Naden sighting unconfirmed

Naden sighting unconfirmed
FAYE WHEELER
31 Aug, 2010 04:00 AM
The State Crime Command has not confirmed wanted Dubbo man Malcolm Naden is responsible for the theft of a rifle from a property near Gloucester.

A resident of the district told the Newcastle Herald that local police strongly suspected the man wanted in relation to the murder of one Dubbo woman and the disappearance of another was responsible for the series of break and enters.

State Crime Command detectives were aware of the break and enters, but there was no information to confirm any links to the Naden case, a command spokeswoman said yesterday.

Naden has been on the run since July 2005 when the body of Kristy Scholes, the partner of his cousin, was found in Naden’s bedroom.

In the January prior to Ms Scholes’ murder, cousin Lateesha Nolan was reported missing after she was last seen at the same West Dubbo home of a family member.

In August 2005 police issued a warrant for Naden’s arrest and a statewide appeal for information.

Two years after the disappearance of Ms Nolan police put a $50,000 bounty on the head of the murder suspect.

Acting premier and police minister John Watkins said it was the first in the state since the hunt for Ned Kelly and his gang in the 1870s, the Sydney Morning Herald reported at the time.

Naden sightings resurfaced in the Newcastle Herald report on Saturday that said Naden was believed to be armed and terrorising isolated communities near the Barrington Tops, northwest of Gloucester.

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

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

Mr Snow said yesterday police had told him they strongly suspected Naden was responsible, the Herald report said.

The State Crime Command spokeswoman said the command’s homicide squad investigation of Naden was active and repeated the appeal for information.

“The investigation remains open and police have and will continue to follow all available lines of inquiry,” she said.

“Assistance continues to be provided by relevant local area commands in relation to any incidents that may be relevant to the investigation.

“Detectives are aware of a recent break and enter in the Manning-Great Lakes Local Area Command, however at this stage there is no information to confirm any links to the Naden case.”

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.

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Yesterday 23/05/2010 lateesha would of been 30 years old we miss her very much and need to find out what happen to her love u teesh xx, please if you have not joined her cause do so now here http://apps.facebook.com/causes/202473/18672434?m=6d54c0aa

Our family has been torn apart

A story by Joan nolan about her family the disappearance of my daughter lateesha and the warrant for the wanted person Malcolm naden
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Woman,s Day article mystery of dubbo,s missing mum

Little known but when this was taken Where was Malcolm naden ? he wasn't wanted till 6 months later after the death of kristy scholes so many question no answers

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There is a article about my daughter Lateesha in this week Woman's day on page 38

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.

faye.wheeler@ruralpress.com

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.

To join the Facebook group about Lateesha’s disappearance, visit: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/202473/4697402 or visit http://coastmick21.blogspot.com.

anna.yeo@ruralpress.com

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.

faye.wheeler@ruralpress.com

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