Revelle Sabine BALMAIN

Personal Details
Sex: Female
Year of Birth: 1972
At Time of Disappearance on 5 November 1994.
Age: 22
Height (cm): 170.0
Build: Thin
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Blue
Complexion: Fair
Nationality:
Racial Appearance: Caucasian
Circumstances Revelle was last seen at Kingsford

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2007
Reward of $250,000 to solve disappearance and murder of Revelle Balmain

$250,000 is being offered by the NSW Government for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person/s responsible for the death of model Revelle Balmain, at Kingsford in 1994.

Acting NSW Police Minister Kristina Keneally today announced the reward for information to solve the case had been lifted from $100,000 to $250,000.

"The reward will be posted on the new Police rewards website, which is accessed through the NSW Police Force site, www.police.nsw.gov.au" Ms Keneally said.

"It's believed Ms Balmain, a 22 year old model, was in the company of a man on the night she disappeared on Saturday, 5 November 1994.

"She was a strikingly beautiful woman who might have been noticed by someone who was near Kingsford's Red Tomato Inn on that night.

"While the body of Ms Balmain has never been found, the NSW Coroner believes she was the victim of a homicide.

"This young woman had her whole life ahead of her before meeting this awful fate."

Ms Keneally said the family of Revelle Balmain had obviously been devastated by their loss and police remained puzzled by the case.

"Strikeforce Aramac was established to look into the cold case and they need help with new information to bring to justice the person/s responsible for this heinous crime," Ms Keneally said.

"Ms Balmain's family deserve justice and it is in the public interest that the person/s responsible are arrested and convicted.

"I can only imagine the grief suffered by Ms Balmain's family over the past 13 years, and I just hope that this $250,000 reward can produce results for police.

"Anyone with information should contact the free call Crime Stoppers hotline on 1800 333 000, if someone does not wish to claim the reward they can give information anonymously.

"The slightest piece of evidence could crack this case."

Do you have information that can help police with this case?
Any information you have about this is worth giving to police, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem.

You can provide information to police via any of the methods below:

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Any information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Your help may give police the clue they need to close this case and provide some comfort for the families of victims.

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3.You will then be put in contact with a police officer involved in the investigation of that case.

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Police seek DNA from Revelle Balmain murder suspect
By Kara Lawrence From: The Daily Telegraph August 04, 2008 12:00AM

MISSING for more than a decade ... Revelle Balmain. Source: The Daily Telegraph
THE hunt for the suspected killer of missing Sydney model and escort Revelle Balmain has taken a new turn, with police speaking to the chief suspect and planning to seek his DNA sample.
Homicide officers visiting Tasmania in an attempt to speak to their suspect Gavin Owen Samer, found him at his workplace in the small country town of Cygnet, south of Hobart.

Detectives spoke briefly to the 40-year-old chef, who is working in a pub's restaurant in the town.

They are seeking to interview him formally later this week and obtain his DNA, it is understood.

This follows a breakthrough recently in forensic analysis of Samer's former Sydney home and Ms Balmain's belongings which were found scattered around the streets of Kingsford shortly after her November 1994 disappearance.

The 22-year-old part-time escort's last known client was Samer, who lived in McNair Avenue, Kingsford, at the time.

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It is believed Samer's co-operation in a formal interview would be voluntary.

Five NSW detectives have been in Tasmania since Tuesday last week carrying out inquiries into the suspected murder.

Homicide officers began a reinvestigation of the case a year ago.

"As part of their inquiries, NSW Homicide Squad detectives today spoke with a 40-year-old man living in the Cygnet area," a police spokeswoman said.

"It is anticipated that NSW detectives will be seeking to formally to interview the man, who has been previously identified as a person of interest."

Bronwyn WINFIELD

Sex: Female Year of Birth: 1962 At Time of Disappearance on 16 May 1993. Age: 31 Height (cm): 168.0 Build: Thin Hair Colour: Coloured/dyed Eye Colour: Green/Hazel Complexion: Fair Nationality: Racial Appearance: Caucasian Circumstances Bronwyn was last seen by relatives

Nancy Grunwaldt

Personal Details
Last seen: Thursday, 11 March 1993
Age: 26
Year of birth: 5 Feb 1967
Height: 168cm
Build:
Eyes:
Blue
Hair: Black
Complexion:
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Feature:
Circumstances: Nancy was a resident of Germany at the time of her disappearance. She was on one years' leave from work in Germany. She flew from Auckland to Tasmania on 6 March 1993 and rang her parents on 11 March 1993 at 4.00pm est. There has been no further contact or sightings.

Tracey Leanne VALESINI

Sex: Female Year of Birth: 1972 At Time of Disappearance in 1 January 1993 Age: 25 Height (cm): 165.0 Build: Thin Hair Colour: Fair Eye Colour: Blue Complexion: Fair Nationality: Racial Appearance: Caucasian Circumstances Tracey was last seen in Green Valley.

