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On Monday 18 June 1979, teenager Alan Barnes, was reported missing by his mother when he failed to return home after visiting a friend.

On 24 June 1979, the 17-year old’s body was found beneath the South Para Bridge, near Williamstown.

Forensic examination revealed that Alan had died no more than 48 hours earlier. It is also known that he was not murdered where his body was found, but the exact location of his murder has never been determined.

His body had been washed and re-dressed after his murder and toxicology tests found that he had alcohol and sedative drugs in his system.

Alan’s movements in the period between being reported missing and his body being located have remained sketchy, with a number of unconfirmed sightings of him in that time.

One sighting considered to be credible places Alan in the company of two other males on the evening prior to his body being located.

These two males are known to police and remain suspects in the murder.

Police believe this murder is associated with other high-profile murders commonly referred to in the media as the ’Family Murders’.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 remains on offer for a conviction in this case.

If you have information, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or got to www.crimestopperssa.com.au

You don’t have to say who you are or get any further involved.

It is now 15 years since Steven Williams disappeared without a trace.

He was last seen at the Gepps Cross Hotel at 2.30pm on 14 June 2005. His white Ford Falcon was later found abandoned in the hotel car park.

The 38-year old was reported missing on 16 June 2005 by his girlfriend.

On Thursday 6th October 2005, a call was made to Crime Stoppers which led police to searching premises of a trucking company at Gillman.

It is believed that Mr Williams, a debt collector, was dropped at  Gillman by an associate – most likely to collect money from someone who worked there.

It is likely his body was removed from the business in the rear of a white utility – covered by a tarpaulin – seen parked in a street adjacent to the property later the same day.

Despite extensive searches of land surrounding the relatively isolated industrial precinct and further north at Port Gawler and Middle Beach, no trace of him has ever been found.

While police had not established a definite motive, it was likely Williams was either murdered by enemies within the bikie community or because of a book he was writing at the time.

Mr Williams was formerly a member and President of the Gypsy Jokers MC and was involved in the debt collection business.

While many potential witnesses have declined to co-operate, information has been flowing to police over the past decade about the circumstances of his disappearance.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case and/or the recovery of the victim’s remains.

If you have information, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or got to www.crimestopperssa.com.au

You don’t have to say who you are or get any further involved.

This month marks 37 years since teenager Richard Kelvin was abducted at about 6.15 p.m. on Sunday 5 June 1983 from a laneway off Ward Street, North Adelaide. This was about 300 metres from his family home.

Witnesses from the immediate vicinity heard the sounds of raised voices coming from the area. As a result, investigators are convinced that more than one person was involved in Richard’s abduction.

A car with a loud exhaust was heard to drive away. That car has never been identified.

The 15-year old is believed to have been held captive at an unknown location for approximately five weeks.

On 24 July 1983 a family was searching for moss rocks near a dirt airstrip at Kersbrook when they located Richard’s body.

Similar to the Alan Barnes murder, there were indications that Richard had been washed and dressed after death. His toxicology results showed the presence of alcohol and sedative drugs.

Bevan Spencer von Einem has been convicted of the murder of Richard and remains in custody at this time. However, investigators are convinced that more than one person was involved in Richard’s murder.

Police believe this murder is associated with other high-profile murders commonly referred to in the media as the ‘Family Murders’.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 is on offer for a conviction in this case.

Shiree Turner was fatally stabbed at an Oaklands Park reserve in the early hours of 6 June 1993 after a night out with friends.

The child care worker last saw by friends in the Charles Sturt Tavern, in Hindley St, about 10.30pm on Saturday, June 5.

The friends went off to dance, leaving Shirree holding their handbags. When they returned, she was gone. Witnesses have said she had been in Hindley St and Rundle Mall until 3.10am on that Sunday morning.

At 7.50am her body was found at the front door of a house in Minchinbury Terrace, Marion. Police believe that after being stabbed, Shirree dragged herself to the house in search of help.

In October 1995, police charged petty criminal and convicted sex offender Frank Mercuri with her murder, but he was acquitted. He later committed suicide.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case.

It is now 22 years since Annabel Strzelecki was last seen alive.

When friends met with the 28-year old at her home in Clare on 5 June 1998, there was no way to know it would be the last time they would see her.

Mrs Strzelecki’s husband told police that she left the house late on the night of 5 June 1998 in company with a man and a woman he had never met before after a confrontation with him. No evidence was found to support that claim.

He later indicated to someone that he had killed her and disposed of her body in the far north of the state.

