When Misty LaBean was a year old, her mother Connie Christensen vanished. Four decades later, a phone call from a stranger helped her understand why

Misty LaBean spent her whole life wondering why her mother left her family when she was only a year old. Connie Christensen’s disappearance 40 years ago from Wisconsin wasn’t out of the blue for the rest of her relatives. She had left before, running away when she was a teenager and even doing a stint … Read more

Frantic search for missing camper who left bogged ute in NSW’s Olney State Forest to find water

A multi-agency search is underway for a missing woman, who failed to return to her campsite after getting bogged while on her way to collect water. Melissa Reeves, 48, is an experienced camper who has spent the past month camping by herself in NSW’s Olney State Forest, west of Lake Macquarie, near the Central Coast. … Read more

Body of missing man found at Ellenborough Falls on NSW Mid North Coast

The body of a 54-year-old man reported missing has been located at a popular waterfall in the New South Wales Mid North Coast region following a three-day search. Police said the man was last seen at his home on Kalinda Dr in Port Macquarie on the evening of January 16. A multi-agency party, including police … Read more

NSW Police re-open cold case in bid to find Ultimo butcher Paul Norton last seen in 1989

A 34-year-old cold case has been re-opened by police hoping for answers about a Sydney father whose remains were found years after he disappeared and was likely murdered. Ultimo man Paul Norton, 31, was last seen on April 9, 1989, after spending the day with his sons at Leichhardt Oval watching a Parramatta Eels versus … Read more

Police release images to solve 57-year-old mystery of woman found dead in water off Sorrento

A Jane Doe found dead at a Victorian beach more than 57 years ago remains unidentified but police aren’t giving up on cracking the case. The woman’s body was discovered floating in the water off Sorrento beach on the Mornington Peninsula by passers-by during the evening of February 25, 1966. Detectives on Monday released a … Read more

Donald Buckley went missing decades ago. The mystery of his disappearance has just been solved

The case of a NSW father-of-three who was only reported missing 70 years after he disappeared has been solved. Donald Gordon Buckley was about 24 years old when he left his home in Warwick Farm in Sydney’s west in 1953. An appeal launched in October to determine his whereabouts prompted a member of the public … Read more

Missing British boy Alex Batty found alive in France living among spiritual community

A teenager from Britain who disappeared six years ago has been found in southern France, local authorities said on Thursday, fleeing a spiritualist mountain community according to a driver who crossed paths with him and informed police. His family has confirmed his identity as Alex Batty, originally from Greater Manchester, the local prosecution office told … Read more