Found Deceased Australia - Pheobe Bishop, 17, failed to board a scheduled flight from a Queensland Airport. Last seen Airport Drive, Bundaberg, 15 May 2025

[Spectrix]

I really wish it was clear if she spoke to her boyfriend at 8:30am on the morning of the 15th on the phone. I keep reading conflicting reports.

If we go off the media reports, poor Phoebe had a flurry of activity right on 8:30am -
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"Police said her housemates were the last to see her when they said they dropped her outside Bundaberg Regional Airport at 8.30am."
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”She didn’t check in for her flight to visit her boyfriend who she spoke to on the phone at 8.30am,”
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"However, the teen did not board her 8:30am flight and there has been no sign of her, or her luggage, since"
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I think the boyfriend's account of speaking to her at 8:30am is true, I imagine he was the one who reported her missing.

We now know that Phoebe's flight wasn't scheduled to depart Bundaberg Airport until 10:10am. So she probably wouldn't have wanted to arrive any later than 9:30am.

It's unclear how far she made it. If her housemates actually claimed that they dropped her at the airport as stated above, they were lying. There's no CCTV of that happening.

There were reports of Phoebe arguing with another occupant of the car (possibly unsubstantiated)
There were reports that she was actually dropped a few streets away from the airport
There were also reports that her phone pinged near the airport.

Who knows which of those reports are true, if any?

 

[ThePineapple]

I really have doubts about the alleged (by some) guilt of housemates.
What could be the motive?

Sure,
they seem like strange/dodgy individuals,
but were ready to take her in when PB allegedly argued with mother.

Mother & the family knew PB was living there, it was not a secret.

Besides,
they should have known they would be obvious suspects.

Hmmm....

I noticed Police try very hard not to accuse them,
(Is it deliberate action? )

Quote:

"Bromley and Wood,
who are believed to be in a relationship,
have been co-operating with police.

Authorities have emphasised
that there is no suggestion either is involved in Bishop’s disappearance."

But, of course, anything is possible

JMO

Grim development in search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop

The search for the 17-year-old has entered a tenth day.

7news.com.au

I agree with you here!
In missing persons cases, the last place/s they are known to be seen are usually determined crime scenes until investigations are done. So for the house and car, it makes sense.
They do sound like troubled people but they could also be completely innocent.
The only interesting thing is they have been publicly named. Whereas the boyfriend has said very little and has not been named.
This could be a tactic to get more info out of JW & TB or they simply didn’t mind having their names out there because they have nothing to hide. Regardless, the police have appealed for sightings of the Hyundai so it makes me think there’s a gap of time they can’t place JW & TB.

 

[Ann764]

I really have doubts about the alleged (by some) guilt of housemates.
What could be the motive?

Sure,
they seem like strange/dodgy individuals,
but were ready to take her in when PB allegedly argued with mother.

Mother & the family knew PB was living there, it was not a secret.

Besides,
they should have known they would be obvious suspects.

Hmmm....

I noticed Police try very hard not to accuse them,
(Is it deliberate action? )

Quote:

"Bromley and Wood,
who are believed to be in a relationship,
have been co-operating with police.

Authorities have emphasised
that there is no suggestion either is involved in Bishop’s disappearance."

But, of course, anything is possible

JMO

Grim development in search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop

The search for the 17-year-old has entered a tenth day.

7news.com.au

That’s what I’ve begun thinking cos they would know to text the BF. Otherwise they are under the pump. But then why was she not dropped at the airport , someone else may be involved but part of the circle.

The access to those kinds of weapons is the biggest red flag as to their crowd.

Like very few people particularly a woman have access let alone carry around in their car a shorn of shot gun or whatever.

It’s all smelly and we’re all guessing atm until any real factual evidence is released .

The police are obviously doing their job and don’t want the public knowing anything .

It’s not like normal missing persons.

They know what’s happened they obviously just need to find sadly PB . For the case and prosecution.

 

[Absoluterubbish]

Crime scenes require a water tight warrant which can’t be obtained without sufficient evidence. There is way more to this than is being released. I really hope her family get some answers today (if they haven’t already)

 

[Beekarina]

If her housemates did drop Pheobe off outside the airport, then their vehicle, and one would think Pheobe as well, would have been on camera?

If Pheobe asked to be dropped off near the airport, but not exactly AT the airport, would also think the housemates would have said as much, and again, given the times we live in, she and the vehicle/housemates would be on camera? Say she wanted off at a cafe, a bank, anywhere.

Running away? Yes, a trip is a good cover, however, Pheobe either would have entered the airport and then left with someone else, gone somewhere else, etc. OR she would have been asked to be dropped off along the way. It's not a long flight, but I suppose it gives a person some lead time to get away before anyone is looking for you.

I think Pheobe 100% had motivation to run away. What I do not see is motivation for the housemates to cover for her and say they dropped her off at a place where they clearly never did. Doesn't add up, especially with all of the attention on the case.

It is all very strange. I don't know what motivation the housemates would have to harm her either, but it seems like violence is certainly an issue with at least one of them. Airports, even small ones, have cameras all around, so lying and saying you went to one at a certain time seems incredibly stupid to me. I lean towards someone did something to Pheobe in a moment of rage, and it;s just gathering evidence. Poor kid.

 

[indicolite22]

Where and when did her phone ping last? IF it was near the airport, SOMEONE took it there. Then they could have turned it off and discarded it.

 

[Beekarina]

We now know that Phoebe's flight wasn't scheduled to depart Bundaberg Airport until 10:10am. So she probably wouldn't have wanted to arrive any later than 9:30am.

This is good info.

IF Pheobe was in a healthy, normal living situation, I would agree with you she would probably be sleeping in. I tend to view it more likely given what we do know about her life, she was raring to get out of there. Mixture of the house itself being not the best environment, and what we have heard of Pheobe being described as adventurous, free-spirited.

