ACT government offers up to $500k for five cold case leads
The ACT government is offering up to $500,000 rewards for information on five cold cases.
The ACT government is using cash incentives to try to crack five cases that have sat cold for decades. Elizabeth Herfort went missing in Canberra in 1980.
It is believed she left a venue to catch a bus home. Keren Rowland vanished in 1971 on the night of the Royal Canberra Show, aged 20; her remains were found nearly three months later.
David Abuoi disappeared from the CBD in 2012 at age 35. Megan Louise Mulquiney, 17, vanished from Woden Shopping Centre in 1984.
Troy Hugh Forsyth, also 17, was struck by a panel van in 1987 and the driver was never found. Police say these five cases are most likely to have witnesses or information still available.
The government will also consider immunity from prosecution for accomplices who come forward first.
- $500,000
- Maximum reward per case
- 5
- Number of cases
- Elizabeth Herfort (1980)
- Oldest missing person
Why it mattersThe offer could break cases where leads have gone cold and families have waited decades for answers, and it tests whether money can motivate someone to finally speak up.
AustraliaFor Canberra and NSW families of the missing and deceased, a reward may prompt someone with knowledge to finally contact police after years of silence.
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