Australia Australia - Elisabeth Membrey, 23, Ringwood, Vic, 6 Dec 1994

[Tom Box]

Still actively searching for Elisabeths remains, updates here.
Elisabeth Membrey murdered and buried in Silvan area?

 

[Ausistheway]

Forever missing the gorgeous girl next door. Liz was my best friend of the best part of a decade before her disappearance. Grew up together then I moved to Bedford months later she did we ended up working at the same popular Manhattan Hotel. Our friendship grew stronger. More like sisters then friends. Liz was the “perfect girl” the one who always had a smile always helped strangers a gorgeous person inside and out.

Liz will forever be the best friend I ever had, going out daily together working shifts together always made the job more bearable. Double dates with Jase and her and me and my then boyfriend, life was really the best then. Then she vanishes. All our hearts were broken still are.

How can the girl who was always laughing wearing this big beautiful smile on her face disappear? I’ll never forget her laugh and gorgeous smile she always had. I remember walking to the Manhattan giggling with her, and working then being picked up by her boyfriend going out and dancing, we often would go to kaytees singing queen loudly and having the time of our life, she was the best fun to be with.

I’ve never stopped searching for her and the answers. Why’d her life have to end. I hoped with my whole heart she ran away but I knew she didn’t but for weeks I was living in a dream world where she’d be having fun somewhere else and would come back she never came back. Nor did we ever find her that broke me.

Liz loved writing she wanted to be a journalist, and loved writing notes for her friends living on the same road she’d often leave me notes or letters, in November 1994, I got my dream career that note was the last she’d ever write me. I remember telling her, seeing how happy she was for me, one thing about liz, was she never gave up. When I wanted to give up on my dream, she’d say “never give up on your dreams you’ll get it I know it live your life to the fullest reach for the stars you’ll get there I believe in you I know you will” that’s the reason I never gave up to have someone believe in me like she did.

Liz was a very positive gorgeous caring kind person, she tried her hardest for everything she wanted in life. She only got 22 short years but she lived her life to the fullest, the day she lost her life she got her dream. What I’d give to see her face when she found out about that job offer, I can imagine the joy and excitement light up on her face with a smile.

I miss her so incredibly much, I’d give anything to find her.


Liz never deserved whatever fate she had. Never did. I wished and sometimes still do wish it was me instead of her. It never gets easier and I can’t imagine the pain for her parents. Just turned 27 years since her disappearance. All I wish hope and pray is she’s found and comes home.

Forever missing you gorgeous girl, never stopped praying you’re brought back to us someday. Forever my best friend liz forever

 

[Ausistheway]

tom Box, they definitely need to search again! They need to search Lysterfield Area. Bond knew the back roads there like the back of his hand. Been telling them that for years, but I don’t think they ever searched

 

[Tom Box]

tom Box, they definitely need to search again! They need to search Lysterfield Area. Bond knew the back roads there like the back of his hand. Been telling them that for years, but I don’t think they ever searched

Thank you for the tip. I'll include that area for a search of likely places, including any mine shafts.

 

[Ausistheway]

Oneday hopefully you’ll be found sweet girl<3 my heart still breaks not knowing why, who, or where. To so many you meant the world you were a true angel, you came into this world to heal hearts create happiness and memories that last a life time. But when you left this world you broke so many hearts, those hearts will forever have a piece missing because you’re not here anymore not matter how long goes by I’ll never forget you. The best friend I ever had you were so much more then a friend you were my non blooded sister someone I called my best friend even 27 years later you still hold that title and you forever will. You made me a better person you changed my life forever Elisabeth Membrey, I miss you so much so incredibly much, I’d give anything to see you again hear your laugh again today, give anything to see you one last time. I’ve had to remember you longer then I knew you, if you were here today it would have been over 35 years of friendship. I knew you almost a decade I’ve had to remember you almost 3 decades without ever knowing the truth.