The couple had lived in area since 1989, having married in the Philippines when Annabel was 19 years old.

Her husband Wlodzimierz Strzelecki was a person of interest for her disappearance and suspected murder.

The 73-year-old took his own life two years after his wife’s disappearance.

Further information is sought in this matter, including information that would lead to the recovery of Mrs Strzelecki’s remains.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case or the recovery of the victim’s remains.

Roy Naylor, 27, and his 19-year-old wife, Sonya, were last seen at a Glenelg motel where they were living in June 1984.

The Naylor’s were believed to be involved in the distribution of drugs in South Australia and had links to New South Wales.

After writing to family in late June or July 1984 the Naylor’s have not been seen or heard from since.

In 1990 a coroner ruled that the pair were most likely dead, probably the result of their heavy involvement in the heroin trade.

The pair reportedly owed a substantial drug debt and were known to be part of a large-scale syndicate bringing heroin to Adelaide from Sydney before distributing it to local dealers.

Roy Naylor had been jointly charged with drug trafficking but had not faced trial at the time of his disappearance.

Extensive inquiries have been conducted throughout Australia and with Interpol overseas, but there is no evidence the couple are alive.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case or the recovery of the victim’s remains.

It is now a decade on since the brutal bashing of a northern suburbs toddler, and your help is needed to catch the person responsible.

Lily Jean Schettini died in 2010 from blunt head trauma after being shaken or assaulted.

The 18-month old little girl was found unresponsive in a bedroom she shared with her three-year-old sister on Tuesday 1 June 2010.

She is believed to have died as a result of an injury inflicted by one of four adults who spent the night at her Smithfield Plains home.

Lily lived at the home with her sister, her mother and her mother’s defacto partner, but on the night she died there were two visitors also at the address — a man and a woman.

Lily’s mother and a female friend left the house at 9.30am on the Tuesday morning, leaving Lily and her older sister in the care of the two males.

Both children were in the same bedroom, in separate beds, at that time. About 11.30am one of the males left the house.

Lily was found ‘unresponsive’ in her bed by the remaining male at about 12.30pm.

Neighbours attempted to revive the little girl and an ambulance was called. A post-mortem confirmed that she had died of head trauma but the exact time the injury was inflicted remains unknown.

The man who found her told police he heard crying coming from the bedroom an hour earlier and had changed Lily’s nappy. She was conscious at that time.

While the injury that killed her could have been inflicted late on the previous evening, police believe it is more likely she was injured on the morning she was found.

A reward of up to $1m is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case.

At about 3am on Sunday 30 May 2004 Steven Hydon, aged 31 years, was fatally shot outside the Weeroona Hotel, John Terrace Wallaroo.

Mr Hydon was a full member of the Gypsy Joker Motor Cycle Club and was participating in a club event at the time of his murder.

Two males were arrested the following morning and charged with this murder. They were tried in the Supreme Court of South Australia in August of 2006, and subsequently acquitted by jury verdict.

A reward of up to $200,000 remains on offer for information that leads to a conviction in this case.

During April we saw people sharing information about a range of unsolved crimes and suspicious activity, including an assault at West Croydon, a number of break-ins at Blackwood, a home invasion at Evanston Gardens and a number of cold case and more recent murder investigations.

We also received 64 contacts about firearms and 192 contacts about drug dealing, growing and manufacturing activity. Information provided by the community led to police seizing more than 67gm of methamphetamine, 162 cannabis plants and nearly 24kg of dried cannabis. In addition to an array of weapons and accessories, 2 firearms were also located and taken out of the hands of criminals.

Our unsolved weekly crime segments asked for your help to identify a man wanted for a deception and theft case after being caught on CCTV buying power tools at Bunnings Mile End using stolen details, and we called for information about a violent assault at Salisbury North that left a man with scars for life. We also wanted to identify a man who was disturbed by a resident during a break-in at an Unley home, before fleeing with stolen jewellery.

In total, people watched our unsolved crime videos 5,419 times on our Facebook page in April, and we reached an estimated 20,981 users and attracted 264 new followers. Our YouTube channel saw 2,217 video views during the month, and we attracted an additional 10 followers.

Other April 2020 results included:

• 2080 calls and 490 online contacts;
• 1189 intelligence reports generated and 1121 actions issued to police for investigation;
• A total of 50 apprehensions made during April;
• 12,196 people visited the Crime Stoppers SA website, resulting in 34,698 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 don’t have to provide your details.

It’s what you know, not who you are, that counts.