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Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Breakthrough in mystery of 40-year-old set of bones

Police believe a mystery set of bones found 40 years ago on Kangaroo Island belonged to a man who went missing from NSW in the late 1970s.

Questions remain after missing person river discovery

Questions remain after missing person river discovery

Questions remain after missing person river discovery

Questions remain after missing person river discovery

A coroner has been unable to determine the precise circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found in a river seven years after he went missing.

Charges weighed over William Tyrrell disappearance

Charges weighed over William Tyrrell disappearance

Charges weighed over William Tyrrell disappearance

Charges weighed over William Tyrrell disappearance

Prosecutors are looking at evidence related to the disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell, who vanished from a property linked to his foster family in 2014.

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Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

A search is continuing for a man who was swimming at a Byron Bay beach before he disappeared under the water.

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

A Melbourne criminologist has been awarded a $350,000 grant to interview murderers in a bid to help police locate missing bodies.

Second man's body found in search for missing fishermen

Second man's body found in search for missing fishermen

Police searching Lake Eucumbene in the NSW Snowy Mountains have recovered a second body, after two men in their 70s failed to return from a fishing trip.

Human remains found in drug-related murder case

Human remains found in drug-related murder case

South Australian police are investigating if human remains found in the mid-north are those of Adelaide man Robert Atkins, thought killed by drug dealers.

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Family urges death suspect to 'man up' and stop running

Family urges death suspect to 'man up' and stop running

Family urges death suspect to 'man up' and stop running

Family urges death suspect to 'man up' and stop running

The child of a man wanted for questioning over the death of a woman found at the bottom of a Queensland cliff 26 years ago is urging him to come forward.

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Almost 40 years after Victorian woman Debra Campbell was last seen, a NSW man has been arrested and charged with her murder.

Reward as remains identified in cold case breakthrough

Reward as remains identified in cold case breakthrough

Reward as remains identified in cold case breakthrough

Reward as remains identified in cold case breakthrough

Police have identified the remains of a man believed murdered in central Queensland and have posted a reward as his son makes a plea for public help.

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Australian tourists are missing after their boat disappeared off the Indonesian coast where local authorities have begun a search and rescue operation.

Public DNA plea to help crack missing person cold cases

Public DNA plea to help crack missing person cold cases

Public DNA plea to help crack missing person cold cases

Public DNA plea to help crack missing person cold cases

The Missing Persons Registry hopes voluntary DNA submissions from the public could solve the identity of people who have been missing for decades.

Mystery hope as police reveal face of 'woman in yellow'

Mystery hope as police reveal face of 'woman in yellow'

Mystery hope as police reveal face of 'woman in yellow'

Mystery hope as police reveal face of 'woman in yellow'

Police believe they are closer to solving the mystery identify of a woman found in bushland near Darwin in the 1980s.

Renewed search fails to find missing Belgian tourist

Renewed search fails to find missing Belgian tourist

Renewed search fails to find missing Belgian tourist

Renewed search fails to find missing Belgian tourist

A three-day intensive search in Tasmania has found no trace of a 31-year-old Belgian tourist who went missing in June, police say.

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Amateur sleuths invited to solve human remains cases

A public campaign has been launched to match eight unsolved human remains cases from across Australia with a list of 2500 long-term missing persons.

Cadaver dog called in over missing Belgian tourist

A NSW Police cadaver dog will rummage bush near Tasmania's Tarkine rainforest after weeks of searches were unable to uncover Belgian tourist Celine Cremer.

Say her name: inquiry reminded of women who have died

A public hearing into missing and murdered First Nations women and children across Australia heard from senior NSW police, public servants and advocates.

Man charged with murdering teenager missing for months

Murder charges have been laid after the remains believed to be of missing 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell were found in Tasmanian bushland.

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Remains found in search for missing teenager

Remains have been found in the search for a 14-year-old girl missing in northern Tasmania since late April.

'It hurts still 20 years later': mum's anguish

A $750,000 reward is on offer to anyone who can help police solve the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl on the NSW north coast more than 20 years ago.

Family plea to help solve teenager's 1988 death

Police are offering $1 million for information to catch the people responsible for a teenager's death in 1988, offering hope to his grieving family for answers.

Mystery persists over missing mother's suspected murder

Police have made a renewed call for information about the suspected murder of young Tasmanian mother Helen Munnings, who went missing in Burnie in 2008.

Mum's plea years after her 'little protector' vanished

The mother of Zac Barnes who disappeared more than six years ago has made a heartfelt plea for answers about his fate, saying he deserved to be respected.

'Dead': Teen texts before vanishing into bush

Teenager Zac Erin Barnes appeared upset and aggressive before exiting his friend's vehicle and walking into the bush where he vanished without a trace.

Search for Belgian bushwalker in Tasmania suspended

Tasmanian police have formally suspended the search for missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer who was last seen more than three weeks ago.

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