You made a ever lasting impression on me, you probably saved my life more times then I can count if I never knew you I probably wouldn’t be here today. I love my life and the family I have but I feel so guilty so incredibly guilty that I got to live my life and you didn’t. You deserved it so much more I know you’d never admit it but you did, I still wish it was me instead of you I’m always going to see it that way, the guilt I have for being here and you not is something I’ve carried for 27 years and will continue to carry for the rest of me life.
Hi
I will never stop fighting for you and giving you the voice you lost, I blame myself so much for you not being here, if I was working that night could I have done something? If I was with you that night, if I lived in that house instead of you maybe it would be me instead of you, I would give life itself up to give you yours back or to stop it from happening I would give it all up for you to come back, I have no doubt in my mind I know who’s responsible no doubt but I know he’ll never give himself up none of them will. He knows where but he’ll never say, only a monster can smile while their on trial for murder, he knew exactly who I was even 15 years later while he’s taunting her loved ones her parents are crying begging for their daughter back a monster who deserves worse then hell.
Known as the “creep” at the the Manhattan it speaks for itself, Shane Andrew Bond was a creep a evil man who prayed on the young woman who worked their during my time at the Manhattan he’d harass taunt the young girls who worked their including me and Liz, you said no to his face he’d get what he wanted anyway, if you dared say no he’d become violent until a bloke walked in he wouldn’t even look at a woman in the wrong way, me and Liz hated closing up the Manhattan because of him he’d refuse to leave until you did you’d walk out to your car and he’d step in front of you stoping you from leaving, if you walked home he’d call your name you ignored him? He’d call you a and storm off heading to Ringwood night club, on one occasion he followed me home extremely drunk after I finished my shift he got to my front door then started to become pissed I was ignoring his advances and a argument broke out as I lived with my then boyfriend he walked out and bond walked off, only time he followed me to my house, but he frequented Bedford road he’d invite himself in and refused to leave, he never would leave until made by a man. Liz and I were terrified of him and were getting rather sick of it, but liz was the strongest person bravest person I knew if he ever mistreated me or refused to leave my house she’d tell him to off, and back off or he’d have my boyfriend and hers to worry about he also went to her house on multiple occasions, a true creep who couldn’t get the words
“NO LEAVE US ALONE” unless he was made to by a man, how he knew my address is something I never knew how he found out or even Liz’s address, someone had to have told him. I can’t help But blame myself for her disappearance if someone was with her she might still be here, although he would probably have seen it as a challenge two at once if liz lived with a male or was with her boyfriend that night he would never had tried and unfortunately succeed, I fully believe I would have suffered the same fate as liz if we switched houses it was the fact my house was further up, bond had already be reported to the police prior to Liz’s disappearance after I had enough of him refusing to leave my house or following me, what I got told was “there’s not much we can do other then if it happens again call us” the next time he struck was when liz disappeared, if something was done maybe she’d still be here there’s so many “what if’s” or if this happened. Then maybe she’d be here. Not long after Liz went missing my house was broken into I wasn’t home that night if I was, I think I’d be wherever liz is. I never found out who it was that broke into my house but I never had any doubt as to who I believed it was, i never stayed there alone again. And as for working at the Manhattan after liz went missing his mates still came in but one and the monster himself he always made sure to small talk you and try to get you to notice him he was proud of himself, still is. He’s a pure monster who never to be locked up. The motive? Because liz said no to him she didn’t want his advances, we both did our best to ignore his advances and get our job done, but he’d often just push you against a wall and force a kiss on you cat call you grab you if you ignored him, it gave him a sense of power. Power to do whatever ever he wanted to us we were his toys but toys who didn’t want anything to do with it for that he thought he was able to get what he wanted no matter what.

He still feels so powerful thinks he’s gotten away with it and still follows everyone thing knew on Liz’s case see how close they are to finding her or getting more evidence on him,the things he never wanted “leaked” is that he was was a creep who prayed on so many I have no doubt liz wasn’t his only victim and certainly not his only victim who escaped the fate liz had. Oneday he’ll pay and I hope that day comes soon. I’ll forever fight for liz and to get him away from hurting anyone else as he did us all those years ago.

Liz I’ll forever try to give you your voice back and find you sweet girl<3 oneday you’ll be with the ones who loved you most oneday you’ll be at peace once and for all and your parents will know where their girl is forever.

