Australia Australia - Norman Lawson, 16, Kakadu National Park, NT, 22 Oct 1986

[missacorah]

The Doe Network:
Case File 46DMNT



Lawson, circa 1986
Norman James Lawson
Missing since October 22, 1986 from Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: May 18, 1970
• Age at Time of Diappearance: 16 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'11" (180 cm)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes. Lawson has a slim build.
• Clothing: He was last seen wearing dark shorts and a blue t-shirt. He was not wearing any shoes.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Lawson was last seen when he was on a fishing trip with four other persons at the South Alligator River Crossing in Kakadu National Park. Despite unconfirmed sightings of him on October 28 - 30, 1986, there has been no sign of Lawson since. It is believed he may have drowned.
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[Kat]

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/10/21/94331_ntnews.html

Help me find my brother's killer

REBEKAH CAVANAGH | October 21st, 2009

THE brother of a Territory teenager who mysteriously disappeared in Kakadu National Park 23 years ago today wants police to re-open the cold case and find his killer.

 

[Dylansmom08]

Norman James LAWSON

I can't find any other updates on his case but it looks like back in 2009 they found skeletal remains that are possibly him but where waiting for DNA testing to confirm. I hope that they have gotten the closure they need and that he has been laid to rest.

 

[Megsc]

Norman James LAWSON

"The group travelled to the area of the Old Jim Jim Road in Kakadu, near the South Alligator River. The national park is about three hours from Darwin and is a known habitat for saltwater crocodiles.
Susan says when Norman didn’t return to their father’s house as he was expected to after the trip, their father notified police.


A Coroner’s report would later find the four people Norman was with on the trip failed to “properly notify anyone in authority” at nearby Cooinda or Jabiru that Norman was missing.


Two of the four people did not return to Darwin."


Soooo.... were his friends properly investigated ?
I find it odd that they didn’t tell anyone (neither LE nor family) that he was missing.

 

[Megsc]

https://www.[link removed].au/norman-lawson-missing/