Australia - Todd Mooney, 54, Kirra Mooney, 10, died in shed fire, Biggenden Qld, 20 Dec 2022

[kailee]

Update 4: Homicide investigation, Biggenden - Queensland Police News

Detectives have released an image of a vehicle in an appeal for information in relation to a homicide investigation at Biggenden. At approximately 12.20pm

mypolice.qld.gov.au

Image taken 10am on Walsh Street, Biggenden

 

[MissBettyCooper]

Update from Queensland Police:

Detectives have released an image of a vehicle in an appeal for information in relation to a homicide investigation at Biggenden.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...vxhXBXLQKl&id=100064525851110&mibextid=qC1gEa


Update 4: Homicide investigation, Biggenden

myPolice on Jan 8, 2023 @ 6:04pm

Detectives have released an image of a vehicle in an appeal for information in relation to a homicide investigation at Biggenden.

At approximately 12.20pm on December 20, police were called to a shed fire at a Fenwicks Road property.

Officers located 54-year-old Todd Mooney and his 10-year-old daughter Kirra deceased inside.

A crime scene was declared and following forensic examinations, it is alleged the fire was deliberately lit.

Following extensive investigations detectives charged a 24-year-old Maryborough woman with two counts of murder and one count of arson.

Her matter was heard in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 7, where she was remanded in custody for the matter to return to court tomorrow (January 9).

As part of ongoing investigations, police have released an image of a white Holden Barina wagon with a distinctive solar panel on the roof.

Investigators appeal to anyone who may have seen the vehicle between 10am and 2pm between Biggenden and Bam Bam Springs to come forward.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Quote this reference number: QP2202180386


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You can actually see the accused in the photograph IMO. Hopefully QPOL will get the assistance they require from the public.

Very poor paint job, plus you can see the red paint still on the dash

 

[TootsieFootsie]

The vehicle has already been found burned out.

The Police are trying to track it's movements around the time of the fire.

Woman, 24, charged with murder after Biggenden shed fire that killed father and daughter

Kristen Leslie Olsen, 24, who was charged with arson and the murder of baker Todd Mooney, 54, and his daughter, Kirra, 10, on Friday has had her case heard in a Sunshine Coast courtroom on Saturday.

www.abc.net.au

At a press conference on Friday, Detective Gary Pettiford appealed to the public for information or vision of a white Holden Barina van with a distinctive solar panel

Police found that car burnt out on a Maryborough road and have recovered it as part of their investigation.
They are still appealing for information regarding the movements of the vehicle.


Ie, some on Facebook are saying they saw the vehicle today. So just saying that the Police are not still looking for it but want to knows it's movements.

 

[kailee]

The solar panel is much smaller on the white painted vehicle than the solar panel on the red, but the support bars and top cage seem to be in the same place.
I saw on the accused instagram account 29 Sept 2022 the vehicle painted red and parked at a music festival, and a second pic closer up.
krispendick_ : "The last time you'll see this sexy red rig parked next to the DFloor"

 

[TootsieFootsie]

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/fraser-coast/kristen-olsen-24-charged-with-murders-of-todd-and-kirra-mooney/news-story/4d66621ec50c2fc9f0586d5b972e7a27

Behind paywall, I think.

Police won't reveal what they allege happened in the lead up to the fire.

 

[mussopossum]

Here is a pic of what seems to be a vehicle identical to the the wagon as published by police, however when this photo was posted it seemed to be red in colour. JMO.

The source is:

Facebook

www.facebook.com

the Fb account of the accused. Posted August 3, 2022.

After studying the white van in police released picture and the red van, the red van solar panel is march larger than the one in police released footage. IMO anyhow. She might have replaced it recently before that image taken. When you zoom into the CCTV police photo you can see bottom of the windscreen area very faint red. I had actually wondered had she only just painted the car that morning the job looked so poor.

