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    <p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The idyllic town of Byron Bay is known for its celebrity sightings and white sand beaches, but the coastal hamlet has been plagued by a series of mysterious disappearances over the years.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, 18, made international headlines in May last year when he vanished without a trace after leaving a bar in Byron Bay’s main drag. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>On Wednesday, skeletal remains were found in bushland near where Hayez went missing.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The grim discovery was made during a hunt for clues into the disappearance of another missing person, nomadic woman Thea Liddle.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Ms Liddle, 42, was known to move between homeless camps, but vanished last year.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Belgain backpacker Theo Hayez, 18, was last seen leaving a bar on May 31, 2019.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”><div class=”splitLeft”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Skeletal remains have been found during a search of bushland around Byron Bay near where Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez (left) went missing last May </div> <noscript> Skeletal remains have been found during a search of bushland around Byron Bay near where Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez (left) went missing last May </noscript> </div></div><div class=”splitRight”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Thea Liddle (pictured) also vanished in the area last October </div> <noscript> Thea Liddle (pictured) also vanished in the area last October </noscript> </div></div><div class=”clear”></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Skeletal remains have been found during a search of bushland around Byron Bay near where Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez (left) went missing last May and nomadic traveller Thea Liddle (right) vanished last October</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> NSW Police say they are yet to determine if the bones discovered belong to a man or a woman, or even if they relate to either of their disappearances </div> <noscript> NSW Police say they are yet to determine if the bones discovered belong to a man or a woman, or even if they relate to either of their disappearances </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>NSW Police say they are yet to determine if the bones discovered belong to a man or a woman, or even if they relate to either of their disappearances </p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Officers have been searching homeless camps in the bush where she was known to reside in the month's before her disappearance </div> <noscript> Officers have been searching homeless camps in the bush where she was known to reside in the month's before her disappearance </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Officers have been searching homeless camps in the bush where she was known to reside in the month’s before her disappearance</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>NSW Police say they are yet to determine if the bones discovered belong to a man or a woman, or even if they relate to either of their disappearances.   </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Police brought in sniffer dogs and rescue specialists to scour Byron Bay bushland on Tuesday, as part of the hunt for answers about Ms Liddle’s disappearance.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Ms Liddle’s last known address was a rural property where she was living with a 46-year-old man.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>While she was known to lead a transient lifestyle, her disappearance has prompted a major search amid fears for her safety.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Officers have searched homeless camps where she was known to reside in the months before her disappearance.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Byron Police District Commander, Superintendent Dave Roptell, said the search area is relatively wide because of her nomadic lifestyle.  </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Thea lived a very transient lifestyle – shifting from place to place, 퍼스트카지노 changing campsites often and would opt for places in remote bushland away from the public,’ Superintendent Roptell said. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>But Hayez and Liddle are just two of many tourists and locals who have gone missing in the idyllic town.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”><span class=”mol-style-medium”><span class=”news-ccox”><span class=”mol-style-large”>Ellen Wilson, 2015 </span></span></span></span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”></span><span class=”class”>Ellen Wilson, 54, has been missing since 11 September, 2015.</span><span class=”mol-style-bold”></span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>A CCTV image that morning showed her taking cash out from an ATM in Ballina, the airport town near Byron Bay where thousands of tourists land for their holidays.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She was last seen at the Australian Hotel before she left in her silver Subaru station wagon with NSW registration plates CB-76-QX.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The next morning she phoned a friend and agreed to meet her in Ballina for some volunteer work later that day.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>But Ms Wilson did not turn up and her friend became worried about her and called police to report her missing.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”><div class=”splitLeft”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Ellen Wilson, 54, has been missing since 11 September, 2015 </div> <noscript> Ellen Wilson, 54, has been missing since 11 September, 2015 </noscript> </div></div><div class=”splitRight”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> She was last seen at the Australian Hotel </div> <noscript> She was last seen at the Australian Hotel </noscript> </div></div><div class=”clear”></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Mysterious disappearance: Ellen Wilson (pictured), 54, has been missing since 11 September, 2015</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She has not been heard from or seen since. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Police have been to her house in Goonellabah several times but found no sign of her. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>They have also been unable to find her car, despite several unconfirmed reports from people saying they had seen it in 2015.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Ms Wilson’s relatives said it was extremely unusual for her not to make contact and that she missed several scheduled appointments. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She is described as 165cm tall with a medium build and shoulder length greyish-brown hair.