I'm not sure how accustomed she was to travel, but it seems her life wasn't easy. We also know she saved up and paid for her own flight. At 17, that's pretty cool. I bet she was excited to fly, and probably would have been up early, getting dressed in something she liked, maybe taking pictures of the planes to send her friends, treating herself to a coffee or sweet beforehand, that sort of thing. I think the trip itself would have been something special to her, but that is just my feeling.

 

[Absoluterubbish]

They also don't bring cadaver dogs in for no reason. They've found something in that bush or in the car. Time is ticking for those responsible.

 

[Dotta]

I'm not sure how accustomed she was to travel, but it seems her life wasn't easy. We also know she saved up and paid for her own flight. At 17, that's pretty cool. I bet she was excited to fly, and probably would have been up early, getting dressed in something she liked, maybe taking pictures of the planes to send her friends, treating herself to a coffee or sweet beforehand, that sort of thing. I think the trip itself would have been something special to her, but that is just my feeling.

Yes!

I can imagine her bubbling with joy and excitement,
a trip by plane, leaving troubles behind, meeting boyfriend, going to a new place, big city, far away from hometown.
What an adventure!
Freedom & happiness!

It makes me sad that her dream never came true.




JMO

 

[CityKid]

She's a 17 yr old kid, never off her phone one would image, like all kids of that age. The phone would have been glued to her hand.

She would have been texting / talking to her BF constantly leading up to that flight one would imagine.

If she caught the 9.30 flight leaving Bundaberg to Brisbane, then she would have needed to be at the airport by 8.30


Her phone PINGED / was used / switched off / called her bf at 8.30

Everything I've read says the phone pinged at 8:30. I can't find evidence as to whether PB was the one using the phone when it pinged. Has the phone been located? I haven't seen that reported.

 

[CityKid]

New article about the case:

Desperate search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop pushes into remote bushland

The investigation, led by Bundaberg’s child protection and crime teams, now includes officers from the homicide unit.

7news.com.au

No new information that I could see, except I haven't seen this mentioned before:

"Police are also reviewing Pheobe’s recent social media activity, which indicates she had not been in contact with her mother and had been “in and out” of home for several years."

I'm curious about the relationship between mother and daughter. MOO we've seen quite a few pictures of them together.

 

[Dpdan]

This really is a hard one to work out (unless you’re LE)
I have so many questions and suspicions.
One thing I am quite sure of is they have found something of PBs in GNS.
There’s too many resources going into searching for her there for it to be a diversion tactic. (This is still JMO) she could be there or her stuff could have just been dumped. But something is there.

I’m not 100% that PB is actually there (honestly this is just my opinion and I’m most likely wrong) but for the bush being so dense, it seems like a lot of hard work to “dispose” of someone that deep in the bush. You’d be gone for hours and if someone is deceased, they’d be heavy so getting far would be a mission. You’d have all the gear to bury someone and you’d most likely be covered in leaves and dirt and clothing would be filthy. Maybe this is why JW & TB have been excluded as suspects for now? (JMO guys)
Another avenue I considered was suicide. Possibly assisted. But not enough information for that unless anyone has any other info.
In QLD you usually have an insurance policy on your super. Could this be motivation?
So many questions needing answers! I think day by day we might get new information but I really hope she’s found alive and possibly just ran away.

Being released without charge doesn't necessarily mean excluded as suspects. People can only be held for maximum 8 hours so if there isn't enough evidence to charge they release. There might not have been evidence because they weren't involved, or the evidence might not have been found yet.

 

[StillDiggin]

Missing teen’s mum shares devastating family update as search continues

The new statement comes as cadaver dogs are used in the search for the 17-year-old.

7news.com.au

 

[SouthAussie]

Everything I've read says the phone pinged at 8:30. I can't find evidence as to whether PB was the one using the phone when it pinged. Has the phone been located? I haven't seen that reported.

I just did a search on any ping, related to this case. I think a ping has been assumed because of the alleged 8:30am use of her phone. Then it being turned off.

There is nothing mentioned in MSM about a ping, that I can find. Just 'a ping' mentioned by unrelated others in their comments under the articles. And how would they know?

imo

 

[Absoluterubbish]

I am truly impressed you found this. I haven't been here for some time, but I thought I'd come here as this one has upset me. All these family (not just her immediate family) and friends commenting on what they think they knew and what they think of each other, my heart breaks as it would have only taken one of them to actually have given her a safe place when it counted.

It's so sad isn't it. So many people had the opportunity to prevent this long before it happened.

 

[Marg944]

My post was taken down - reason said was “no link”. I didn’t put a link as the Law List is only available from one source. But here it is again - with the link.

She has been charged with SOMETHING! Not sure what as yet!

https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__external/CourtsLawList/Bundaberg_DailyLawList.pdf

 

[MathildaM]

Is it made public what the charges are? I would imagine if related to PB disappearance that QLD police would have published it on their site or announced in a press conference.

 

[SouthAussie]

Is it made public what the charges are? I would imagine if related to PB disappearance that QLD police would have published it on their site or announced in a press conference.

I feel pretty sure that if it was related to this case, it would be all over the news.

Charging people with unrelated matters can be a police tactic to pressure that person, or it could be something that needed to be taken to court anyway.

imo

 

[Absoluterubbish]

I feel pretty sure that if it was related to this case, it would be all over the news.

imo

I agree. I still think it will be for breaching bail conditions, which could of course be related to this case somehow but not directly related hence not in the media. I guess we will find out eventually.

 

[Melbournian]

If she’s broken her original bail conditions
( having to attend the police station daily while out on bail?) could this new court appearance be for that?