Is Barrington Tops hiding state's most wanted man?

Is Barrington Tops hiding state's most wanted man?
BY DAN PROUDMAN
28 Aug, 2010 12:00 AM
THE State's most wanted man, suspected double murderer Malcolm Naden, is believed to be armed and terrorising isolated communities near the Barrington Tops.

The ex-abattoir worker and experienced bushman, left, is suspected to be living in dense bush near Curricabark, north-west of Gloucester, following reports of thefts from properties adjoining the Woko National Park since mid-July.

Naden, who has been on the run for five years, became the first fugitive to have an arrest bounty set on his head since the days of the 19th century bushrangers when then police minister John Watkins announced a $50,000 reward in 2007.

He is suspected of being involved in the disappearance of cousin Lateesha Nolan and the murder of Kristy Scholes, the partner of another cousin who was found dead in Naden's room in Dubbo in 2005.

The series of break-ins since about July 11 have residents on edge, especially after long-time resident Bob Stegg reported his .22 calibre rifle stolen last month.

Mr Stegg, who had not reported a theft for 10 years, has discovered things missing on at least three occasions, while neighbour Tony Snow has also had his place burgled.

Mr Snow said yesterday police had told him they strongly suspected Naden was responsible. Mr Snow's children would not venture more than 50 metres from their weekender.

Senior police refused to comment yesterday, but the Newcastle Herald has been told that officers have come up empty-handed following at least one search near Tomala.

The lack of any large-scale hunt has been criticised by frightened property owners.

In January last year, Naden surfaced in a small town west of Wauchope, where there was a series of break-ins similar to the latest burglaries. Police identified him from fingerprints as the suspect in those raids.

A statement from State Crime Command said the homicide squad was aware of a recent break-in but had not been able to tie it to Naden.

You may not know Naden is 'a wanted man'

You may not know Naden is 'a wanted man'

Fugitive Malcolm Naden could once more live freely in a small community unrecognised by the people near him, the father of missing Dubbo woman Lateesha Nolan says.

Mick Peet wants more publicity on the man who has a $50,000 price on his head - what he is suspected of doing and what he could look like now.

Mr Peet has continued to put his missing daughter out in the public domain in the hope that the mystery will be solved, but he believes the key is to find Malcolm Naden.

Ms Nolan was last seen at the West Dubbo home of a family member in January 2005.

Six months later the body of relation Kristy Scholes-Walker was found in the bedroom of Naden, another family member. He was not there.

Police swooped on Western Plains Zoo in December 2005 but Naden evaded capture.

In January 2009 there were also reports that he had lived in Bellbrook near Kempsey.

Naden had been in the pub at Bellbrook and scavenged at houses for food, Mr Peet said and that’s why the father believes new information could be found.

“There’s not enough work done on letting people know he’s a wanted man,” he said.

“I think he may be in a little town and people don’t know he’s wanted.”

National Missing Persons Week, August 1-7, is as tough a week for Mr Peet as the January anniversary of Ms Nolan’s disappearance.

“I didn’t get much sleep last night thinking about it,” he said.

The compassion Mr Peet feels for others led him to prompt people who were on a missing list to call home.

“Contact your parents, let them know you’re okay,” he said.

And he reiterated the national campaign’s message that it was a myth people had to wait 24 hours to report someone missing.

Mr Peet has obtained more photos of his daughter from her past school friends and he shows no sign of giving up his “crusade”.

“I do get criticised sometimes for trying to find Malcolm Naden,” Mr Peet said.

“I try to get the word out as much as I can because I want my daughter found.

“He’s the only answer I’ve got.”

Lateesha missing for five years

Lateesha missing for five years

by Lea Emery | 4th August 2010

THREE times a year Mick Peet’s sleep becomes uneasy and he starts to feel sick to the stomach with anxiety.

The Innes Park father has spent the past five years in a hellish limbo after his daughter Lateesha Nolan went missing in Dubbo in early January 2005.

“It’s always in the back of my mind. We don’t know where she is,” Mr Peet said.

Each year, Mr Peet’s uncertainty about the whereabouts of his daughter increases around New Year, Lateesha’s birthday in May and National Missing Persons Week — this year held from August 1 to 7.

“I just want closure — they searched the river for two weeks after she went missing and they tell me they have been searching ever since,” he said.

“But we still don’t know what happened.”

Answers may be a step closer for Mr Peet, with the missing person case set for mention in the New South Wales Coroner’s Court on August 13.

Despite no conclusive evidence, Mr Peet and New South Wales police believe Lateesha, who would have been 30 this year, may have been murdered by one of the most wanted men in New South Wales, Malcolm Naden.

“I’d like him caught. I don’t know if he’s out there or if he’s doing this to another girl,” Mr Peet said.

“If he was caught I might be able to find out if it was him or not.”

Mr Peet said he was not sure if he would be able to move on until he knew what had happened to Lateesha.

With the uncertainty hanging over his head, his worry over his daughter’s disappearance has affected his relationship with his three other children, aged between 8 and 16.

“It’s terrible. I don’t want it to happen to the other kids so I’m a bit over-protective,” he said.

“I’ve got one on the internet and she doesn’t like me snooping into her accounts but I need to know who she is talking to.”

