Missing Persons
Long-term missing-person cases, standing rewards, and the work of the Missing Persons Squad. If you have information, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Inside the system that tracks Victoria’s missing
How the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre works with Victoria Police on long-term cases, DNA matching and the annual awareness…
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Remains Found in Search for Missing Teen; Youth Arrested
Victoria Police is investigating after human remains were discovered during a search for a missing teenage girl in Victoria's west,…
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From the first call to the long-term file: how Victoria investigates missing persons
When someone disappears in Victoria, a carefully staged investigative process begins within hours. Here is what actually happens — and…
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The long-term missing: Victoria’s most enduring cases
How cases become long-term missing, the Missing Persons Squad cold-case work, unidentified-remains casework, and how the public can help.
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Missing persons in Victoria: the system, the squad, and how appeals work
The Missing Persons Squad, when to report, busting the 24-hour myth, the role of media appeals, and support for families.
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Shannon McCormack: an unsolved disappearance and the standing reward
The Shannon McCormack disappearance has been an open Victoria Police file for more than two decades.
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Long-running missing-person searches: what families face when a case stays open
When a missing-person case stays open for years, the strain on families is profound. We look at what they face.
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Jane Thurgood-Dove: the Niddrie murder that has never been resolved
Jane Thurgood-Dove was killed in front of her children in 1997. The case remains unresolved.
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The disappearance of Elisabeth Membrey, 30 years on
Elisabeth Membrey disappeared from her Ringwood home in 1994. Three decades later, the family's search continues.
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Karmein Chan: Victoria’s most enduring cold case and the standing $1 million reward
Karmein Chan was abducted from her Templestowe home in 1991. The reward stands at million and the file remains open.
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