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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.

Tags: police, murder-and-manslaughter, coffs-harbour-2450, dubbo-2830, port-macquarie-2444

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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