Mr Peet said every time he heard about a child going missing, his heart sank.

“I know exactly how they feel,” he said.

“For the kids who just take off — they need to let their parents know where they are. That’s the worst thing, not knowing.”

Mr Peet said this was the first year that there had been no reported sightings of naden.

Missing stats

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260 people are on the long-term missing register which dates back to 1970

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Naden still on the run as the Scholes family longs for justice

By Amy McQuire

ISSUE 194, February 4, 2010: It has been nearly five years since Aboriginal mother-of-two Kristy Scholes died, but her family is still crying out for justice.

Ms Scholes was found strangled in a Dubbo home in June 2005.

The man wanted for questioning over her death has been on the run ever since.

Malcolm John Naden - who's fiancé was Ms Scholes' cousin - is the first Australian to have a bounty on his head since the days of notorious bushranger Ned Kelly.

He is also wanted for questioning in relation to the disappearance of his own cousin, Lateesha Nolan, an Aboriginal mother of four who was last seen in January of the same year.

But despite the $50,000 reward for information concerning Mr Naden's whereabouts, he is still at large, much to the concern of Ms Scholes' family.

Her uncle, Tony Scholes told NIT that the family were getting frustrated with the lack of information regarding Mr Naden, and had become increasingly disillusioned with police efforts.

"There have been sightings, but no-one has actually been able to apprehend him at all, so he's still at large," Mr Scholes told NIT.

"I don't think there's much happening with the police."

The search for Mr Naden made world headlines in December 2005 when police closed down Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo following confirmed reports that he had been hiding out there.

Since then, police have confirmed several sightings of Mr Naden in regional New South Wales.

In February 2006, he evaded an operation of 60 police at an Aboriginal mission in the Central West town of Condobolin.

In 2008, there were also sightings at Bellbrook, west of Kempsey - where police say they found Mr Naden's fingerprints after a break and enter.

In initial investigations, police were concerned that there were members of the community aiding Mr Naden, despite him being described as an expert bushman.

Police have since dismissed these fears, but Mr Scholes told NIT that "there's gotta be somebody".

"He's not doing any of this by himself, he can't get his own tucker, he's got to be eating normal food. He's stealing it or getting somebody to bring it for him," Mr Scholes said.

Mr Scholes said that the family wanted closure, describing Ms Scholes as "fun-loving, outgoing" and the "daughter every man would like to have."

"She was a good mother to her children, a good partner, and just a delightful young woman who had her life taken from her like that."

"...What we want is closure on it. We want to find this guy and get closure and make sure he tells us everything..."

Mr Scholes said the family had few options, but were always appealing to the community for help in finding Mr Naden.

"We've got the internet, we've got communities where everyone knows each other.

"We spread the word world-wide and far around Australia so people can see this guy and come forward. What if this happened to your family member?"



• Never approach, contact or attempt to apprehend a wanted person. If you sight or are aware of the whereabouts of a wanted person you should telephone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or your local police station.

Time may go by but our cops don’t stop

Time may go by but our cops don’t stop
It seems appropriate that in the week of the five-year anniversary of the disappearance of a Dubbo mother, another unrelated and long-time unsolved crime has been resolved and its perpetrator brought to justice.

Lateesha Nolan, 24, was last seen at her grandmother’s West Dubbo home on January 4, 2005.

Police hold grave fears for her safety and welfare, while her family has suffered greatly because of her disappearance.

Fugitive Malcolm Naden - Ms Nolan’s cousin - is wanted for questioning in relation to her disappearance and there is a warrant for his arrest in relation to the death of another family member, Kristy Scholes.

In the five years since her disappearance, the public has told the police what they know, but the piece of intelligence that will solve this case has still not surfaced.

Maintaining hope that Ms Nolan’s fate will eventually be known could seem difficult if not impossible

Hunt still on for missing woman

Hunt still on for missing woman
HEATHER CROSBY
08 Jan, 2010 04:00 AM
The Sydney Homicide Squad and Orana detectives are continuing to investigate the mystery disappearance of Dubbo woman Lateesha Nolan.

The mother of four was last seen at her grandmother’s West Dubbo home on January 4, 2005.

Ms Nolan was then aged 24 and described as 165cm tall, of medium build and complexion with green/hazel eyes and brown hair.

Her car was later found abandoned near the Macquarie River.

Ms Nolan is one of at least 11 women missing in NSW - six of whom were last seen between Katoomba and Dubbo.

Orana Local Area Command crime manager Detective Inspector Rod Blackman yesterday reiterated the grave fears held for Ms Nolan’s safety and welfare.

He renewed calls for people to come forward with information.

According to Police Media, investigating officers have received more than 1000 pieces of information from the public about the disappearance of Ms Nolan.

“We are constantly receiving information and rely on members of the public to tell us anything they know,’’ a spokesperson said.

Ms Nolan is the cousin of fugitive Malcolm Naden who is wanted for questioning in relation to her disappearance.

Police are also seeking Naden in relation to the death of Dubbo mother of two Kirsty Scholes.

The body of Ms Scholes was found in a house in Bunglegumbie Drive, West Dubbo on June 23, 2005.

