Australia Australia - Tanya Nicholls, 16, Belambi NSW, 1 Sep 1988

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Tanya Maree NICHOLLS

Last seen: Bellambi, NSW​ Responsible jurisdiction: NSW​ Year of birth: 1971​ ​ Gender: Female​ Height: 155cm​ Build: Thin​ Hair: Fair​ Eyes: Brown​ Complexion: Fair​ Distinguishing Features: Butterfly tattoo on back​ CIRCUMSTANCES:

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In September 1988 Tanya left her grand-parents' home in Fairy Meadow NSw, possibly to go to live in Bondi with an unknown person. There has only been one telephone call to relatives since that time.

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www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/worse-than-death-mothers-anguish-over-missing-daughter-not-seen-for-20-years/news-story/9988808db6c3ee53abd97b7c55e2df6d
Article dated 5 August 2018

DIANNE Nicholls is haunted by the last conversation she had with her teenage daughter.
It was an argument about the then 16-year-old Tanya’s boyfriend.

He was in Parklea jail and Mrs Nicholls didn’t approve of him.

Tanya stormed out of their home near Wollongong in September 1988 and went to her grandparents.

It was the last time Mrs Nicholls saw her daughter.

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After she left home, the teenager was traced to Kings Cross. She was mixing with drug dealers and prostitutes, who were unwilling to speak to police after Tanya vanished.

In October 1998, Tanya signed a visitor’s book, using the alias Marie Ann Owen, at Parklea jail.

Wollongong Police Detective Sergeant Jason Hogan said there was nothing to suggest Tanya had committed suicide or that she was murdered.