Jayne Furlong

Jayne Furlong
Born Jayne Furlong
New Zealand
Disappeared 26 May 1993 (age 17)
Auckland
Cause of death Homicide
Parents
  • Michael Furlong (father)
  • Judith Furlong (mother)

Jayne Furlong, also referred to as Jane Furlong, was a New Zealand girl from Auckland who disappeared from a street in Auckland on 26 May 1993 while working in the sex trade. She had been abducted and murdered.[1]

Disappearance

Her remains were found south west of Auckland at Sunset Beach, Port Waikato, on 19 May 2012 after being exposed by erosion of a sandbank.[2] They were positively identified by DNA. At the time of her disappearance, Furlong was due to testify as a witness for the prosecution in two separate legal cases - one involving gang members accused of an assault, and the other relating to a businessman charged with brutal attacks on sex workers. A year after the remains were found, Detective Inspector Mark Benefield said that Furlong's ex-partner, who reported her missing on 28 May 1993, some of her former associates and some of those involved in the court cases, had declined to speak to police.[3]

Investigation

In 2012, after the remains were found, police released a film made in 1993 for the Crimewatch TV-program. The film shows a re-enactment of street scenes at the time Furlong went missing, with her boyfriend playing himself[4] and narrated by the show's host, broadcaster Ian Johnstone.[5]

Her murder investigation is ongoing and police are still probing old information. They set up a Facebook page in 2012 to help with their inquiries.[6]

Two witnesses claim to have overheard a confession to the killing of Furlong by a career criminal during 2003; the police said their information contained factually incorrect information - so their potential leads were not further investigated.[7]

Aftermath

Furlong's mother urged anyone who knew what happened to her daughter to come forward.[8]

A funeral service was held at St George's Anglican Church in Epsom, Auckland in July 2012.[9] She was laid to rest at St George's Anglican Church in Epsom on Friday 20 July 2012. In 2007 her case was featured on the television series Sensing Murder.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Long wait ends with sunrise at Sunset Beach". NZ Police. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Police close Jane Furlong murder mystery case". New Zealand Herald. 2014-06-25. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. ↑ "'Surprising' new leads in Furlong death case". Stuff.co.nz. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jane Furlong re-enactment footage released". Stuff.co.nz. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ian Johnstone – Presenter". NZ On Air – nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Family feared the worst for Jane Furlong". Newshub. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Crim 'saw murder'". NZ Herald. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jane's mother: Help us solve case". New Zealand Herald. 2012-06-21. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  9. ↑ "Mourners farewell Jane Furlong". Stuff.co.nz. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sensing Murder episode reruns questioned". Stuff.co.nz. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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