An additional arrest warrant for Naden has been issued in relation to a 2004 offence of indecently assaulting a child.

Police believe Naden is at large somewhere in NSW. In 2005 a sighting at Taronga Western Plains Zoo resulted in an extensive search of the area.

As of November 2008 he was believed to be hiding in bushland hills in the Kempsey region.

Anyone with information about Naden is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Last year Deputy State Coroner Carl Milovanovich called on the NSW Government to set up a special taskforce to reinvestigate a string of unsolved missing person cases, including Lateesha Nolan.

Ms Nolan’s family continues to appeal for public assistance in relation to her disappearance.

Ms Nolan was born Lateesha Jane Peet at Dubbo on May 23 1980. She is known to friends as Teesha.

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Father pleads for taskforce update

ANNA YEO

10/09/2009 4:00:00 AM

The father of missing Dubbo woman Lateesha Nolan is pleading for updates from the Government as to whether a taskforce will be set up to investigate a string of cold cases across the State, a suggestion put forward by the Deputy State Coroner last month.

In August the Daily Telegraph reported on the recommendation from Deputy State Coroner Carl Milovanovich to police to set up a taskforce to reinvestigate a string of missing young women cases, including Lateesha Nolans, because he feared they had all been murdered.

At the time NSW police minister Tony Kelly said he was reviewing the findings of the Deputy State Coroner and was seeking advice from the Commissioner of Police and the experts from the homicide squad.

Mr Peet said to this day he had heard no more about the taskforce and had been left wondering about whether Mr Milovanovich’s suggestion had got anywhere.

“If I could speak to these people I would ask them to put themselves in my shoes,” Mr Peet said.

“I would ask them to imagine how hard it is for me and other families out there,” he said.

Mr Peet said the “not knowing” is the hardest part of dealing the loss of his daughter, even four years after she went missing here in Dubbo.

He said his mind will not rest until wanted man Malcolm Naden is caught and justice is served.

Naden is wanted by police for question in relation to the death of Dubbo woman Kristy Scholes and the disappearance of Lateesha

“Its just hard, you’re hopes get up and you think something’s getting done and something’s happening but you get let down again,” he said.

“I don’t sleep, I have dreams about it.

“Nobody could image just how it feels unless they go through it themselves.”

This week a spokesperson for minister Kelly said talks between the minister and NSW police were continuing and the suggestion of a taskforce was being reviewed.

No indication was given as to whether a taskforce would be formed to investigate the cases.

Since Lateesha’s disappearance Mr Peet started a Facebook group in the hope he could source extra information from people who may have seen or heard where Malcolm Naden is hiding.

He said since up-loading Naden’s picture on the site it has received over 6000 hits.

“I get emails from people all the time saying they have seen Malcom, but we can’t really be sure if they have,” Mr Peet said.

“Any information I do get though I pass on to a detective who is working on Lateesha’s case.

“I just want Malcolm caught.”

anna.yeo@ruralpress.com

Suspects should not sleep easy

FAYE WHEELER

14/08/2009 4:00:00 AM

Number one suspect Malcolm Naden, wanted in relation to the disappearance of Lateesha Nolan, should never have reason to “sleep easy” according to NSW Opposition spokesman for police Mike Gallacher.

In the wake of the disappearances attracting the notice of Deputy State Coroner Carl Milovanovich both the NSW Opposition and Dubbo MP Dawn Fardell have expressed concern about homicide resources.

Mr Milovanovich called on the Government to set up a “special taskforce” to “look at a number of unsolved homicides and missing persons (suspected deaths) of young women in NSW” last week.

While the Government seeks advice on the recommendation, yesterday Mr Gallacher stopped short of backing the task force absolutely, but he stressed the importance of have enough homicide crew members available.

“It’s unclear exactly what has become of the resources that were previously identified in the Orana area,” he said.

“Whether they have been amalgamated, moved to another area or simply done away with is unclear.

“It is important for the community to know how many cold case investigations are still outstanding in the Orana area.

“The first question is, is there a dedicated officer and if not, why not.

“We do need information about the status of resources to re-investigate the matters.”

Earlier this week the father of Ms Nolan, Mick Peet, backed Mr Milovanovich’s recommendation and spoke of his devastation since his daughter’s disappearance in January 2005.

“The family and the community and the offenders must all know that resourcing should never be an issue in relation to the re-examination of these matters,” Mr Gallacher said.

“I say offenders because there must be no doubt in their mind despite the passage of time that the police never give up.

“That it’s not forgotten about, that they can’t sleep easy.

“We want them to be constantly looking over their shoulder and the family needs to know their loss does matter.”

Ms Fardell also cast doubt on the Government’s handling of the matter.

Mr Milovanovich’s recommendation suggested there were not enough resources being put into investigating missing persons, she said.

Ms Fardell recommended any step along the path to a special taskforce should involve consultation with police to ensure it was well carried out.

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Case remains cold as missing persons taskforce uncertain

FAYE WHEELER

13/08/2009 4:00:00 AM

Relatives of missing women, including Lateesha Nolan from Dubbo, are yet to hear if a renewed effort to find their loved ones will be mounted.

