Disappearance of Trudie Adams

Trudie Adams
Born Trudie Jeanette Adams
circa 1960
Disappeared June 25, 1978 (aged 18–19)
Newport, New South Wales
Status Missing for 40 years, 3 months and 18 days[1][2]
Nationality Australian

Trudie Adams disappeared from Newport Surf Life Saving Club, New South Wales, Australia in the early hours of 25 June 1978, after attending a dance. She left the dance early before hitchhiking, at which point she entered a Holden panel van on Barrenjoey Road, and has not been seen since. Her disappearance sparked extensive national media attention and a $250,000 reward.[3][4]

Disappearance and investigation

Adams' parents and ex-boyfriend reported her missing on 25 June 1978 after she failed to arrive home from the dance.[5] Although police initially believed that the car she entered was a green Kombi van, her ex-boyfriend, Steven Norris, stated that he saw her enter a light-coloured 1977 Holden panel van.[6][7] Police who investigated the case believed that Adams' disappearance is linked to 14 known violent rapes that occurred in the Northern Beaches between 1971 and 1978,[8] and may be related to an attempted attack on a hitchhiker earlier that evening.[9]

Inquest and reward

In 2011, an inquest was held in order to further investigate the disappearance of Adams, which resulted in the Coronor declaring that Adams died of "homicide or misadventure."[10]

In 2008, the New South Wales Government posted a $250,000 reward for information which would lead to the conviction of her murderer(s).[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TRUDIE JEANETTE ADAMS—MISSING: REWARD OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000)". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (109). New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1978. p. 3806. Retrieved 29 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Twist to 30-year mystery of missing Trudie Adams, By Malcolm Brown and Nick Ralston, January 29, 2011, Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ Disappearance of Trudie Adams, NSW Police Online, ...Reward of $250,000 to solve disappearance of Trudie Adams...
  4. ↑ Summers, Anne (1978-07-29), "The Trudie Adams case", National Times (29 July 1978): 17, retrieved 29 May 2018
  5. ↑ "Disappearance of Trudie Adams - NSW Police Online". NSW Police. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ↑ "Cop suspicious about men in disappearance". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  7. ↑ Minus, Jodie (February 5, 2011). "After 30 years, the truth about what happened to Trudie Adams is hard to prove". The Australian. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "$250k reward to solve 30yr mystery". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  9. ↑ Davies, Lisa (January 31, 2011). "Hitchhiker attacked just hours before Trudie Adams disappeared, inquest hears". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Dale, Amy (2011-03-30). "Father speaks of pain of losing teenager Trudie Adams". news.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  11. ↑ Morcombe, John (2011-04-03). "Trudie Adams: the mystery that has haunted us for 33 years - Crime - News - The Manly Daily". Manly Daily. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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