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
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
A new cross with a new name joins the original placed at Burrenjim Dam on Anzac Day 2019. Lest we forget. Three words we don't use lightly, given their strong association with Anzac Day. Indeed we remember Melissa's grandfather and great uncle who fought in World War 1, only one returning. But today we also … Continue reading Lest we forget
https://youtu.be/Q4InaBlUr3o This property was searched 27 years ago and we are hoping advances in technology may produce some results. If you know anything, call Crime Stopper on 1800 333 000.
Recent media coverage of Melissa's cold case murder in That's Life magazine. As we approach the 27th anniversary of the murder of Melissa Hunt (Hallett), we are once again planning a pilgrimage to Burrenjim Dam where her body was found on April 25, 1994. We placed a cross near the dam on the 25th anniversary … Continue reading A new cross to add as investigation moves forward
This morning the NSW Unsolved Homicide Squad has announced new investigations into the murder of (mother daughter, sister, niece, grandmother) Melissa Hunt (Hallett) whose badly beaten body was found in Burrenjim Dam on Anzac Day 1994. She was 22. Read the full statement here: Unsolved Homicide Squad detectives and Police Divers have returned to the … Continue reading Forensic testing and Burrenjim Dam search: Melissa Hunt unsolved murder
Today we participated in a media announcement, appealing for people to come forward with information about the murder of our sister, Melissa, more than 26 years ago. At the same time the NSW Police Minister David Elliott announced the reward for information had been increased to $1 million. While her death was nearly three decades … Continue reading Appeal for information as $1 million reward announced – unsolved murder of Melissa Hunt
It was a quiet Sunday afternoon and I was searching for a screwdriver in my ancient toolbox to complete a minor household repair. An aged newspaper clipping that had found its way into the toolbox at some stage, kept getting in the way and I finally focused on it, deciding to straighten it out so … Continue reading When murder infiltrates your life
Today Melissa's photo and story again featured on the pages of The Newcastle Herald, linked by a tragic affinity to an ongoing toll of violent murders of women. This is because I agreed hurriedly to make a few comments on the issue of the long list of murders in the Hunter region. Our family has … Continue reading Tragic affinity with Hunter murder toll
She had a happy upbringing but at some point, life took a turn in the wrong direction. Drugs are likely to be involved but this is not the sum of her life - she was much, much more than this. Beautiful Danielle Easey in happier days. Aged in her 20s, her discarded body is found … Continue reading Another young woman murdered near Newcastle
The unsolved murder of Melissa Hunt 