NSW Police Minister Tony Kelly gave no indication yesterday if he would support Deputy State Coroner Carl Milovanovich’s recommendation that homicide police set up a taskforce to re-investigate a string of missing young women.

Mr Milovanovich made the unusual recommendation last week after delivering an open finding into the disappearance of 24-year-old Kellie Carmichael in 2001.

Ms Nolan was last seen on January 4, 2005 at the home of her grandmother in West Dubbo.

Her abandoned car was later found near the Macquarie River.

This week Ms Nolan’s suffering father, Mick Peet, backed Mr Milovanovich’s call for a homicide taskforce, but the NSW Government is yet to decide if police should try to unfreeze the cold cases.

“The Government is currently reviewing the findings of the Deputy State Coroner and are seeking advice from the Commissioner of Police and the experts from the Homicide Squad,” a spokesman for Mr Kelly said yesterday.

Nor was there any indication from Mr Kelly that the disappearance of Ms Nolan would be included in any future taskforce when the Daily Liberal asked the question yesterday.

Mr Milovanovich did not specify any names of missing or dead victims, nor the number of cases he wanted investigated or whether there were links, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.

He also recommended that Ms Carmichael’s disappearance be referred to the homicide squad’s unsolved homicide team and that consideration be given to offering a $200,000 reward in the case.

Police have warrants in place for the arrest of the main suspect in both the Ms Nolan disappearance and the murder of Kristy Scholes, Malcolm Naden.

The Police Minister already put a $50,000 reward in place in 2007 for ‘Information leading to the arrest of Malcolm Naden’.

Ms Nolan is one of at least 11 missing women in NSW, six of whom were last seen between Katoomba and Dubbo.

The parents of missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan would also like to see the case investigated by a taskforce.

Ms Vaughan has not been seen since she walked from The Tavern Nightclub early on Friday, December 7, 2001 and accepted a lift in a small red car.

An inquest into her disappearance and possible murder has been adjourned part heard before State Coroner Mary Jerram at the Bathurst Court House and is due to resume on Monday, September 14.

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Will Never Give Up

Father of missing Dubbo woman wants police to set up search taskforce

ANNA YEO

12/08/2009 4:00:00 AM

The father of missing woman Lateesha Nolan yesterday backed a NSW coroner’s call for a homicide taskforce to be set up to investigate a string of cold cases involving missing women, including that of his daughter.

Lateesha Nolan went missing from Dubbo on January 4, 2005, leaving behind four children.

Four years of the pain later her father, Mick Peet, who now lives in Queensland, still devotes hours of his time every day to finding his daughter.

Deputy State Coroner Carl Milovanovich has recommended police set up a task force to reinvestigate her case and a string of others involving young women he fears have been murdered.

NSW Police are yet to make a decision on the coroner’s recommendation.

Mr Peet said he more than welcomed the push for a police taskforce, saying for Lateesha’s sake he hoped more publicity of wanted man Malcolm Naden came of it.

Naden is wanted by police for questioning in relation to Lateesha’s disappearance and the murder of former Dubbo woman Kristy Scholes.

“I travel to Brisbane a lot and if you ask someone around there who Malcolm Naden is they have no idea,” Mr Peet said.

“I am doing everything I can to get his face out there, I have started a Facebook group and I spend hours on my email.

“I believe if they find Malcolm Naden they will find Lateesha.”

Me Peet has also run a blog in search of his daughter, which has received a number of responses from people across the NSW and interstate.

In one blog entry eight months after Lateesha went missing, Mr Peet spoke of how he couldn’t sleep and how he longed for his daughter to come home.

“Since that terrible day when I was told she was missing, I have not been able to sleep, my hair is falling out, I feel I am living in a nightmare I can’t wake up from,” he wrote.

“Every time the phone rings, I think maybe they have found her, which is a mixed blessing - have they found a body or have they found my precious girl alive, by some miracle?

“Will she one day walk back through that door, the beautiful girl I have watched grow up and blossom into a beautiful young woman?

“Will I ever get to tell her again how much I love her?”

Following on from newspaper reports that Naden had been seen in bushland around Kempsey and Port Macquarie, Mr Peet said he believed the wanted man was hiding out in someone’s roof.

He said for six months before Lateesha went missing Naden would block out light to his bedroom every day, which he believed was training to cope with the life he is supposedly living today.

“I had heard reports from a woman who believes she woke up to Malcolm leaning over her bed,” Mr Peet said.

“He had planned to live his life in the dark through the day and come out at night,” he said.

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Family’s questions need answering

FAYE WHEELER

27/06/2009 4:00:00 AM

Four years on from the death of Kristy Scholes-Walker in Dubbo her family still has unanswered questions about her final hours.

The 24-year-old was found dead behind a locked door of a family member’s home, her young children discovered in another part of the house.

Her murder came six months after the mysterious disappearance of another family member, Lateesha Nolan.

Today the Scholes-Walker families feel only the main suspect, missing man Malcolm Naden, can answer their haunting questions.

Police have warrants in place for his arrest in both the Scholes and Nolan homicides.

There is a $50,000 reward in place that was released by the Minister for Police on January 3, 2007 in the terms ‘Information leading to the arrest of Malcolm Naden’.

These terms are broad and rewards of this nature are few and far between, Orana crime manager Detective Inspector Rod Blackman said.

