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The 29^th of September marks the 23-year anniversary since the murder of Adelaide taxi driver Andrew Mordowicz at Klemzig.

And with it now being more than two decades on, the reason for the attack still remains a mystery.

The 43-year was working as a taxi driver for United Yellow Taxis when a booking came in at about 3.47am for a 4.30am pick up on Sunday 29 September 1996.

The instructions were to attend 79 Fife Street to collect someone and take them into the city.

Taxi driver lured to death but motive remains unclear

Despite it now being 23 years since taxi driver Andrew Mordowicz was shot and killed at Klemzig, the reason for the attack remains a mystery.

The 43-year was working as a taxi driver for United Yellow Taxis when a booking came in at about 3.47am for a 4.30am pick up on Sunday 29 September 1996. The instructions were to attend 79 Fife Street to collect someone and take them into the city.

When he arrived at Fife Street there was no number 79 in the quiet cul-de-sac. He spoke briefly to the dispatch operator and decided to knock on the door of number 78.

A short time later, neighbours heard the sounds of a gunshot and the married father of two was found lying in the driveway with two gunshot wounds.

Sadly, he died a short time later in the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The owners of the house – which backs onto the Torrens Linear Park – were away on the night of the shooting. Police presume the suspect/s had been hiding in Linear Park nearby.

While the murder could have been motivated by an attempted robbery, that presumption is potentially undermined by the fact that Mr Mordowicz was found with cash in his pocket and the coin dispenser also found in his unlocked taxi.

Police have said that whoever killed Mr Mordowicz seemed to have known the house was empty, but remain unsure if Mr Mordowicz was specifically targeted.

While there has never been a firm suspect in this case, or the murder weapon located, one piece of information can be all it takes.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperssa.com.au

The shooting murder of Bora Altintas at Brompton in 1998 received widespread media attention, but his killer remains on the run.

The 30-year old was shot near a phone booth next to a fish and chip shop on Torrens Road at around 11.29pm on September 21, 1998.

He was hit by four bullets fired from a high-powered handgun.

Mr Altintas had been driven to the location from his home by an associate after having a heated phone conversation with another male.

It is suspected that Mr Altintas had gone to the location to meet the person he’d argued with to continue a discussion involving the supply/distribution of illicit drugs.

It is suspected that the person he met was either directly involved in the shooting or at least witnessed it.

His murder followed a previous attempt on his life in December 1996, when a shotgun was fired at him in his car.

Mr Altintas had an extensive criminal record and criminal associates, and at the time of his murder he was on home detention bail and was awaiting trial on two counts of selling heroin.

Police are yet have to charge anyone with the crime.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

It’s been 44 years since the fateful night that saw a visit to the local pub for Heironim Mydlak turn into a night of violence that would ultimately rob him of his life.

In the early hours of 20 September 1975 the 69-year old was walking home after a few drinks at the Mansfield Park Hotel when he was assaulted and robbed.

He was hit over the head with an object that could have possibly been a bottle, knocking him unconscious.

Sadly, he died seven days later in hospital after never regaining consciousness.

During the investigation two persons of interest were identified however no charges were ever laid against them.

Both of these persons are now deceased.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

When Helen Joyce Courtney suddenly disappeared without a trace 28 years ago she was living at Ingle Farm with her husband.

The aged care nurse is believed to have gone missing around 20 September 1991 and was first reported missing by her mother on 24 September 1991.

Her husband then reported her missing on 26 September. He claimed to have last seen the 33-year old at 2pm on Friday 20 September 1991 when she dropped him off at a crash repair business on Bridge Road, Pooraka, and continued driving towards Adelaide to shop in the city.

Her white Mitsubishi Colt was later impounded by the Adelaide City Council after being covered in parking tickets in Franklin Street, Adelaide at the bus terminal.

The vehicle first received a parking ticket at 1.48pm on 20 September 1991 – before the time her husband said she dropped him off at Pooraka.

The normally messy car was oddly meticulously clean – with the most likely scenario being that whoever killed Ms Courtney deliberately placed the car in that location after cleaning it after using it to transport her body to an unknown location.

She is suspected to have been murdered and her body has never been found.

While investigators have a suspect in the long-running case, no one has ever been charged.

In 2008, detectives excavated a large area of the backyard of her former home at Ingle Farm but did not find any gravesite or remains.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who either provides information leading to the recovery of her remains or information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

The 21st of September 2019 marks the 44-year anniversary since the mysterious disappearance of Moorook teenager, Marilyn Qualmann.

The 14-year old had lived at Birrallee Hostel at Berri and attended Glossop High School.

On the weekends, she would return home to her parent’s home at Moorook – which is a small regional township about 8kms from Kingston-on-Murray.

