Two couples, one visiting from Sydney, were four-wheel driving in the Stockrington area new Newcastle, on Anzac Day morning 1994. The terrain was pretty rough. There were old mining rail lines, now rough tracks, and lots of scrubby bush bristling over undulating land. Stopping at a kind of rough crossroads - an old rail tunnel … Continue reading 30 years ago today – the unsolved murder of Melissa
Channel will replay the Million Dollar Murders episode featuring Melissa's case, tonight at 9.40pm, in NSW, Qld and Northern Territory.
Single mother of two boys, Maria James was brutally murdered in 1980 and no one has been held accountable for her death. A million dollar reward has now been offered for information and her sons are appealing for people to come forward, with words reminiscent of my own whe a million dollar reward was offered … Continue reading Justice for Maria James
Twenty-six years is a long time to wait for justice. We understand that journey. There are people who know something about the murder of Elizabeth Henry, whose badly beaten body was found on 12 February 1998 at Samford, Brisbane. Elizabeth was 30-year-old mother of six children - pregnant with her seventh - when she was … Continue reading Justice for Elizabeth Henry
Million Dollar Murders Season 2 begins tonight at 8.50pm, featuring Melissa's case in the opening episode. We filmed late last year and initially expected it to screen in July or August but are pleased it is finally on. As with all of our publicity efforts in the past five years, we hope the show will … Continue reading Melissa on Million Dollar Murders
Imagine being stuck in the worst fortnight of your life and being forced to replay it again and again for three decades. That's what it has felt like for Melissa, who after running from her husband, and running from a former boyfriend, disappeared for a week before being found dead in a dam. Her loved … Continue reading 29 years of shocking replays
Congratulations to everyone involved in the opening of Grace's Place, a world first trauma recovery centre for children affected by homicide. Officially opened earlier this month, the Doonside centre offers: A unique place of healing and restoration for children and young people affected by homicide. The best way to get through difficult times is when … Continue reading Grace’s Place – world first trauma recovery for children affected by homicide
I'm aware of one final possible sighting of Melissa, also at West Wallsend, this time at the Clyde Inn Hotel. A man claims to have been drinking at the hotel with mates and Melissa was with them. At some point she is ready to leave and they offer to take her home. Except they report … Continue reading April 21, 1994 – 4 days before Melissa’s body was discovered
As we continue tracing the possible movements of Melissa Hunt (Hallett) in the week before she was found murdered, the focus moves further west to West Wallsend, about 10 km from her last known location at Wallsend, about 15 kms west of Waratah and 17 km north west of Whitebridge. West Wallsend is just a … Continue reading April 20, 1994 – 5 days before Melissa’s body was discovered
Presuming Melissa did leave Matthew Henderson's Lambton Rd flat and walk out into the night on Monday, April 18, at 1am, where did she go? She doesn't return to her friend's home in Charlestown for which she had a key. And she doesn't go to her other friend in Jesmond. It seems, if she is … Continue reading April 19, 1994
The unsolved murder of Melissa Hunt 