In four years of grieving, Kristy’s children, Libby and John, were the strength that kept them going, Kristy’s mother-in-law Margaret Walker revealed.

Kristy disappeared while housesitting while partner Reg and other family members were away from Dubbo.

She was later found dead in the room Malcolm Naden, her partner’s cousin, lived in at his grandmother’s.

The family was told at first Kristy had committed suicide but later declared her death suspicious and the search for Malcolm Naden continues.

“We never believed it was suicide,” Mrs Walker said.

“Malcolm would have the full story. We don’t have a full story, we’d like that.”

While the family “didn’t know if Malcolm was in the house or not” they “never expected anything like this to happen”.

“We didn’t know that he was dangerous, capable of murder,” Mrs Walker said.

Mrs Walker has treasured memories of Kristy, who she’d known for about seven years.

“She was a quiet girl who liked going out with her friends,” she said.

“She loved Take 5 magazines and a coffee, she was always on her phone.

“The Newcastle Knights were her football team.”

Tragically Kristy’s own mother had died when she was young.

“She wanted to be around for her children,” Mrs Walker said.

Her children, Libby and John, aged 9 and 7 this year, are growing up fast.

“They’re mostly happy. They know where (their mother) is, we told them she’s in heaven,” Mrs Walker said.

With their father Reg they moved to Kempsey to be closer to Kristy’s family, but are now back in Dubbo.

“They go to visit the grave when they go to Kempsey,” Mrs Walker said.

Libby and John are both getting on well at school and Reg’s life had gone forward, Mrs Walker said.

“Libby is a good little reader, her mother was a good reader,” she said.

“I take it one day at a time.”

Detective Inspector Rod Blackman said yesterday that as of November 2008 Malcolm Naden was hiding in bushland in the hills behind the Kempsey region.

Tragically Kristy’s own mother had died when she was young.

“She wanted to be around for her children,” Mrs Walker said.

Her children, Libby and John, aged 9 and 7 this year, are growing up fast.

“They’re mostly happy. They know where (their mother) is, we told them she’s in heaven,” Mrs Walker said.

With their father Reg they moved to Kempsey to be closer to Kristy’s family, but are now back in Dubbo.

“They go to visit the grave when they go to Kempsey,” Mrs Walker said.

Libby and John are both getting on well at school and Reg’s life had gone forward, Mrs Walker said.

“Libby is a good little reader, her mother was a good reader,” she said.

“I take it one day at a time.”

Detective Inspector Rod Blackman said yesterday that as of November 2008 Malcolm Naden was hiding in bushland in the hills behind the Kempsey region.

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John,7 and Libby,9 Scholes-Walker with grandmother Margaret Walker.

Will Never Give Up

TOWN TERRORISED, MANHUNT FOR THE STATE’S MOST WANTED

TOWN TERRORISED, MANHUNT FOR THE STATE’S MOST WANTED

naden on run as town lives in fear

ABC Western plains news

The community of Bellbrook, west of Kempsey on the New South Wales mid-north coast, is calling for greater police resources to capture the state's most wanted man, murder suspect Malcolm Naden.

Police believe Naden, an experienced bushman, might be hiding in rugged terrain in the Upper Macleay.

Naden has been on the run since 2005 when he is alleged to have murdered Kristy Scholes in Dubbo in the central west.

Police also want to question him about the later disappearance of another woman, Lateesha Nolan.

Late last year, police say they found Naden's fingerprints after a break and enter near Bellbrook.

Bellbrook GP Dr Paul Appleton says local residents are scared Naden is in the area.

He says the local police presence needs to be increased and the community should be kept informed.

"Now I well realise the extreme difficulties that hierarchy have and that command has in managing this very volatile and very difficult situation, but you need to include the local population in at least some information," he said.

Police have put out a reward of $50,000 for information leading to Naden's arrest.

Superintendent Paul Fehon from the mid-north coast local area command says he understands there is a lot of fear in the Bellbrook community.

Superintendent Fehon says police are still looking for him and anyone who thinks they may have seen Naden should contact their local station or CrimeStoppers.

"We have been very deliberate in our planning and we are continuing in our means of tracking and identifying a location," he said.

"The thing we are trying to establish is a confirmed sighting, we would not be sending one police officer up there, we would be sending an appropriate number of resources, which we have done in the past."

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he state's most-wanted man and a town in fear

LISA CARTY

18/01/2009 1:00:01 AM

THE State's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious with what they say was a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Naden fears spark Bellbrook

Naden fears spark Bellbrook protest

JARROD LIPSCOMBE

20/01/2009 8:35:00 AM

POLICE have moved to reassure Bellbrook residents concerned about their safety following alleged sightings of the State’s most wanted man Malcolm John Naden.

More than 120 residents turned out in the main centre of Bellbrook on Saturday to protest against a decision which removed the town’s sole policeman to South West Rocks for part of the holiday season.

Residents believe they are being left to fend for themselves with their officer so frequently out of town. Local GP Paul Appleton said allegations the notorious felon could be in the area were placing enormous stress on local families.

“Naden’s presence has been an open secret upriver for some time and the fingerprints have just confirmed it,” he said.