Claare MORRISON

A WEB of intrigue surrounds the death of 13-year-old Norlane girl Clare Morrison whose body was found washed up on Bells Beach in 1992. Hours before her grisly death, Clare spent a Friday night in Geelong’s mall and at Eastern Beach.
About 10.30pm Clare was seen at the city McDonald’s drunk. She was last seen walking in the mall towards
Moorabool St at midnight but what happened in the next 7.5 hours has frustrated and baffled police.
The young girl’s nearnaked body was found washed up on the shores of Bells Beach at 7.25am.
But what made the probe into Clare’s death even more difficult was that by the time she was found, a shark mauled her and the injuries to her throat, face and back of skull did not conclusively prove how she died.
Police said she was seen in a dark maroon or blue vehicle about 11.30pm with unknown males on the night she died.
Neither the car nor its occupants have been identified. Who took Clare to the beach? Why would someone want to kill her? Someone knows what happened but is holding on to a deep and dark secret.

Amelia Toa Hausia

Personal Details
Last seen: Tuesday, 1 December 1992
Year of birth: 1974
Height: 160cm
Build: Medium
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Complexion:
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Feature:
Circumstances: Amelia was last seen at a local shopping centre, ACT. She went missing after a fight with her boyfriend. In July 1993 she contacted her natural mother in Tonga by phone and stated that she was still alive. Amelia has not been seen or heard of since.

Rhianna BARREAU

Amy Noonan The Advertiser  February 08, 2010 
RHIANNA Barreau should have celebrated her 30th birthday on Sunday. But Rhianna's future was snatched from her when she disappeared from her Morphett Vale home almost 18 years ago.
Rhianna was 12 years old when she vanished from her Morphett Vale home and left behind a mother, father and brother heartbroken by her disappearance. Police believe she was murdered shortly after she disappeared.
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Kinsman, from the Major Crime Investigation Branch, said Rhianna's missing person case would remain open until someone was convicted of her abduction and murder.
"Police never give up. The lack of a body does not stop people from being charged with murder," Det-Sgt Kinsman said.
He urged who thought they knew something that could help to ring Crime Stoppers.
"Anything, any information no matter how trivial may assist us in any case," he said.

"If they're not sure if it will assist they should ring Crime Stoppers and let the investigators decide. No one knows, it could be something that links some pieces of information together and could assist the investigation."

Det-Sgt Kinsman could not reveal whether police had a suspect for Rhianna's abduction and murder.
What can be reported are the facts of her disappearance.
Rhianna's mother Paula last saw her on October 7, 1992, about 8.30am.
Ms Barreau was studying at TAFE and initially she planned to meet Rhianna later that day at Colonnades shopping centre, where Rhianna wanted to buy a Christmas card for her American pen friend.
However, Ms Barreau heard on radio that Wednesday morning that bus drivers planned a snap strike.
Ms Barreau suggested Rhianna, who was on school holidays, walk to a nearby newsagent instead.
Ms Barreau hugged and kissed her daughter goodbye and never saw her again.
When Ms Barreau returned home at 4.10pm, she found the front door locked, the television on and a vinyl record on the living room floor, as though Rhianna had been playing it.
The Christmas card, complete with its wrapper, was on the dining room table.
Witnesses told police they saw Rhianna walking towards a Reynella newsagency about 10.30am.
She was also sighted walking alone at Morphett Vale High School at 12.30pm.
Det-Sgt Kinsman said missing persons cases were always distressing for families.
"I can't speak for the family, they're all getting on with their lives as best as they can, but they would hope, as I do, that one day media publicity will prompt something to occur that will bring the investigation to a successful conclusion," he said.
"When there's a release in the media about a body or remains being located I would surmise that people who have lost loved ones, lost relatives, lost friends would immediately be thinking is that their loved one?"
However he warned parents should not be paranoid about letting their children play - Rhianna's abduction, though tragic, is rare.
"Stranger abductions are a very rare occurrence, and it is borne out in statistics that the victims of personal crimes such as sexual abuse and homicide, know the perpetrators in a high number of cases - in homicide it's more than 80 per cent.
"I think with a healthy family environment children should be encouraged to talk to mum and dad or a trusted adult about any worries."
A $200,000 reward is on offer for information about Rhianna.
Even someone who remained anonymous could collect some money, Det-Sgt Kinsman said.
"Everyone who rings Crime Stoppers is given a caller ID number, whether they want to remain anonymous or not. They can then use that number every time they ring.
"I think anybody that would assist the immediate victims of this, and that's the family and friends of Rhianna, anybody that could assist bringing this matter to closure would be helping them very much and also helping the general public of South Australia."
Anyone with information about Rhianna's disappearance or other crimes should phone BankSA Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.