Cold case revived: family member named in Marilyn Wallman inquest
A relative of Marilyn Wallman, missing since 1972, has been named as a person of interest in a new inquest.
Marilyn Wallman disappeared on March 21, 1972, after cycling to catch a school bus in Mackay, Queensland. She was 14.
A coronial inquest in 1980 failed to determine who was responsible for her death. Now, a second inquest is hearing evidence that could solve the mystery.
Noel Morris, related to the Wallman family by marriage, has been named as a person of interest. Witness Errol James Morris made a statement to police in 2016 saying he recalled a conversation with his brother about 20 years earlier in which his brother said someone in the family was involved in Marilyn's disappearance.
The inquest will also hear that Morris drove a car of a similar description to one police sought after she vanished. The inquest is expected to hear from 20 witnesses over the next three weeks.
- March 21, 1972
- Disappearance date
- 14 years old
- Marilyn's age
- 54 years
- Years unsolved
- 20 over next three weeks
- Inquest witnesses
Why it mattersMarilyn's family has waited decades for answers about what happened to the teenager who disappeared on her way to school that morning.
AustraliaThis is a significant cold case for Mackay and Queensland. The new evidence gives Marilyn's family and the community a rare chance to finally know what happened to her.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 11 h ago
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