The community believes Naden is behind a string of recent robberies.

Non-perishable food, camping gear, binoculars and protective clothing has all been stolen from local homes within the past month.

Cash and other valuables are ignored.

Dr Appleton said residents have resorted to doing things in pairs and some locals were even sleeping with guns beside their beds.

Late yesterday NSW Police issued a statement that said the officer stationed at Bellbrook Police Station was available to be called out as part of a 24-hour police response within the community. In an effort to ensure community safety, police resources were committed to areas where appropriate and the deployment of the Bellbrook officer to South West Rocks was necessary to tackle crime during the peak holiday season when the population of the town more than doubled.

Previously officers have been relocated to other areas during the peak period, however, the officer in question resides at Bellbrook in order to ensure a more committed service to the community.

The statement concluded by saying the people of Bellbrook could be assured there were significant resources and personnel in place dedicated to locating and apprehending Naden, including highly skilled officers from the Mid North Coast Local Area Command along with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad.

Malcolm Naden has been on the run since 2005 when the body of Kristy Scholes was found in his Dubbo home.

Naden is also wanted in connection with the disappearance of another woman from Dubbo.

Town in fear of Naden

BY DANI VOLKE

19/01/2009 10:04:00 AM

Father of missing Dubbo woman Lateesha Nolan, Mick Peet has expressed his concern for residents in the NSW town of Bellbrook, who claim they are being terrorised by the State’s most wanted man, Malcolm Naden.

“I felt pretty worried for the people that are living there. I don’t want what happened to me to happen them, as in losing my daughter,” he said.

Naden hit the national news again after a report in yesterday’s Sun Herald tells of residents of Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, claiming they are being targeted by numerous break-ins, whom they believe Naden is responsible for.

Dubbo man Malcolm Naden is wanted for questioning over the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, mother of four who mysteriously disappeared four years ago in Dubbo on January 4.

Naden is also being sought for questioning over the death of Lateesha’s cousin Kristy Scholes, the mother of two whose body was found in Naden’s locked bedroom at their grandparents house.

Ms Nolan’s father Mr Peet, who now resides in Queensland, said when he first read yesterday’s article he thought Naden had been caught.

“We might get some closure . . . but when I read into it more I am really happy that they actually found his fingerprints,” he said.

Mr Peet said there was a large Aboriginal community in Bellbrook and hoped someone might spot him and turn him in.

“It’s the hardest thing not having any closure.

“Until he’s caught I don’t think anyone would know why he may have done what he is assumed to have done.

“My biggest word is ‘why’.

“Why would he do it to a young girl with four kids who has

now got no mother to grow up with? I think that is on everyone’s mind.

“I would like to confront him (Naden) myself and ask him that big question and I really want to know where she really is . . . where is she? We need to bring her home and lay her to rest.”

Naden is believed to be behind a dozen break-ins, according to residents of Bellbrook, in which a large number of items were stolen.

According to the Sun Herald missing items include non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars.

The community of Bellbrook has accused NSW police of ignoring their fears after the town’s only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols, 90 kilometres away, according to the Sun Herald.

Bellbrook locals have protested for more security in the town, as there have been more than 600 reports of Naden’s whereabouts in the past three years across the State.

Mr Peet has emotionally renewed pleas for information over the disappearance over his daughter to come forward.

“If anyone does know anything come forward and do it

for the kids, so they can put flowers on their mum’s grave,” he said.

dani.volke@ruralpress.com

double murderer Malcolm Naden THE state's most wanted man

Lisa Carty
January 18, 2009

EXCLUSIVE

THE state's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious at what they say was not a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

"Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Police probe new leads in murder suspect case Posted 5 hours 56 minutes ago Map: Dubbo 2830 Police say they are pursuing new leads in the case of s

Police probe new leads in murder suspect case

Posted 5 hours 56 minutes ago

• Map: Dubbo 2830

Police say they are pursuing new leads in the case of suspected murderer Malcolm John Naden.

Naden, from Dubbo in central western New South Wales, is wanted for questioning over the disappearance of Lateesha Nolan and the suspected murder of Kristy Scholes in 2005.

He was last believed to be in the Port Macquarie area, on the state's mid-north coast, where his fingerprints were allegedly found in November last year.

The officer in charge of the investigation, Bryne Ruse, says police receive calls everyday with fresh leads.

He says there have been more than 600 calls since the police investigation was established.

But police say they are justified in not revealing any new information in their investigation.

Detective Sergeant Ruse says the investigation will be jeopardised if details of fresh leads are released to the community to ease their concerns he could be hiding out in their area.

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The state's most-wanted man

The state's most-wanted man and a town in fear

LISA CARTY

18/01/2009 1:00:01 AM

THE State's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious with what they say was a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

"Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

getting closer

four years on and nothing Why?????

What happened to Lateesha?

BY EMMA MASTRONARDI

5/01/2009 1:47:00 PM

“It doesn’t matter if you know the smallest bit of the story, every bit counts in helping bring my girl home.”

That is the desperate plea of Joan Nolan, a mother longing for her daughter who disappeared four years ago.

On January 4, 2005, Dubbo mother of four Lateesha Nolan told her grandmother she would “be back in a sec”, leaving her wallet and cigarettes behind at her house on Bunglegumbie Road.

The next day, Lateesha was reported missing and her car found abandoned in a parking bay beside the Macquarie River.

The man sought for questioning over her disappearance, Malcolm Naden, has been unable to be located since Ms Nolan’s disappearance. Police also want to question Mr Naden over the murder of Kristy Scholes, Lateesha’s cousin.

The hunt still continues for Mr Naden.

Anyone with any information on Lateesha’s disappearance, or the whereabouts of Malcolm Naden, should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

For Joan Nolan, the past four years have been spent wanting her daughter back and caring for her grandchildren.

“I just want her to come back home,” Joan said.

In the days that seem to “drag on forever” Joan said her daughter had missed many important milestones in her family’s lives.

“All her kids have started school now and she didn’t get to be there for them,” she said.

“She also lost her grandmother and she missed that too.”

Her children still remembered their mother, she said. One Mother’s Day some years ago, her children bought some chocolates. Handing them out to the family, they kept one aside “for mummy”.

The chocolate is still in the box.

Joan pleaded with the community to come forward with any information.

“It doesn’t matter how little you know, sometimes people think what they know isn’t important but they don’t realise every bit counts,” she said as she choked back tears.

“The only thing we want and the most important thing now is to bring her back.”

The message was simple, said Joan - the need for information and to find Lateesha so her four children could have closure.

“The fear of not knowing what happened hurts us.”

Search continues for Dubbo quartet

BY EMILY WHEELER

5/08/2008 9:15:00 AM

The family of Dubbo man Harry Gordon Youl have been left wondering where he is for the past 18 years - almost to the day.

The case of the missing man, who would today be 71 years old, is set for a coronial inquest in Dubbo later this month where it is hoped some of his family’s lingering questions will be answered.

Mr Youl was last seen on August 2 1990 when he told his work mates he was going out for lunch.

He never returned.

During national Missing Persons Week, Mr Youl remains one of four local people still missing from the region and one of about 35,000 people reported missing to police each year.

While more than 95 per cent of those reported missing are found soon after their disappearance is reported, more than 1600 remain missing for more than six months.

Such is the case of another missing Dubbo person, Mary Elizabeth Quy, who was last seen in February 1991.

Despite extensive search efforts conducted by police and Dubbo Rescue Squad immediately after her disappearance, including a search on the banks of the Macquarie River, Mrs Quy has never been found. She went missing from her Cobra Street home and was sighted in the early hours of February 11 in West Dubbo.

The case is 17 years old but local detectives say they still receive information on the matter.

“Any information from the public - the smallest things might help, and police will look into everything,” Detective Senior Constable Luke Scott, one of the officers in charge of the local missing persons portfolio, said.

He said as soon as there was a concern for welfare, residents should report their loved one missing.

Probably the most well-known local missing person of recent times is Lateesha Nolan, who disappeared in 2005.

Police harbour grave fears for the young mother’s safety and are still on the hunt for Dubbo fugitive Malcolm Naden, who is wanted for questioning over her disappearance and the death of another Dubbo mother, Kristy Scholes.

Ms Nolan was 24 when she disappeared - last seen in January 2005 at a house on Bumblegumbie Road.

The focus of this year’s Missing Persons Week, with the theme ‘Don’t Close the Door to Communication’, is young people who go missing.

The key messages for people who are currently missing is that police and family want to know they are safe and are urging them to communicate in some way to indicate their safety.

The fourth missing Dubbo person is Jaswinder Singh, who has not been seen in the region for about three weeks.

Police are urging the man to contact his family, or family friends, and let them know he is safe. Anyone with information on a missing person can contact their local police station.

emily.wheeler@ruralpress.com

HARRY GORDON YOUL

Last seen on August 2 1990 in Dubbo

Was 53 when he went missing

Would be 71 now

DOB 15/03/1937

174cm, medium build, grey hair, blue / grey eye colour, Caucasian.

LATEESHA JANE NOLAN

DOB 23 / 05 / 1980

Was 24 when she went missing

Would be 28 now

Last seen on January 4 2005 in Dubbo

165cm, brown hair, green / hazel eyes, medium build, Aboriginal

MARY QUY

DOB 1921

Was 70 when she went missing

Would be 87 now

Was last seen in Cobra Street, Dubbo on February 11 1991.

Grey hair, medium build with brown eyes.

Inquest will not give dad closure

April 25, 2008

STILL SEARCHING: Mick Peet reflects on the inquest into his daughter Lateesha Nolan.

