Australia Australia- Kathleen O'Shea, 44, said she was going to the Atherton Hotel, believed murdered, Tablelands area, 12 Dec 2005 *New 500K Reward*

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Kathleen "Katie" O'Shea was described as "an amazing woman and an even better mother" by her daughter. (Supplied)
By Miriah Davis March 25 2024
''A $500,000 reward has been announced in a bid to solve the 2005 disappearance of Melbourne mother-of-five Kathleen O'Shea.
O'Shea, then aged 44, had travelled to Ravenshoe in Far North Queensland to visit her son for the birth of her first grandchild.
Family reported her missing on January 13, 2006 but she was last seen at Atherton on December 29, 2005.''

''In the lead-up to her disappearance, O'Shea had attended a bottle shop at the Atherton Hotel and left in the company of two men, according to police.
On the morning of December 29, O'Shea told a friend she was going to walk into Ravenshoe town centre, where her son Alan would pick her up.
Alan then drove her to Atherton around midday. She told him she was going to the Atherton Hotel to play pool then going to visit a friend in Mareeba, located about 30 kilometres away.''

''A coronial inquest in 2014 concluded O'Shea likely died soon after December 29, 2005, in the Tablelands area.''

O'Shea was seen attending a bottle shop at the Atherton Hotel. (Facebook)

 

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Police offer $500,000 reward in bid to solve 19-year-old cold case

Police have offered a $500,000 reward in a bid to a woman’s suspected murder in Far North Queensland in 2005.

www.watoday.com.au

'Police have offered a $500,000 reward in a bid to a woman’s suspected murder in Far North Queensland in 2005.'​

March 25, 2024

 

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I remember this case, as I am somewhat local …

Katie had a distictive hand bag when she went missing …

You can see the bag and the Inquest Summary here …

Kathleen

 

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I remember this case, as I am somewhat local …

Katie had a distictive hand bag when she went missing …

You can see the bag and the Inquest Summary here …

Kathleen

Great link, thanks!

Above - this is similar to Katie's distinctive red handbag - have you seen someone with a bag like this?

Name:​	O'Shea Kathleen Mary
D.O.B:​	1961
Height:​	171 cm
Complexion:​	Tanned
Eye Colour:​	Green
Hair Colour:​	Dark
Build:​	Slim
Last Heard:​	December 29 2005, Atherton QLD

 

[SLouTh]

There are two POI’s ….

Sgt Devine said Frank Wark, who is serving a life sentence for murder in Western Australia and Ms O’Shea’s eldest son, Alan, remained persons of interest to investigators.

Paywalled for some

The Cairns Post

The Cairns Post

www.cairnspost.com.au

 

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Daughter's desperate plea to help find mum likely murdered after night at Far North Queensland pub

Police have named the son of a missing woman and a convicted murderer as persons of interest as they announce a $500,000 reward for information into her cold case disappearance.

www.abc.net.au

''Queensland police said Ms O'Shea's son, Alan O'Shea, and convicted murderer Francis Wark were persons of interest in the mother-of-five's disappearance.''

''The inquest also heard from an anonymous witness known as Mr A who said that while living with Mr O'Shea in 2008, Mr O'Shea had confessed to killing his mother.

The inquest heard Francis Wark, who had been imprisoned for raping a hitchhiker and holding them captive in the area in 2007, denied having met Ms O'Shea or having any involvement in her death.

Wark has since been imprisoned in Western Australia for the murder and sexual assault of another woman.

The $500,000 reward is for information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of person or people responsible for Ms O'Shea's disappearance.''

Apr 8, 2018
Since the 29th of December 2005, there has been no sighting or information heard on missing mother Katie O’Shea. Her eldest daughter, Lily is convinced that someone out there knows something.