Father’s long search for answers
09 Dec, 2011 10:07 AM
Don’t kill him - bring him in alive."
Mick Peet, the father of suspected Dubbo murder victim Lateesha Nolan, is praying more blood won’t be shed as specialist police search dense bushland near Tamworth for fugitive Malcolm Naden. Mr Peet has been tracking Naden’s movements around the state since the now 38-year-old went on the run.
"The only hope of finding her body is if Malcolm is taken into custody alive," Mr Peet said.
"Malcolm is the nephew of Lateesha’s mother Joan Nolan and I’ve known him most of his life. He is very fit and an expert bushman.
"I still can’t understand what Malcolm has done and I fear he won’t give up peacefully."
It’s amazing that someone can simply disappear into the bush.
"I’ve been tracking Malcolm via the internet for six years. There hasn’t been a day in all that time that I haven’t tried to find out what happened to my daughter.
"I post every bit of information I find on the internet and the response from the public continues to be amazing with almost 6000 people joining the webpage I created for Lateesha.
"I try to get in front of Malcolm as he moves around the state. Working on various sightings I go onto Facebook to look at the different towns, circulate his photograph and encourage local people to get involved in the manhunt.
"So many people say they have seen him but didn’t know he was wanted.’’
Mr Peet has worn out one computer and now stores information on hard drives instead of discs.
The constant stress of searching for Lateesha and her suspected killer caused Mr Peet to suffer a heart attack.
"And I’m constantly exhausted from the pain associated with severe back trauma that has resulted in a ‘dead leg’," Mr Peet said.
"But I made a promise to find Lateesha and that keeps me going."
Mr Peet is buoyed by the support of his wife Jenny and their children Natasha, Mikey, Kiara and newborn Rocko.
He relocated to Bundaberg about 11 years ago and is saddened that contact has been lost with some family members and friends in Dubbo.
"My constant attempts to find Lateesha’s body and locate Malcolm have upset a lot of people," he said.
"Joan (Lateesha’s mother and Malcolm’s aunt) and I have had a falling out and I no longer have contact with Lateesha’s children.
"The trauma of the Kristy’s murder, Lateesha’s disappearance and Malcolm’s time of the run has divided the whole family.
"Days of searching turned into weeks, then months and years. I still have terrible dreams. I need to know where Lateesha is.
"We have to find Lateesha but that won’t be possible unless Malcolm is brought in for police questioning."
In 2005 Naden was sighted at Taronga Western Plains Zoo but managed to evade police.
"Since then there have been reported sightings at Lightning Ridge, Condobolin, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Bellbrook and the Barrington Tops," Mr Peet said. "I can’t understand how he gets from town to town so quickly. Police reckon he walks but I find that hard to believe.
"I sometimes wonder if Malcolm is receiving help."
Mick Peet, the father of suspected Dubbo murder victim Lateesha Nolan, is praying more blood won’t be shed as specialist police search dense bushland near Tamworth for fugitive Malcolm Naden. Mr Peet has been tracking Naden’s movements around the state since the now 38-year-old went on the run.
"The only hope of finding her body is if Malcolm is taken into custody alive," Mr Peet said.
"Malcolm is the nephew of Lateesha’s mother Joan Nolan and I’ve known him most of his life. He is very fit and an expert bushman.
"I still can’t understand what Malcolm has done and I fear he won’t give up peacefully."
It’s amazing that someone can simply disappear into the bush.
"I’ve been tracking Malcolm via the internet for six years. There hasn’t been a day in all that time that I haven’t tried to find out what happened to my daughter.
"I post every bit of information I find on the internet and the response from the public continues to be amazing with almost 6000 people joining the webpage I created for Lateesha.
"I try to get in front of Malcolm as he moves around the state. Working on various sightings I go onto Facebook to look at the different towns, circulate his photograph and encourage local people to get involved in the manhunt.
"So many people say they have seen him but didn’t know he was wanted.’’
Mr Peet has worn out one computer and now stores information on hard drives instead of discs.
The constant stress of searching for Lateesha and her suspected killer caused Mr Peet to suffer a heart attack.
"And I’m constantly exhausted from the pain associated with severe back trauma that has resulted in a ‘dead leg’," Mr Peet said.
"But I made a promise to find Lateesha and that keeps me going."
Mr Peet is buoyed by the support of his wife Jenny and their children Natasha, Mikey, Kiara and newborn Rocko.
He relocated to Bundaberg about 11 years ago and is saddened that contact has been lost with some family members and friends in Dubbo.
"My constant attempts to find Lateesha’s body and locate Malcolm have upset a lot of people," he said.
"Joan (Lateesha’s mother and Malcolm’s aunt) and I have had a falling out and I no longer have contact with Lateesha’s children.
"The trauma of the Kristy’s murder, Lateesha’s disappearance and Malcolm’s time of the run has divided the whole family.
"Days of searching turned into weeks, then months and years. I still have terrible dreams. I need to know where Lateesha is.
"We have to find Lateesha but that won’t be possible unless Malcolm is brought in for police questioning."
In 2005 Naden was sighted at Taronga Western Plains Zoo but managed to evade police.
"Since then there have been reported sightings at Lightning Ridge, Condobolin, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Bellbrook and the Barrington Tops," Mr Peet said. "I can’t understand how he gets from town to town so quickly. Police reckon he walks but I find that hard to believe.
"I sometimes wonder if Malcolm is receiving help."
My constant attempts to find Lateesha’s body and locate Malcolm have upset a lot of people," he said."Joan (Lateesha’s mother and Malcolm’s aunt) and I have had a falling out and I no longer have contact with Lateesha’s children.
"The trauma of the Kristy’s murder, Lateesha’s disappearance and Malcolm’s time of the run has divided the whole family.
"Days of searching turned into weeks, then months and years. I still have terrible dreams. I need to know where Lateesha is.
"We have to find Lateesha but that won’t be possible unless Malcolm is brought in for police questioning."
In 2005 Naden was sighted at Taronga Western Plains Zoo but managed to evade police.
"Since then there have been reported sightings at Lightning Ridge, Condobolin, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Bellbrook and the Barrington Tops," Mr Peet said. "I can’t understand how he gets from town to town so quickly. Police reckon he walks but I find that hard to believe.
"I sometimes wonder if Malcolm is receiving help."
"The trauma of the Kristy’s murder, Lateesha’s disappearance and Malcolm’s time of the run has divided the whole family.
"Days of searching turned into weeks, then months and years. I still have terrible dreams. I need to know where Lateesha is.
"We have to find Lateesha but that won’t be possible unless Malcolm is brought in for police questioning."
In 2005 Naden was sighted at Taronga Western Plains Zoo but managed to evade police.
"Since then there have been reported sightings at Lightning Ridge, Condobolin, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Bellbrook and the Barrington Tops," Mr Peet said. "I can’t understand how he gets from town to town so quickly. Police reckon he walks but I find that hard to believe.
"I sometimes wonder if Malcolm is receiving help."
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