 

[mussopossum]

Very poor paint job, plus you can see the red paint still on the dash

Even the back of the passenger side when you zoom in has a very faint pinkish glow, I wondered if it had been painted that morning

 

[Ellery84]

K.O. Facebook page has been taken down.

I do wonder how the court mention went today? Iirc MSM was suggesting another charge may have been added today. I wonder if it was a secondary charge of arson?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe a charge of using a phone while driving ?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Woman accused of murdering baker and his daughter to spend months in custody

Kristen Leslie Olsen did not appear when her matter was briefly mentioned in the Maryborough courthouse today.

www.abc.net.au

A woman charged with the murder of a Biggenden baker and his young daughter is also facing multiple unrelated arson charges allegedly committed on the same day, a court has heard.

Kristen Leslie Olsen, 24, did not appear when her matter was briefly mentioned in the Maryborough courthouse on Monday morning.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Claire Bibby told the Maryborough court Ms Olsen was also charged with three counts of arson and one count of stealing related to a separate alleged incident on December 20.

Defence solicitor Bradford Hill requested a full brief of evidence for the seven charges, but Sergeant Bibby said the brief was expected to take eight weeks, which was longer than usual due to the nature of the charges.

Magistrate John Millburn adjourned the matter for a committal mention on March 6 and Ms Olsen was remanded in custody.

 

[murdershewroteabout]

Does anybody know which day the burnt out car was found?

 

[murdershewroteabout]

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She was supposed to appear at the Cairns Magistrates court on December 12.

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Did she appear? Does anyone know what it was for?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Does anybody know which day the burnt out car was found?

I can't recall which article I read it in, but it said it was found the same day as the Biggenden fire.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

More charges for shed fire murder accused

A 24-year-old Queensland woman faces additional arson charges after being accused of murdering a man and his young daughter in a shed fire.

www.perthnow.com.au

A Queensland Police spokesperson said the prosecutor had additionally charged her with one count of arson of a motor vehicle and two counts of arson of a building or structure, allegedly committed at Tinana.

Olsen was also charged with one count of stealing, allegedly committed at Ban Ban Springs, about 30km southeast of Biggenden.

The new charges related to alleged incidents separate from the murder charges.

The matter was adjourned until March 6 for a committal mention. Olsen was remanded in custody and excused from appearing in person at the next hearing.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

After she allegedly torched the car, did she need another one.

Ie is that what the stealing charge at Ban Ban Springs is about.

 

[Marg944]

More charges for shed fire murder accused

A 24-year-old Queensland woman faces additional arson charges after being accused of murdering a man and his young daughter in a shed fire.

www.perthnow.com.au

The matter was adjourned until March 6 for a committal mention. Olsen was remanded in custody and excused from appearing in person at the next hearing.

" excused from appearing in person at the next hearing. "

I wonder if this suggests a mental health problem?

 

[kailee]

After she allegedly torched the car, did she need another one.

Ie is that what the stealing charge at Ban Ban Springs is about.

Tinana (where she torched the car) is a suburb of Maryborough.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Tinana (where she torched the car) is a suburb of Maryborough

Ban Ban Springs is the place she was accused of stealing at.

A quote from the article.

"Olsen was also charged with on count of stealing, allegedly committed at Ban Ban Springs, about 30km southeast of Biggenden"

More charges for shed fire murder accused

A 24-year-old Queensland woman faces additional arson charges after being accused of murdering a man and his young daughter in a shed fire.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[kailee]

New allegations against young woman accused of killing father and daughter in fire

The Queensland woman, a self-described ‘small town barefoot gypsy’, has fronted court.

7news.com.au

"Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has confirmed to 7NEWS it responded to a fire on Eatonvale Road in Tinana about 4.40pm on December 20, with a caravan and car under a carport fully ablaze."

There are two likely routes from Ban Ban Springs (theft) back to Tinana. One is to go back through Biggenden.

 

[kailee]

QPS Online Crime map shows the arson. You can search and filter for it here: Online Crime Map

Tinana, Arson, 4pm 20 December 2022. Orange dot: