Glenyce Rae McGowan

Below is a Press Release From Police Minister John Day Released by The Liberal Party 4/8/97 printed in its entirety The mysterious disappearance of a young Perth woman nearly 22 years ago will be a major focus during a week-long campaign by police to find missing persons in Western Australia. Police Minister John Day said the local campaign was part of National Missing Persons Week which was an important opportunity for local police to help solve 69 cases of missing persons still outstanding in WA. "Somewhere in the community there are people who do have the answers to what happened to these missing persons," Mr Day said. "I urge them to come forward with any information in which to help police locate these people. "This year police will be mounting displays of various unsolved cases in shopping centres throughout the State in the hope that someone will come forward with details of an unsolved case. "People can help police unravel a mystery and still remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000." Mr Day said one mysterious case in WA still unresolved was the disappearance of Glenyce Rae McGowan from the Nanutarra Roadhouse, 370kms north of Carnarvon in December 1975. Glenyce was making her way to Mt Tom Price from Perth when she was forced to camp at the roadhouse overnight because of local flooding. The following morning she was missing. Mr Day said the Missing Persons Bureau would use the high profile campaign to distribute an age enhanced photograph of Glenyce in the hope someone may recognise her and inform police. WA's Missing Persons Bureau receive an average of about 3300 reports of missing persons each year - with 60 per cent of these being previously unrecorded cases. The Bureau has a 98 per cent success rate of locating all reported missing persons. Mr Day said the Missing Persons Bureau would be promoting National Missing Persons Week at the following shopping centres: August 4 Perth City; August 5 Rockingham; August 6 Joondalup; August 7 Carousel; August 8 Midland; and - August 9 Morley Galleria. Media contact: Mark Thompson on 322 2311 John Day

Glenyce Rae McGowan

Age:19 Height (cm): Hair Colour:Brown Eye Colour:Brown Build:Medium Date of Disappearance:10/12/1975 Town/City:Nanturra State:WA Country:Australia Features Circumstances: 19-year-old Glenyce Rae McGowan was travelling from her hometown of Perth, Western Australia to Tom Price,in the north of the state to visit a friend on the night of December 10, 1975. Due to heavy flooding in the area, Glenyce McGowan was forced to camp overnight at a roadhouse near Nanturra,which is north of the town of Carnarvon. Other travellers were also waiting for the roads to claer at the same roadhouse. Glenyce McGowan disappeared from the roadhouse by the next morning. Her car was located where she had initially parked it the night before. There has been no sign of her since that night.

Wendy DALLA

Personal Details
Last seen: Monday, 29 September 1975
Year of birth:
Height:168cm
Build: Slim
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Complexion:
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Feature:
Circumstances: Wendy left the family home to visit a local shop in the ACT on 29 September 1975. She never returned home. Wendy is married with 3 children.

Catherine Graham

30 July 1975

CATHERINE PAMELA GRAHAM (18)

Last seen - at a friend's place in Hermit Park, QLD on 29 July. She was reported missing the following day. Her body was found at Oak Valley on 1 August. She had been bashed to death with a rock. Witnesses reported seeing two men in a 1968 Holden panel van near where her body was found on 29 July.

Reward - Queensland Police - $250,000

Julie Ann GARCIACELAY

1 July 1975

JULIE ANN GARCIACELAY

Born 10/7/55

Age 19

Last seen - at her flat in North Melbourne, VIC. Her sister found items strewn around the flat and blood on various items. She had migrated from the USA and worked as a library assistant at The Australian and Truth newspapers.

Marion Carol REES

Sex: Female Year of Birth: 1961 At Time of Disappearance on 7 April 1975. Age: 14 Height (cm): 0.0 Build: Hair Colour: Eye Colour: Complexion: Nationality: Racial Appearance: Caucasian Circumstances Marion was last seen at Hillsdale