On Sunday 21 September 1975, she was last seen at about 9am by her sister at their home on Moorook Rd and was reported missing the next day.

At first, there were suggestions that Marilyn had simply run away from home – she had a history of running away from home and was usually located at neighbours’ homes.

On this occasion, however, a search of the local area and subsequent widespread investigations failed to provide any indication as to her whereabouts.

There was also an exhaustive search of the River Murray at Moorook which did not assist with locating Marilyn.

Although there were some unconfirmed sightings of Marilyn at the time, there has been no contact from her since that fateful Sunday.

Likewise, no further evidence has been discovered, and police believe Marilyn may have been murdered.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 remains on offer to anyone who either provides information leading to the recovery of her remains or information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

The brutal murder of Anne Roberts remains one of SA’s oldest murder mysteries – and 40 years on her killer or killers remain at large.

The 20-year old was found murdered in her flat at Emerson Road, Blackforest on 16 September 1979.

What is known is that she had returned home from a night out in the city.

She died as a result of head injuries sustained by a brick.

That brick was placed back into its position in the car park of the flats, possibly suggesting a spontaneous attack.

She had also been sexually assaulted prior to her death.

A reward of up to $200,000 remains on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperssa.com.au

Father’s Day in 1992 remains etched in SA history for all the wrong reasons.

As families right across that state celebrated with loved ones, it turned into tragedy for the family of Carlene Ward.

It was about 11.30pm on Sunday 6 September 1992 when the 35-year old was found murdered in the main bedroom of her house in Armstrong Avenue, Parafield Gardens.

She was found by her 16-year-old son who lived with Carlene, and had been bashed and stabbed – with several weapons used during the attack.

Today it remains one of South Australia’s most baffling murders, with her killer still roaming free in the community.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

A total of twelve men and two women were apprehended for a range of serious offences during July thanks to information provided by the community to Crime Stoppers.

In addition to more than 150 drug-related contacts and 15 contacts about illicit firearms, we also received information about the cold case murders of Corinna Marr and Gail King, we also had people share what they know about a robbery at a northern suburb’s hotel, a chemist robbery in Mount Gambier, a city assault and a number of major crashes.

The 18 apprehensions during July saw police lay a range of charges for trafficking of a controlled drug, firearm and weapon offences.

Our unsolved weekly crime segments asked for help to identify a man caught on CCTV breaking into a city business, an assault on two females by a man and woman in Currie Street, a man using a credit card stolen during a home invasion at Bellevue Heights and a brazen break-in on a city pharmacy.

Watch these and other weekly crime segments at our YouTube channel here.

Other July 2019 results included:

• More than 400 cannabis plants and 1.6kg of dried cannabis;
• 41 grams of meth-amphetamine and more than 4 litres of Fantasy;
• 990 intelligence reports raised and 962 actions issued to police for investigation;
• More than 2,200 contacts via our hotline and website
• Seizure of 6 firearms, as well as ammunition and other illegal weapons;
• More than 9000 people visited the Crime Stoppers SA website, resulting in 25,419 page views;

If you have any information about criminal activity or an unsolved crime, then call our free hotline on 1800 333 000 or go to www.crimestopperssa.com.au

Rewards are available and you can remain anonymous.

It’s now been 7 years since the murder of Adelaide man Tadeusz Ligas, with his killer or killers still not held to account.

At 5.50am on Thursday 30 August 2012 neighbours reported a house fire at East Avenue, Black Forest.

The house was completely destroyed, and the home’s sole occupant – Tadeusz Ligas – was not at home and neither was his vehicle.

At 6.50am on that same morning a vehicle fire was reported at the rear of a block of flats at Jervois Street, Torrensville.

The car – a black 2010 Holden SSV ute – was the same one owned by Mr Ligas.

Sadly, the 55-year old’s gagged and bound body was found in the rear of the ute. He was formally identified using dental records.

The Poland-born man has been described as an unemployed loner with only a small group of friends.

The specialist welder had previously worked in the mining industry in SA and other states.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

Neil Muir lived alone in a unit at Carrington Street, Adelaide.

The 25-year old is believed to have led a transient lifestyle and moved regularly from place to place.

He was known to frequent a number of Adelaide nightspots including hotels in Hindley Street, the Duke of York Hotel and the Buckingham Arms Hotel.

At about 2.30 p.m. on 28 August 1979, two people were fishing in the Port River, adjacent to Mutton Cove, Osborne when they spotted two garbage bags, one inside the other, between the high and low tide marks.

What appeared to be the heel of a human foot could be seen and police were called.

The garbage bags were found to contain the body of Mr Muir.

Forty years on, his last known movements remain unclear.

During the initial investigation a man was arrested and charged for the murder of Mr Muir, but was acquitted after a Supreme Court trial in 1980.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information leading to a conviction in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au