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At about 8am on Friday 10 January 1997, the body of Susana (Suzie) Bobridge was found on a walking trail in the sand hills at Tennyson.

Her cause of death was gunshot wounds to the head.

The 30-year old was killed at the place where her body was found.

She was last seen alive at about 9.30pm on 9 January 1997, getting into a white car on Port Road at West Hindmarsh.

It is believed the only occupant of the white vehicle was the male driver.

It is believed that Ms Bobridge was shot at about 10.10pm the same night.

Ms Bobridge was drug dependent, using heroin and was a known prostitute.

She did not work as a prostitute in any of Adelaide’s brothels or advertise in the local paper. She solicited mainly on Port Road and generally only worked as a prostitute when she needed money for heroin.

Amongst her property were numerous letters from criminals serving time in various prisons in this state.

She was known to smuggle drugs into prison for inmates. Prisoners being released on Home Detention often used her address as the premises they would be living in on release.

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

Juan Morgan was 15 years old when he went missing in 1992.

Police identified him as missing in 1999 when investigating the disappearances of David McWilliams, Leo Daly and Robert Pendergast.

After Juan was identified as missing, enquiries were made with relatives – who confirmed he had not been seen since 1992.

It is believed that sometime soon after 25 February 1992 Juan was taken to a location – possibly in the eastern region of country South Australia – where he was shot, killed and his body buried.

His suspected murder is thought to have been in retaliation to him stealing a car from a criminal associate and damaging property.

There are at least two suspects for Juan’s murder that are known to police.

At least one of the suspects is also believed to be involved in the disappearances and suspected murders of Leo Daly, David McWilliams and Robert Pendergast.

The suspected murders of Juan Morgan, David McWilliams, Leo Daly and Robert Pendergast are all being investigated by Major Crime Investigation Branch under the title of Operation Jarrah.

The key suspect in the suspected murders was the ringleader of a group of men involved in a variety of crimes, including car theft and re-birthing, drug-dealing and importation, stolen goods property-related offences and standover tactics throughout the 1990s.

As part of the long-running investigation, several stolen cars, firearms, drugs and other stolen items have been seized.

There is insufficient information at this stage to charge any person with Juan’s murder or those of the other three victims.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 is on offer for information that leads to a successful conviction or recovery of the victim’s remains.

At about 8am on Sunday 29 December 1991, the body of Peter Fazzari was found in the Cadell Training Centre with fatal stab wounds.

The 56-year old was serving a life sentence for murdering his brother with a shotgun in 1979 but had served his non-parole period and was due for release the very next day.

A Coronial Inquest finding from 5 February 2002, handed down by the then State Coroner Wayne Chivell, found that Mr Fazzari was attacked in his cell while he was asleep.

During the attack he received a number of stab wounds to the head.

A search of the cell block failed to recover a weapon.

In 2005 further lines of inquiry were provided to Major Crime Detectives that resulted in a further search being conducted at the Cadell Training Centre in relation to the weapon used.

The search failed to recover the weapon.

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

While detectives are certain Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Camplin has been murdered, mystery surrounds almost every aspect of the case – including why he was killed, where he was killed and the whereabouts of his body.

Kenny was reported missing by his brother on 30 December 2013 his movements in the days leading up to his suspected murder had provided no clues in the baffling case.

His last known contact occurred at 1.26am on December 27 in 2013 when the Paralowie man sent an SMS to a friend. Then 42 minutes later his mobile telephone was disconnected from its network.

It has never come back on and also remains missing.

On Christmas Day, Kenny travelled to the Barossa Valley to visit a friend at Lyndoch. He returned to his Elder Ct home the next morning and made several calls to friends.

At 12.25am on 27 December, CCTV captured him going through a nearby McDonald’s drive-through. It is believed he went home from there because the receipt from his purchase was found at his home.

After several days of trying to contact him, his brother and a close friend attended his home. They found the back door of the home unlocked of the normally security-conscious 44-year old and his dog in the back yard near death due to dehydration and starvation.

His bank account has not been accessed and there have been no sightings, leading police to be suspect that something has happened to him in the 42-minute window between that last text message at 1.26am about collecting a car part and the 2.18am disconnection.

While no firm motive has been found, investigations have discovered that he was caught up in a number of disputes, some of which were over girlfriends, as well as a Workcover dispute. It is unclear as to whether these had any bearing on his disappearance.

Further complicating the investigation is the fact that Kenny was a known low-level drug dealer and user. At least two of his associates have lied and obstructed the investigation, creating suspicion as to their motives for doing so.

A reward of up to $200,000 is on offer to anyone who either provides information leading to the recovery of his 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

Crime Stoppers warns people to be careful when donating cash to one of the many support options now in place wanting to raise funds in behalf of local community members impacted by bushfire.

Bushfire disasters bring out the best in people, but they can also bring out the worst. There are plenty of scammers who are quick to capitalise on this type of tragic event as soon as it happens. We have previously seen scams that not only cost people their hard-earned money, but also divert much-needed donations away from legitimate causes.