 

[Lokii]

Oneday hopefully you’ll be found sweet girl<3 my heart still breaks not knowing why, who, or where. To so many you meant the world you were a true angel, you came into this world to heal hearts create happiness and memories that last a life time. But when you left this world you broke so many hearts, those hearts will forever have a piece missing because you’re not here anymore not matter how long goes by I’ll never forget you. The best friend I ever had you were so much more then a friend you were my non blooded sister someone I called my best friend even 27 years later you still hold that title and you forever will. You made me a better person you changed my life forever Elisabeth Membrey, I miss you so much so incredibly much, I’d give anything to see you again hear your laugh again today, give anything to see you one last time. I’ve had to remember you longer then I knew you, if you were here today it would have been over 35 years of friendship. I knew you almost a decade I’ve had to remember you almost 3 decades without ever knowing the truth.

You made a ever lasting impression on me, you probably saved my life more times then I can count if I never knew you I probably wouldn’t be here today. I love my life and the family I have but I feel so guilty so incredibly guilty that I got to live my life and you didn’t. You deserved it so much more I know you’d never admit it but you did, I still wish it was me instead of you I’m always going to see it that way, the guilt I have for being here and you not is something I’ve carried for 27 years and will continue to carry for the rest of me life.
Hi
I will never stop fighting for you and giving you the voice you lost, I blame myself so much for you not being here, if I was working that night could I have done something? If I was with you that night, if I lived in that house instead of you maybe it would be me instead of you, I would give life itself up to give you yours back or to stop it from happening I would give it all up for you to come back, I have no doubt in my mind I know who’s responsible no doubt but I know he’ll never give himself up none of them will. He knows where but he’ll never say, only a monster can smile while their on trial for murder, he knew exactly who I was even 15 years later while he’s taunting her loved ones her parents are crying begging for their daughter back a monster who deserves worse then hell.
Known as the “creep” at the the Manhattan it speaks for itself, Shane Andrew Bond was a creep a evil man who prayed on the young woman who worked their during my time at the Manhattan he’d harass taunt the young girls who worked their including me and Liz, you said no to his face he’d get what he wanted anyway, if you dared say no he’d become violent until a bloke walked in he wouldn’t even look at a woman in the wrong way, me and Liz hated closing up the Manhattan because of him he’d refuse to leave until you did you’d walk out to your car and he’d step in front of you stoping you from leaving, if you walked home he’d call your name you ignored him? He’d call you a and storm off heading to Ringwood night club, on one occasion he followed me home extremely drunk after I finished my shift he got to my front door then started to become pissed I was ignoring his advances and a argument broke out as I lived with my then boyfriend he walked out and bond walked off, only time he followed me to my house, but he frequented Bedford road he’d invite himself in and refused to leave, he never would leave until made by a man. Liz and I were terrified of him and were getting rather sick of it, but liz was the strongest person bravest person I knew if he ever mistreated me or refused to leave my house she’d tell him to **** off, and back off or he’d have my boyfriend and hers to worry about he also went to her house on multiple occasions, a true creep who couldn’t get the words
“NO LEAVE US ALONE” unless he was made to by a man, how he knew my address is something I never knew how he found out or even Liz’s address, someone had to have told him. I can’t help But blame myself for her disappearance if someone was with her she might still be here, although he would probably have seen it as a challenge two at once if liz lived with a male or was with her boyfriend that night he would never had tried and unfortunately succeed, I fully believe I would have suffered the same fate as liz if we switched houses it was the fact my house was further up, bond had already be reported to the police prior to Liz’s disappearance after I had enough of him refusing to leave my house or following me, what I got told was “there’s not much we can do other then if it happens again call us” the next time he struck was when liz disappeared, if something was done maybe she’d still be here there’s so many “what if’s” or if this happened. Then maybe she’d be here. Not long after Liz went missing my house was broken into I wasn’t home that night if I was, I think I’d be wherever liz is. I never found out who it was that broke into my house but I never had any doubt as to who I believed it was, i never stayed there alone again. And as for working at the Manhattan after liz went missing his mates still came in but one and the monster himself he always made sure to small talk you and try to get you to notice him he was proud of himself, still is. He’s a pure monster who never to be locked up. The motive? Because liz said no to him she didn’t want his advances, we both did our best to ignore his advances and get our job done, but he’d often just push you against a wall and force a kiss on you cat call you grab you if you ignored him, it gave him a sense of power. Power to do whatever ever he wanted to us we were his toys but toys who didn’t want anything to do with it for that he thought he was able to get what he wanted no matter what.

