GUILTY Australia - Daniel Morcombe, 13, Woombye, QLD, 7 Dec 2003 - #1

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December 08, 2006 12:00am
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AN angry Bruce Morcombe yesterday used the third anniversary of his teenage son's disappearance to pose a series of shocking and cryptic questions to those responsible for Daniel's abduction.
The six questions, handwritten on the side of a door, revealed for the first time the family's belief that Daniel, 13, had been taken by pedophiles who had given him the nickname "Christmas cake" and that his remains might be in a drum buried in scrub next to a new housing estate.
The questions also raised the theory, for the first time, that the Sunshine Coast schoolboy might have been drugged while in a car, that he was alive for some time after his abduction and that he could have been with someone's sister.
"These questions are purposely targeted to somebody that specifically knows the answer or that can relate to someone talking about something specifically on those very pointed questions," Mr Morcombe said.
"We're really appealing for somebody that knows something, whether anonymously or however &#8211; (to) post a note, forward a note, scribble a note, tell somebody else . . . we don't care if it's anonymously. We're after Daniel, not specifically the person that did it at this stage."
Mr Morcombe said he had been prompted to put the questions in the public arena after the family received certain private information from members of the community.
"Everything we receive we forward to police," he said. "Much of it police already had &#8211; but some information we received paired up separately to what police also have."
Mr Morcombe said his door message was brief "and perhaps a little cryptic".
"Clearly we want this person caught, but we can't damage a potential trial further down the track so we have to be particularly cautious about what we say," he said.
Mr Morcombe said not a day went by when he and his wife Denise did not think about Daniel, especially as his twin brother Bradley reached life's milestones.
"It's great that we enjoy Bradley growing up but it's particularly cutting to have a smile for one boy and heartache for someone else," he said.
Officer in charge of the Maroochydore CIB, Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Schmidt, said police still worked on the Morcombe investigation every day and had conducted up to 20,000 interviews.
" I know it's been three years but that one phone call, that one little bit of information, might be the key we're looking for," he said. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.
Mr Morcombe's door, which represents the way to break open the case, has been placed next to Daniel's memorial plinth on the spot he went missing on December 7, 2003, beneath the Keil Mountain Rd overpass on the Nambour Connection Rd.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20890341-3102,00.html



There is obviously something the police and family know that we dont and the sad thing is from this it seems that the family have resigned themselves to the fact that Daniel is passed away.
 
  • #42
That's because in all likelehood he probably has- or is being held somewhere-

This is a heartbreaking case- he was a gorgeous kid-

I have had a detective ring me re: this case as it looked like I had information about Daniels case- but I didnt- and I have had to turn my mind away from this- it's just too sad- I pray hes still alive somewhere-
 
  • #43
Well done. I will do the same. I also pmd the poster with a few of my opinions on what they had done.They last logged in at the end of January. Disgusting.


I have done the same. I am urging all my friends to. At the bottom of the myspace page there is a link whoich says "report inappropriate content" or something like that. Please all do it if you have an account.
 
  • #44
A 13 year old had $150 on him, in his wallet??? What for??

What kind of business is the Christian Outreach Center, adjacent to where he was last seen??

A normal regular church- like Aussie said- just to agree with her/him/hir
 
  • #45
Wasnt he going Xmas shopping and thats why he was carrying that amount of cash?

Narlacat, what did the detective say to you concerning your info on the case?
 
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17,500 leads on Daniel Morcombe

QUEENSLAND'S top cop has again pledged police will not rest until those responsible for the suspected abduction and murder of Palmwoods schoolboy Daniel Morcombe are found.

Police commissioner Bob Atkinson said despite police investigating almost 17,500 lines of inquiry, police just needed that one piece of information to solve the mystery.

[snip]

On Saturday night, hundreds decked themselves out in red at the fifth annual Dance for Daniel - a major fundraiser for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation which works to provide child safety education and support for young victims of crime across Australia.