    She has blue eyes and wears reading glasses.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”> Richmond LAC investigations manager Detective Sergeant Bernadette Ingram said in 2015 that police have no idea what happened to her.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’We’re at a loss to know where she went and we’re appealing for help from the public.

    Any information may help us find her,’ she said.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold mol-style-medium”><span class=”mol-style-large”><span class=”news-ccox”>Bronwyn Winfield, 1993 </span></span></span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mother-of-two Bronwny Winfield, 31, was last seen at her home in Lennox Head, a coastal town just south of Byron Bay, on 16 May, 1993.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She was reported missing to the police 11 days later on 27 May. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>A coronial inquiry into her disappearance in 2002 found that she most likely died at the time she disappeared. </p><div class=”mol-img-group floatRHS” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Suspected murder victim: Bronwyn Winfield </div> <noscript> Suspected murder victim: Bronwyn Winfield </noscript> </div> <div><div> <span></span> <div></div></div></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Suspected murder victim: Bronwyn Winfield</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The coroner recommended that a <span style=”font-size: 16px;”>’known person’ be charged with her murder – but police did not have enough evidence for charges to be laid.</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>In 2009 police re-opened their investigation into her death and offered a $100,000 reward for anyone with information that led to a conviction.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>New South Wales Police Minister Michael Daley, now leader of the Opposition, held a press conference to announce the reward.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Bronwyn Winfield was a lovely lady and a good mum,’ he said.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’She left behind two young children, aged five and 10 at the time, making the attack all the more heinous.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Mrs Winfield’s family, particularly her children, deserve to know what happened – and her murderer deserves to be behind bars.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I hope that the lure of a cash reward may encourage those with information, who may have been reluctant to come forward at the time, to help police bring those responsible to justice.’  </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Ms Winfield’s daughter Chrystal was just 10 when she saw her mother for the last time. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I actually saw her on the night she went missing and that was the last time I saw her,’ she told the Northern Star.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I went to bed and that was it.'</p><div><div data-track-module=”am-related_carousel^related_carousel” data-track-selector=”.rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])” data-dm-rotator-rotate=”false” data-track-pos=”static” data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=”” data-dm-rotator-auto-init=”” id=”p-30″ class=”related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half” data-dm-rotator-active-class=”active” data-dm-rotator-page-count=”1.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=”” data-dm-rotator-page-size=”1″> <div class=”rotator bdrcc”> <div class=”rotator-title”> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=”rotator-pages link-xocc”> <li class=”rotator-prev”>Previous

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    </div> </div><h2 class=”mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead”><span class=”news-ccox”>Malcolm Briggs, 1975</span></h2><div class=”mol-img-group floatRHS” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Disappeared: Malcolm Briggs </div> <noscript> Disappeared: Malcolm Briggs </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Disappeared: Malcolm Briggs</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Malcolm Briggs was last seen in Mullumbimby, a small town inland from Byron Bay, in 1975.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He managed to keep in contact with his extended family, who were from the nearby town of Casino, until 2004.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>After contact stopped, the family reported him missing and he has never been found.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mr Briggs was 37 when he was last seen. He was missing his left ear after some kind of accident.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He would be 81 if alive today. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Relatives say he liked to smoke tailor-made cigarettes and kept them in his top shirt pocket.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He was also fond of long-sleeved checked shirts and long, grey pants.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Police described him as 172cm tall and of solid build with red hair and blue eyes.

