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Facial reconstruction of 'The Woman in Yellow' released to help crack 1987 missing persons case

Australian Federal Police scientists release a digitised image of 'The Woman in Yellow', thanks to advancements in DNA and facial reconstruction technology.
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Belgian friend of missing tourist Celine Cremer visits search area with police

A friend of missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer flew to Tasmania and was shown the wilderness area where where the 31-year-old disappeared a month ago, with police reporting a cadaver dog on loan from NSW has found nothing.
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New lead on missing Belgian tourist's phone activity helps pinpoint search

A NSW Police cadaver dog brought into Tasmania to help with the search for Shyanne-Lee Tatnell is repurposed to look for missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer, following new information.
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Tasmanian man charged with murder of teenage girl faces court

Christopher Mark Jordan has been named as the man accused of murdering 14-year-old girl Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, who went missing in April.
Duration: 1 minute 6 seconds

Man accused of murdering teen Shyanne-Lee Tatnell named in first court appearance

Christopher Mark Jordan, 36, appears in a Launceston court accused of murdering a Tasmanian teen after the discovery of human remains in bushland this week.
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Suspected human remains found in search for missing Tasmanian teen

The discovery was made during a large-scale police search for 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, who was last seen almost three months ago in Launceston.
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

Tasmania Police charge man with murder of teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell

Tasmania Police have charged a 36-year-old man with the murder of teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, after human remains were found in bushland in Tasmania's north-east
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Suspected human remains found, crime scene declared in search for Shyanne-Lee Tatnell

Police find suspected human remains in bushland in Tasmania's north-east and declare a crime scene at a separate property during the search for missing teen Shyanne-Lee Tatnell.
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Search for young Magnetic Island man called off

Police have abandoned a search for the 22-year-old man who went missing in rugged terrain on Magnetic Island more than a year ago.
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Massive bushland search for missing Tasmanian teen Shyanne-Lee to run until Friday

Police say they are acting on information they've received from the public in searching an area 50 minutes away from where missing teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell was last seen. 
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Composite image of young girl and police members and a search dog.

How often do large rewards help solve cold cases?

NSW Police are offering a $750,000 reward for information on the 2003 disappearance of Rose Howell, just a few days after a similar reward was offered over an unsolved murder.
Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds

Police offer $750,000 reward for information on teen who disappeared 20 years ago, days before birthday

Rose Howell was last seen walking along a road south of Coffs Harbour on a Friday evening in 2003. Her family and friends remain desperate for answers.
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A photo of missing teenager Rose Howell, c. 2003.

Mystery continues as dig fails to turn up bodies of lost Native American schoolchildren

The result has confounded researchers, after geophysical surveys detected four anomalies that could indicate grave shafts, and cadaver dogs detected the scent of human remains.
A white man in dull clothing and a bright yellow cap kneels on the ground as he works in a square hole at a dig site.

Man charged with allegedly kidnapping girl as she walked to school

The man in his 30s has been charged after police interviewed the girl he's accused of kidnapping while walking to school on Friday morning.
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Helen was pregnant when she vanished without a trace. 15 years on, there's $500,000 for anyone with information to help police

Young mother Helen Munnings was pregnant with her second child when she disappeared without a trace. A coronial inquest failed to shed much light on the case — but 15 years on, Tasmania Police are convinced someone knows something.
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Helen Munnings with her baby boy

Tina has been missing for five days. Her husband is publicly pleading for answers about his 'really gentle' wife

Tina Quinn, 34, remains missing after last being seen at her Yass acreage on July 16. Authorities are expanding their search for the woman.
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Footage released of the moment police swoop on man following alleged abduction of girl on way to school

Police say a man is assisting them with enquiries, after the child was picked up in an unknown vehicle while walking to school.
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Police surround a man wearing a tradie uniform as he stands next to a silver ute

Marine Rescue crew search for missing boater in Sydney

Marine Rescue crew are searching for a missing boater after a vessel collided with rocks in Sydney.
Duration: 41 seconds

Prominent art dealer identified as boating crash victim in Sydney's east as rescue crews search for second man

A man found dead off rocks in Sydney's eastern suburbs after a boat crash on Thursday is identified as renowned art dealer Tim Klingender.
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Man with glasses and blazer in front of art

NT Police consider reward for missing woman Angie Fuller

It's been over six months since the mother of two went missing from a stretch of highway north of Alice Springs. Police are now treating the case as a homicide.
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

Pilbara marine search enters second day after weekend boat crash

Police in WA's Pilbara will deploy drones and divers to search for a man in his 20s missing after a boat sank off Dampier on Saturday night.
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Image of police loading up a search boat moored to a jetty.

Angie Fuller disappeared from Alice Springs six months ago. What do we know?

Six months on from when Angie Fuller disappeared from the side of an outback highway, and a homicide investigation was launched, police are considering offering a reward for information. 
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Search for missing toddler begins in remote Alpine village in France

French police have started searching for a 2-year-old boy who went missing from his grandparents' garden in the French Alps.
Duration: 24 seconds

Search for toddler who disappeared in the French Alps called off by investigators

Two-year-old Emile was staying with his grandparents when he disappeared from their tiny village. 
A photo of a blonde toddler with a flower behind one ear

Gippsland resident chances across young man missing for five days, drives him to grandma's house

Owen Townsend, 25, went missing last Friday. Police suspect he may have become stuck in a swamp.
A young bespectacled man with dark, curly hair and a beard.