More: http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/03/06/they-danced-for-daniel/
 
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Morcombe inquest told of row with bus driver

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Katherine Bird was travelling with her boyfriend on a Sunbus from Nambour to Maroochydore on December 7, 2003 when the bus broke down.

The Maroochydore Coroners Court heard that when they got on a replacement bus almost half an hour later, the bus passed by a teenage boy who had tried to hail it at the Kiel Mountain Road overpass.

Ms Bird said the bus slowed down briefly, but then kept going.

She said she noticed a "strange man" standing a few hundred metres away looking at the boy.

Ms Bird said she had words with the driver because he was a child and they were already late, but she was warned to sit down or would be kicked off the bus.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/12/3035711.htm?section=justin
 
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Daniel Morcombe inquest hears from bus driver

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The coroner's court today heard from bus driver Ross Edmonds whose vehicle broke down that day.

When a replacement bus came along, Mr Edmonds said he was ordered not to pick up any more passengers.

He said when he passed by a young boy on the side of the road with a man standing nearby, he indicated that another bus would soon follow.
But by the time it came, Daniel Morcombe was gone.

Fellow bus driver Jeff Norman told the court Sunbus has since changed its policy to ensure children are always picked up.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/12/3036489.htm?section=justin
 
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Police search records for Morcombe lead

An investigator in the Daniel Morcombe case has defended a decision not to send for forensic examination a bag of clothes given to the teenager's father by a person of interest.

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"The person who delivered the clothes to the Morcombes had obtained them from someone who we believed had no credibility in relation to the information that she had been receiving."

Det-Sgt Barnes said the person of interest - identified in court only as P3 - had since made admissions during a subsequent Crime and Misconduct Commission hearing that she had provided information to the Morcombes that was in no way related to their son's case.

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Det Sgt Barnes said P3 and at least one other of the 35 persons of interest - none of whom have been elevated to the level of 'suspect' - had made admissions to being involved in Daniel's abduction on the Sunshine Coast on December 7, 2003.

More: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1382382/Police-search-records-for-Morcombe-lead
 
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Morcombe investigators chase mystery caller

Queensland police are today acting on fresh information in a bid to track down a mystery caller who may be able to shed new light on Daniel Morcombe's disappearance.

Seven years after the 13-year-old boy vanished, police are now reviewing the call records of everyone who contacted a Sunshine Coast bus company between midday and midnight on December 7, 2003.

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The inquest, at the Maroochydore Coroners Court, was this week told that an anonymous woman rang up Sunbus about 3.30pm asking about a missing child.

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Detective Sergeant Tracey Barnes, who authored a 71-page police report on Daniel's disappearance, told the inquest today police had now accessed the reverse call-charge records from that day.

More: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...ler-20101014-16ksz.html?from=brisbanetimes_sb
 
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Police defend delay in Morcombe tip investigation

Police have defended why they waited six weeks to doorknock an area of Queensland's Sunshine Coast after new information in the Daniel Morcombe investigation surfaced.

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The inquest has also heard details about some of the persons of interest to the investigation.

The police brief to the coroner includes 35 people that detectives are looking into in relation to the 13-year-old's disappearance.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/14/3038680.htm?section=justin
 
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Police defend their investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe

Police have defended their investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe, the most extensive in Queensland history.
An inquest into the boy's disappearance was told of a two-year delay in an FBI recommendation to re-interview a key person of interest.

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In February 2006 he recommended police double-check inconsistencies in the statements of one man, known to police as person of interest 1, or P1.

But Detective Sergeant Tracey Barnes told the inquest that the man was not interviewed again until a Crime and Misconduct Commission hearing in November 2007.

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The hearing is expected to canvass more information about the police investigation into the 33 persons of interest today.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...-daniel-morcombe/story-e6frg6nf-1225938918867
 
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Witnesses misled police

THE police investigation into Daniel Morcombe’s disappearance was clouded by false information from at least one person of interest.

The assertion came as police were yesterday hammered over why some pieces of information – including a report that a woman saw a man punch a white sheet rising up in the back of a blue car at Eudlo the day the 13-year-old went missing – took weeks to follow up.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.a...estigating-police-daniel-morcombe-witnesses-/
 
  • #57
Thank you the constant updates as the inquest takes place... wow i still remember the day he went missing - hopefully this get's some kind of answers for the Morcombe family.

