalized cold case.

Australia - Australia- Marea Yann, 69, threatened by Nigerian 'witch doctor'', viciously bludgeoned @ home, Victoria, 29/9/03 *Fresh initiative, $1m reward*

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Ftruecrimeaustralia%2Fpolice-courts-victoria%2Fvictoria-police-hope-1m-reward-could-be-the-tipping-point-in-helping-solve-the-marea-yann-case%2Fnews-story%2F1970301f57a4573fc9d6d0...

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Australia - Australia- Stacey Thorne, 34, teacher's aide & Aboriginal Laison officer, pregnant, fatally stabbed 21X, found on lawn, Perth, 2007 *New initiative*

May 16 2023 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-17/reward-increased-for-cold-case-murders-disappearances/102348450 ''The ABC understands an additional 60 cases of unsolved murder or disappearances — including the case of pregnant woman Stacey Thorne who was stabbed to death in her home — will...

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New thread, missing pers.

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

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...

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New thread cold case.

Australia - Australia- Theresa Beatrice Binge, 43, last seen @ Victoria Hotel w. a man, her body found under a concrete culvert, Goondiwindi, 17/6/03 *REWARD*

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/can_you_help_us/rewards/100000_reward/20050713_reward_to_solve_murder_of_theresa_binge ''The New South Wales and Queensland Governments are offering a $100,000 joint reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those...

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New thread cold case..

Australia - Australia- Paul Strangio, 42, fatally shot @ home, Glenmore Park, Sydney, 6 February 2010, *New initiative, $500K reward*

https://au.news.yahoo.com/500000-reward-offered-in-sydney-cold-case-murder-224958710.html 28 May 2023 ''The shooting murder of Paul Strangio in Sydney's west has baffled police for 13 years and now $500,000 is being offered to help solve the case. Police were called to a Glenmore Park home...

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Missing mom and baby.

Australia - Australia- Jordyn Parkins, 21 & son, Donnie McDonald, 3 months, last seen driving on M1 at Brunswick Heads, 3.am, Wilson's Creek, 4 June 2023

Donnie is described as being of Caucasian appearance with thin dark hair. Police believe they may be in the company of a 27-year-old man known to them. +3 View gallery Jordyn Parkins, 21, (left) and her three-month-old son Donnie McDonald (right) have gone missing from Wilson's Creek, near...

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Australia- Bus carrying wedding guests in Australian wine region rolls over, killing 10 and injuring 25, 12 June '23, *Bus driver arrested*

https://www.cp24.com/world/bus-carrying-wedding-guests-in-australian-wine-region-rolls-over-killing-10-and-injuring-25-1.6436868 ''CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said...

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