He still feels so powerful thinks he’s gotten away with it and still follows everyone thing knew on Liz’s case see how close they are to finding her or getting more evidence on him,the things he never wanted “leaked” is that he was was a creep who prayed on so many I have no doubt liz wasn’t his only victim and certainly not his only victim who escaped the fate liz had. Oneday he’ll pay and I hope that day comes soon. I’ll forever fight for liz and to get him away from hurting anyone else as he did us all those years ago.

Liz I’ll forever try to give you your voice back and find you sweet girl<3 oneday you’ll be with the ones who loved you most oneday you’ll be at peace once and for all and your parents will know where their girl is forever.

So sorry for your loss, she sounds like she was a lovely person.
Have you ever spoken to the police about it? Do they have all this info?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

DNA links new suspect to Elisabeth Membrey murder

Witnesses told police the suspect would refer to the Membrey case, saying “Liz is in a safe place” and “They won’t find the body, there is a lot of bush around there”.

www.theage.com.au

Behind paywall, I think.

Says there's fresh DNA evidence in the victims car that links the brother of Elizabeth's housemate, a Melbourne man convicted of rape in Queenland.

Man cannot be named, due to suppression order.

 

[Benthic Depths]

DNA links new suspect to Elisabeth Membrey murder

Witnesses told police the suspect would refer to the Membrey case, saying “Liz is in a safe place” and “They won’t find the body, there is a lot of bush around there”.

www.theage.com.au

Behind paywall, I think.

Says there's fresh DNA evidence in the victims car that links the brother of Elizabeth's housemate, a Melbourne man convicted of rape in Queenland.

Man cannot be named, due to suppression order.

Fun facts- citations available on request, but no doxxing.

The "housemate" was actually the daughter of a fabulously wealthy family and owned the home in question. Because her identity was not protected she is still named in articles from the time. She is a barrister today (maybe solicitor) but do not name and harass her- her family did their best in the face of Australia-Victoria's astonishing incompetence and corruption.

For an example, hopeless incompetent Detective Ron Iddles was giving quotes to newspapers dismissing the six- 6!- reports from said family that "housemate 's brother" was making comments on where Elizabeth's body was hidden. All of those confessions were dismissed because Iddles thought unnameable rapist was "attention seeking". No evidence or reason, just a public exoneration of actual rapist murderer by the detective harassing innocent man for the crime.

In fact, unnameable rapist murderer was called as a witness to testify against innocent Shane Bond in his trial, the climax of millions of wasted $ defaming him. The police never believed rapist/murderer/brother's account - meaning Victorian prosecutors suborned perjury from the guilty party in their miscarriage of justice trial. That Victorian jurors are orders of magnitude smarter and with more integrity than the pests who infest their bar association is one of their saving graces.

A special shout-out to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, whose volume in harassing the wrongly accused must be contrasted with their silence in the face of their courts choosing to allow rapist- murderers to roam so free it is a crime to warn the women they may encounter about them.

You are SEEN, John Silvester.

Elisabeth Membrey's accused killer walked free. But is there one last chapter?

How do you tell grieving parents they will never find justice and there will be no last minute miracles? How do you tell the honest and the decent that life is unfair, that logic doesn't always work and prayers can go unanswered?

www.theage.com.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

9News

'All I want is my daughter found': Mum's fresh pain over cold case murder of young woman​

A mother is still seeking answers over her daughter's cold case murder after a second coroner failed to determine who was responsible.

Joy Membrey, 85, today asked Victoria's State Coroner John Cain how she was meant to live without answers over Elisabeth's disappearance.