     </p><h2 class=”mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead”><span class=”news-ccox”>Rodney Bradridge, 1997 </span></h2><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Rodney Clement Bradridge was 23 when he was dropped off on Frasers Road in Mullumbimby on May 22, 1997.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He has not been seen or made any contact with friends or family since. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Police searched possible camping areas to see if was camping in the wild but could not find him and called off the search. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>If still alive he would be 45 years old.  Officers say they hold grave concerns for his welfare.  </p><h2 class=”mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead”><span class=”news-ccox”>Jeffrey Neville, 1993</span></h2><div class=”mol-img-group floatRHS” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Jeffrey Neville has not been seen since 1993 </div> <noscript> Jeffrey Neville has not been seen since 1993 </noscript> </div> <div><div> <span></span> <div></div></div></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Jeffrey Neville has not been seen since 1993</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Jeffrey Neville was last seen near Mullumbimby around December 1993. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He has not made contact with family or friends since this date.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mr Neville, who was 39 at the time of his disappearance, was reported missing to the Mullumbimby Police Station.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Little information is known about him but he is described on an unofficial missing persons register as a regular user of prescribed and prohibited drugs.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mr Neville has not seen his doctor or received medication since he went missing.   </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He is described as 173cm with hazel/green eyes.

    If alive today he would be 65.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold news-ccox mol-style-large”>Theo Hayez, 2019 </span></p><div class=”moduleFull mol-video”><div><div itemprop=”video” itemscope=”itemscope” website content=”Police release more vision of missing Belgian backpacker” itemprop=”name” /><meta content=”PT01M12S” itemprop=”duration” /><meta website itemprop=”thumbnailUrl” /><meta website itemprop=”contentURL” /><meta content=”2019-06-17T03:29:37+0100″ itemprop=”uploadDate” /><meta content=”576″ itemprop=”height” /><meta content=”1024″ itemprop=”width” /><meta content=”Police release more vision in the search for Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, who went missing in Byron Bay.” itemprop=”description” /><div class=”item”> <div class=”vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news” id=”v-8729264442826050095″> <video controls=”” class=”video-js vjs-default-skin” website release more vision of missing Belgian website release more vision in the search for Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, who went missing in Byron Bay.website preload=”none”> <source website type=”video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> </div></div></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Theo Hayez was travelling Australia on a gap year after finishing school in Belgium.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The 18-year-old backpacker was last seen on CCTV walking through Byron Bay after leaving the Cheeky Monkey’s bar about 11pm on May 31, 2019.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Police began a land, sea and 파라오카지노 air search when they were alerted to his disappearance by staff at the Wake Up!

    Hostel in Byron Bay on June 6.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The hostel staff raise the alarm after finding his belongings, including his passport, left there untouched.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Theo, 18, was in Australia on a working holiday visa and had gone out to Byron Bay's popular nightclub Cheeky Monkey's on May 31, 2019 </div> <noscript> Theo, 18, was in Australia on a working holiday visa and had gone out to Byron Bay's popular nightclub Cheeky Monkey's on May 31, 2019 </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Theo, 18, was in Australia on a working holiday visa and had gone out to Byron Bay’s popular nightclub Cheeky Monkey’s on May 31, 2019</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The 18-year-old backpacker was last seen on CCTV (above) walking through Byron Bay after leaving the Cheeky Monkey's bar about 11pm on May 31, 2019 </div> <noscript> The 18-year-old backpacker was last seen on CCTV (above) walking through Byron Bay after leaving the Cheeky Monkey's bar about 11pm on May 31, 2019 </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The 18-year-old backpacker was last seen on CCTV (above) walking through Byron Bay after leaving the Cheeky Monkey’s bar about 11pm on May 31, 2019</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> This map shows the movements Theo Hayez made before he vanished without a trace </div> <noscript> This map shows the movements Theo Hayez made before he vanished without a trace </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>This map shows the movements Theo Hayez made before he vanished without a trace</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Theo’s father, Laurent Hayez, flew into Australia that month and made an emotional public appeal to help find his son.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I promised Theo’s little brother that I would bring his brother home.

    Please, help me keep my promise to him,’ he told reporters through tears at Tweed Heads Police Station.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Theo’s disappearance made headlines around the world and several volunteer groups formed to search for him.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The case has been referred to the NSW coroner.</p></div>
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