New Zealand - Jessica Boyce, 27, vehicle located at Lake Chalice, Blenheim, Marlborough, 19 Mar 2019

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Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Police

UPDATED - HAVE YOU SEEN JESSICA?

Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of 27-year-old Jessica Boyce.

Jessica has not been seen since Tuesday 19 March and her family are concerned for her wellbeing.

We are seeking information on Jess’s movements in the weeks leading up to her disappearance, particularly Jess’ actions and activities throughout the Blenheim and Renwick areas.

Her vehicle was located at Lake Chalice and we wish to speak to anyone who has been up the Lake Chalice Road since it recently re-opened.

If you have any information please contact Blenheim Police on (03) 578 5279.

Police looking for Jessica Boyce missing for a week

 

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Eight days missing: Family of Jessica Boyce implore others to 'act now, don't wait'

 

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"The search for missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce has been suspended pending further information.... Inspector Simon Feltham said an intensive eight days of searching was completed but despite all search efforts no signs of Boyce have been found."

Search for missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce suspended

 

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Police now suspect the vehicle was planted to deliberately mislead them.
As a result of on-going enquiries, police have located a number of other locations of interest.

Search for missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce now a homicide investigation

 

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Misinformation impeding investigation?

From March 18, 2020, Radio New Zealand:

Detective senior sergeant Ciaran Sloan said detectives working on the case had been frustrated by what they believed to be significant amounts of misinformation designed to impede the investigation.

This includes the placement of Boyce's red ute in the Lake Chalice carpark, which police believe was put there to mislead the investigation team.

Despite this, some progress had been made and on 9 March this year, Marlborough Police seized a black Mazda utility vehicle, which they thought was connected to Boyce's disappearance.

The vehicle is undergoing a forensic examination.

Police battle misinformation in search for missing woman Jessica Boyce


Possible connection to an illegal drug lab/distribution chain?

From March 19, 2020, Stuff News:

Investigations area manager Detective Senior Sergeant Ciaran Sloan told Stuff the case, now known as "Operation Largo", was still an active focus for eight police staff, including two detectives drafted in from outside the region...

Sloan said a number of people linked with a Warwick St address were people of interest to Operation Largo.

...The Warwick St property was
raided a second time in December, with police finding evidence of a clandestine lab. Police said they believed the Warwick St property was at the heart of a "significant" meth chain supplying the Marlborough area.

Marlborough homicide investigation follows 'people of interest' who have left region

 

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The family of missing woman Jessica Boyce is relieved to learn police have suspects in their crosshairs, almost two years after her disappearance .

Boyce was last seen on March 19, 2019 near Renwick, Marlborough, in a red ute found three days later in the Mount Richmond Forest Park. Extensive searches of the park were unsuccessful.

The investigation became a homicide case in October 2019, and police said they believed the red ute had been left at the park to deliberately mislead them.

More at Boyce family expect closure, but little comfort, as police close in on 'justice for Jess'

 

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Fresh information on South Island cold case disappearance

Police investigating the 2019 disappearance of Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce are set to release fresh information on the case. The 27-year-old...

www.odt.co.nz

18 March 2024

'Fresh information on South Island cold case disappearance'​

Detective Senior Sergeant Ciaran Sloan said in a statement this morning: “Marlborough Police investigating the 2019 disappearance of Jessica Boyce are encouraging people to watch tomorrow night’s Cold Case episode on TV One.”
“Investigators are releasing new information on the programme,” the statement said.
Sloan said the “investigation team have worked through a large volume of information and will present significant aspects of those inquiries on the programme tonight”.
“The team remain focused and motivated to locate Jessica and to hold to account those responsible for her disappearance.”
The Cold Case will be broadcast tonight at 8.30pm on TV1, or later on TVNZ+.
It comes as police earlier executed a search warrant in relation to the suspicious disappearance last month.
Officers searched a property in Canvastown on February 9th.''

 

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March 19 2024 rbbm

Blenheim cold case: Police offer $100k reward

Police are offering a $100,000 reward for credible information relating to missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce, who vanished five years ago today.

www.rnz.co.nz

''Police are offering a $100,000 reward for credible information relating to missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce.
Investigators had now revealed on TVNZ's Cold Case that they believe her disappearance and death is likely to have been caused by a group of people active in the Marlborough methamphetamine scene.
New information had been made public on the programme for the first time on Tuesday night.''