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I thought so too, but someone smashed the window of my mum's Holden Omega recently: the glass shattered but was held intact by the film, and they were able to push it upwards and out of the door frame. She literally popped into the shops for a minute and left a tote bag in the back seat. Nobody...

GPS, tools, stuff that's not tied down or locked up. Makes me wonder, if the campsite fire was deliberate, it takes a certain kind of person (and motive, or lack thereof) to damage stuff and just move on. In my mind a more rudimentary criminal type would at least take advantage of the isolation...

I've been thinking about this case for a while but haven't contributed anything to this thread yet. We've been going up to Dargo, Omeo, and Mount Beauty etc. since I was a kid, especially in summer and around Easter. There's some oddballs up there but nobody too weird, just off-grid types you...

I know the house as I've driven past it before. The place was sold a few years ago and was rented out for a bit but I think it's been abandoned since the owner put in a planning permit application to demolish it and construct townhouses - pretty par for the course for a big suburban block...

As far as I know, the site is vastly disused, and hasn't been an active base in over a decade. It was earmarked for development a few years ago, but nothing went ahead due to contamination issues. It is still Commonwealth land and security does monitor the site (there are a few heritage issues...

This whole case is playing out very close to home - I live directly across from West Footscray Bunnings and can confirm that the underground car park gates are locked after the store closes. There's also a loading dock which wraps itself around the northern side of the building (there are...

Yup! This one I believe. Not long after the search we were crossing the Afton St bridge and could see a lot of police tape at the waters edge, must've been where they entered the water.

I should also note that a few large stormwater drains run through the area, and empty into the Maribyrnong - we've had a lot of rain recently, and this could've flushed something like a handbag or purse into the Maribyrnong. One such stormwater outlet exits under Holmes Road, and there is a...

Wasn't Allison found in a creek? I live near the Maribyrnong River and it flows pretty quickly compared to a creek - it's tidal/salt water as well, and 10-15 m deep in places. I don't know much about rivers but when all the body parts were found (relating to a different case, I think it was...

Part of my PhD focuses on people who illegally dump rubbish in grey-area locales (places where ownership isn't obvious - empty lots, new housing estates with only a few residents [or none], unpopular parks): it's a surprisingly common activity! I've had to observe these people as part of my...

It seems as though both suitcases have remained on the southern side of the road - the arrows in Puggle's image are merely indicating the general areas. All good!

There are a number of different licenses you can buy from Nearmap, I think the cheapest are around $200/year and the more expensive, commercial licenses can go into the thousands. I submitted a quote request today actually, as I'm starting my PhD and will be using Nearmap for some of my data...

Hi there, This is my first post on the topic. I have to use Google Maps a lot for work (who, annoyingly, won't pay for NearMap so I have to put up with incredibly out-of-date imagery) and have noticed that jumping from Streetview to regular map view often changes your location (hence why for...

I agree; and as I've said before on this forum, it's dehumanising/belittling of anyone to assume a situation involving the demise of someone who is mentally ill is a consequence of their mental state. Just because she has been diagnosed with something doesn't mean suicide is on her mind - it's...

Not necessarily. We have precedent in the form of the Jill Meagher case from 2012 where it was used to trigger memories regarding the circumstances and people other than the 'missing woman'. At the time it was pretty controversial to do so and extend the 'sleuthing' to the general public but it...