Nikki Sorbello
IT has been more than three years since Lateesha Nolan disappeared from her New South Wales home and, while police are preparing a brief for the coroner, Lateesha's father Mick Peet is still no closer to closure. Mr Peet, who lives at Innes Park, said he was aware police were working on the brief, but had mixed feelings about the inquest, which he plans to attend. Lateesha was last seen in Dubbo on January 4, 2005, before leaving her four children with her mother, to return shortly. She has not been seen or heard from since, with police suspecting she became the second victim of Malcolm Naden. Naden, one of the most wanted men in New South Wales, is being hunted for the murder of Kristy Scholes, whose body was found under his bed in 2005, and in relation to Lateesha's disappearance. While Mr Peet does not believe his daughter is still alive, he spends most of his days scouring the internet for any news of her and the man he believed murdered her. Seeing Naden brought to justice is what he is fighting for now. "You just wish you could hear something," he said. Mr Peet believes Naden is still hiding out in dense bushland behind the Dubbo zoo, the last place with a confirmed siting of Naden. "I wish I had some sort of control to get the army in there and do a good sweep of the area," he said. A New South Wales Police spokeswoman said the briefing being prepared for the coroner was not unusual, but did not mean inquiries into Lateesha's disappearance had ended. "The investigation into Lateesha Nolan's disappearance in suspicious circumstances remains very active, with a team of homicide squad detectives continuing to pursue a number of lines of inquiry," she said. She said the missing person's case would remain open until Ms Nolan was found or new evidence came to light, regardless of the findings of the coroner.

Police continue to delve into 11 cold case mysteries spanning more than three decades - Long hunt to catch a killer

Police continue to delve into 11 cold case mysteries spanning more than three decades - Long hunt to catch a killer
It has been more than 30 years since the badly decomposed body of Margaret Mlandos was discovered on the banks of Buckinbah Creek at Yeoval.

How she came to be there remains a mystery police are desperate to solve.

Mrs Mlandos’ murder is one of 11 cold cases being actively pursued by Orana Local Area Command.

The cases are a catalogue of human carnage.

n The body of Kate Page is found in her house at Coonamble, her head caved in by the butt of a rifle.

n Narromine woman Nancy McKenzie is found near dead after being bashed with a golf putter. She died on the way to hospital.

n George Howlett is executed in a North Dubbo home, killed by a gunshot wound to his face.

These are just a sample of the gruesome murders that remain unsolved.

Police are hopeful fragments of information from the public could help solve the brutal homicides, some of which date back to the early 1970s.

Acting crime manager Inspector Mark Meredith said solving these crimes remained a high priority for police, despite how long they had remained unsolved.

“Closure is essential for the families of the victims, and to police officers, who in many cases have spent years involved in painstaking investigations,’’ Insp Meredith said.

“Solving a homicide is like putting a jigsaw together and sometimes essential pieces are missing because important information is withheld from police.

“People don’t come forward for a whole range of reasons - they may be too frightened or ashamed or believe their information is trivial and wouldn’t be of any use to police.

“All information is helpful but sadly sometimes people go to their grave with key material that could have put a killer behind bars.’’

Cold cases from Orana Local Area Command are reviewed by the NSW unsolved homicide unit.

Insp Meredith said murders are never “written off’’ no matter how many years have passed.

He said people are usually killed for three main reasons

- financial gain, revenge or lust.

“Murder is viewed as the most serious of crimes and it is frustrating to see investigations hindered by lack of information.

“I implore people to come forward with what they know. Telling police is the right thing to do.’’

The unsolved murders

n The badly decomposed body of Margaret Mlandos was found in grassland on the banks of Buckinbah Creek at Yeoval in December 1975.

The gruesome discovery was made after an extensive police search.

Mrs Mlandos, aged in her 60s, was well-known in the district as a breeder of Pekinese dogs.

Police believe she died following a “family feud gone wrong”.

n The brutal murder of Kate Page shocked the Coonamble district in the early 1970s.

Aged in her 70s, Mrs Page was found in her house at Page’s Terrace, near Coonamble Bowling Club. She had been struck about the head with the butt of a rifle. n Shock waves reverberated throughout the western region in August 1977 when prominent racehorse breeder and trainer Howard Tyrell was shot dead at close range. Police had two strong suspects but insufficient evidence. n Mervyn Poyser was bashed at Coonabarabran in December 1987. Aged in his 50s, Mr Poyser was found lying in the backyard of his home and died in hospital as the result of a skull fracture. n Elderly Bourke woman Janine Perrin was found dead in her home in November 1990. Police believe she was brutally assaulted during a sex attack and callously left to die. n Penny Hill was found unconscious on a roadway near Coolah in July 1991. Suffering severe head wounds she was rushed to hospital and died two days later. Penny was employed as a nanny at the Black Stump Motel. Police interviewed a strong suspect but an open finding was handed down by the coroner. n The body of Charlie Avouris was found reclining on a blood-flecked sofa at Mumbil in July 1996. Police said the 30-year-old father of one died a violent death. n Police are still saddened by the death of Narromine woman Nancy McKenzie who was bashed with a golf putter in June 1997. Discovered in her home clinging to life, Mrs McKenzie died after being rushed to hospital. Police interviewed a number of suspects but believe the killing was a case of mistaken identity. n George Howlett was blasted execution-style when he answered the door of his Fitzroy Street house in North Dubbo in June 2004. Police believe the shooting was drug related. n Kristy Scholes was found strangled in the bedroom of a Dubbo house in June 2005. Police believe the 24-year-old mother of two was killed by her cousin Malcolm Naden. n Naden is also wanted for the disappearance of Lateesha Nolan who disappeared in January 2005. Police searched extensively for Ms Nolan. She is listed as missing, presumed dead. Police throughout Australia are still looking for Mr Naden.

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Third anniversary of missing Dubbo mother - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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