This could be done through a dodgy online fundraising site, cold calling, or people knocking on doors claiming to be raising funds when they are just trying to cash in on well-intention, generous people wanting to do their bit by making a donation.

A number of people have also reported receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the bank. They were told the bank would like to provide them with some disaster relief funds and wanted their bank details to deposit money into their accounts.

Calls have also been received from people not in bushfire affected regions.

DO NOT disclose your bank details to anyone over the phone.
Anyone who receives a call of this type should contact police on 131 444 or report to scam watch on https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

Schoolgirl Michaela Godau was born in Germany on 15 April 1967.

She migrated to Australia in November 1981 with her mother, step-father and brother.

The 15-year old lived at Walpole Street, Davoren Park and had been attending Fremont High School.

When Michaela vanished, her mother was in Germany after having left Adelaide in July that year because she struggled to find work as a nurse.

Michaela, her step-father and brother remained in Adelaide, but had been reportedly been planning for the family to return to Germany.

Police say it appeared that Mr Godau was not coping well with looking after the three children and he also had difficulty obtaining work.

While Mrs Godau was in Germany a decision had been made to sell the family home and a contract had been signed.

In early December 1982, the prospective buyer had come to the house to negotiate the purchase of some furniture and during a conversation with Michaela they noticed she had an injury to her eye. It remains unclear as to how that injury occurred.

Michaela was last seen going to bed at about 10pm on Sunday, 19 December 1982 and was gone the following morning when the family awoke.

Her step-father reported her missing on December 20, claiming that she had taken $460 in cash, toiletries, her passport and sleeping pills.

During the investigation one of Michaela’s friends had flagged relationship difficulties between her and her stepfather. The Department of Child Welfare were also involved.

As part of the investigation, a formal approach was made to Michael’s stepfather to assist in the inquiry, but after initially cooperating, questions in relation to his Land Rover saw him seek legal advice.

Investigations have found that the vehicle was sold to a Northern Territory tourism operator in the late 1980s and it then disappeared, ending hopes of having that vehicle forensically examined.

Police believe she has been murdered and suspect that the circumstances of Michaela’s disappearance may have been created to try and fool the investigation.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 is on offer to anyone who provides information that leads to a conviction for the suspected murder or the recovery of Michaela’s remains.

Three weeks after finishing her leaving exam at Seacombe High School 16-year old Patricia (known as Suzie) Schmidt got a job at a Burger King so she could buy her family Christmas presents.

On Tuesday, 14 December 1971, Suzie worked her first ever night shift, which she had requested because of the penalty rates.

On Saturday 18 December she worked her second shift. Her father was to pick her up when she finished but was running late so she decided to walk home.

At about 1.45am on Saturday 18 December 1971 the teenager was seen leaving her work at the Burger King Restaurant, on the corner of South Road and Marion Road, Darlington.

She was reported as a missing person at 9.30am that day after having failed to return home from work.

When she went missing she was wearing black lace up boots, hot pants, a red jumper and an orange coat.

At about 6.30pm on Saturday 18 December 1971, Suzie’s naked body was located partially hidden off Adams Road at Hallett Cove, south of Adelaide.

When she was found, she was only wearing the boots. The jumper and coat were draped over her body and her bra was hanging on a wire fence nearby.

There was evidence located at the scene that indicates she had been sexually assaulted before being murdered.

Despite a number of promising leads, police have not had any major breaks in the case.

A reward of up to $1,000,000 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 www.crimestopperssa.com.au

Nearly 150 contacts from people concerned about the impact of illegal drugs on their neighbourhoods led to the discovery and closure of a clandestine lab during November, as well as the seizure of 35 grams of amphetamine, nearly 21 litres of Fantasy, 62 cannabis plants and 320 grams of dried cannabis ready for sale.

We also received 35 calls about illegal firearms, with three seized during the month and taken out of the hands of criminals.

A total of seventeen men and six women were charged with a range of serious offences – including cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis, stealing electricity, firearms and bail offences, theft, and trafficking controlled drugs – all as a direct result of information shared with Crime Stoppers.

During November we received more information about the unsolved cold case murders of Richard Kelvin, Stephen Newton, and Rhianna Barreau.

Our calls for assistance saw people also share what they know about a number of break-ins in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, arson attacks at Brompton, Croydon and Hackham West, a service station robbery at Seaview Downs and a sexual assault at Glandore.

Our unsolved weekly crime segments asked for your help to catch an arsonist who destroyed a Salisbury unit, the theft of a large amount of copper wiring at a Two Wells residential development, and a suspected serial thief caught on CCTV who stabbed a woman when she found him inside her Hope Valley home.

Watch these and other weekly crime segments at https://www.youtube.com/user/SIBSACrimeStoppers

Other November 2019 results included:

• 1011 intelligence reports were taken and 971 actions issued to police for investigation;
• A total of 32 apprehensions were made;
• About 2,200 contacts via our hotline and website;
• Seizure of 3 firearms, as well as ammunition and other illegal weapons;
• Nearly 8,000 people visited the Crime Stoppers SA website, resulting in 24,290 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.