There is some more activity on his FB page due to the inquest which is always a positive because i'm sure there is STILL someone out there with information.

Regaurding the inquest. I find it to be a key point of intrest the following.

1 > A woman called @ 3:30 to question the company about a missing child - that HAD NOT been reported missing. This leads me to question "organized crime" - This links in with the two men under the bridge. This may have been like a " how much time do we have " idea to plot out the plans.

2 > A suspicious vehicle loitering around schools? What pedofiles take a break on the weekends do they? Why was it not public information to the parents or to the neighbourhoods around that area? Teachers, Parents Etc.

I used to work in OSCH - this is Before and After school care for kids - my POINT is that we were notified from a concerned parent & authoritys that there was a suspected pedofile loitering around the school - Each night we had 40 - 50 kids in our care and they would run riot around the school - Low and behold there the 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 was watching the kids from overtop of a low fence. I was only 19 then but had no problem approaching this guy and simply saying " Your not supposed to be here - you know why - leave or i will have no problem contacting the police " he muttered a few things under his breath and eventually left MY POINT IS - there are policys in place to follow IF people are aware.

3 > 2 minutes for another bus to come? on a busy highway? then he's gone - Something went down during that two minutes. The frustrating thing is he was standing under an overpass - meaning ariels shots would be void? would they not? i'm just wondering... like would it be possible to still get shots from that day at all?

I've been following this case for a long times - just... throwing out mah 2 cents..
 
  • #58
Thanks, kileyizzle! You bring up some interesting points. I was only in high school when Daniel went missing, and in the United States, so I haven't been following his case very long. But as soon as I heard of it, I latched on.

ITA with you about your points. The phone call regarding a missing child...BEFORE Daniel was even reported missing... I hope they can find out who made that call. It sounds like they do have the records, so hopefully they can put that together. I wonder if the "scruffy" man and the man in the suspicious blue car are one in the same.

I am so glad that there is an inquest into Daniel's case. I hope that it brings about some answers for his family.
 
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http://www.braidwoodtimes.com.au/ne...iel-morcombe-inquest/1970033.aspx?storypage=1

There was a bag of clothes handed over to the family by a person of intrest - i would like to know what it was EXACTLY that ruined her credabilty as such. I mean; the police have gone to excessive measures to chase up anything and everything in the area to his dissapearence so why would they not extend it to testing a few items of clothing for DNA even if it were not the break in the case?

I have a feeling that person of intrest double backed when she realised she was suddenly on under the intense scrutiny of the police - under oath or not people will do anything to save their own butts before helping another person.

Another thing i picked up on that article is that they are under the impression it was a team operation - not just a random abduction. ( meaning they planned to abduct before hand but not the victim )

Daniel was only 13 so he would of looked like he was just fresh out of primary school - which would appeal to that theory. IMHO i say they stalked out the area for a few weeks saw an oppourtunity and took it.

I was in high school as well 15 or 16 when it happened - but it was all over the news - just horrible to think that he could vanish from such a busy place with no trace at all.

The inquest is a brilliant thing for the family - it puts Daniels face back out there for the public and reignites awareness for everyone. It also puts fresh eyes on the case. And by the sounds of it they are bringing out information that nobody has heard before. New leads. The more people hear the better at this stage im sure that new information will surface due to this. Let's just pray we finally get some answers...
 
  • #60
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...-daniel-morcombe/story-e6frg6nf-1225939181037

A person of intrest committed sucide a few days after being interveiwed by police about daniel morcombe... More information about other persons of intrest in that article also: Specifically two who had in possession a "fob" watch and a gold coloured sedan... (the square looking car)...

Just a jump here - but you know when your in the sun for a while and you go inside and everything seems darker... could it be mistaken that the "blue" car was just a shades darker due to the effects of the sun.. i dunno i don't think they should be dismissed IMHO
 
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