Police have provided a million-dollar reward as a part of their investigation into the suspected homicide of a well-liked Melbourne grandmother, whose case stays unsolved after 9 years.
Jeanette Moss, 69, was discovered by a neighbour in her Middle Park residence on January 15, 2014.
A coronial inquest held final yr discovered that the reason for Ms Moss’s demise was violent, with police discovering a white fabric round her neck on the day her physique was found.
A forensic pathologist concluded neck compression was an inexpensive reason behind demise.
Homicide Squad Detective Acting Inspector Paul Scarlett mentioned there was no signal of compelled entry in Ms Moss’s Beaconsfield Pde residence and detectives imagine that the killer may have been recognized to her.
“This was a brutal crime involving a vulnerable member of the community, alone in her own home” Inspector Scarlett mentioned.
“A significant investigation into her death has been conducted over the past nine years to try and determine who was responsible for Jeanette’s murder and what the motive was,” he mentioned.
“Hopefully this reward and public appeal provides the motivation for someone to come forward after all these years who can help us solve Jeannette’s murder.”
Ms Moss was discovered within the spare bed room of her residence in the identical garments she had been sporting the day earlier than, with State Coroner Judge John Cain discovering she had died on January 14 between 12:47pm and a pair of:52pm.
In Ms Moss’s residence police discovered an open bottle of wine on the kitchen bench, two wine glasses within the dishwasher and two empty beer stubbies close to the kitchen sink.
Last yr’s inquest heard the white fabric round Ms Moss’s neck appeared to have been lower or torn from the sheet of a mattress subsequent to her head, with police additionally observing scuff marks on the wall close to her ft.
It additionally heard an post-mortem discovered her to have suffered “blunt force trauma” to her face and chest, which included a fractured rib, in addition to fractures to her larynx and hyoid bones.
She was final seen the day earlier than her physique was found, working errands within the native space, together with driving a pal to a pharmacy on Bay St, Port Melbourne within the morning, and driving her inexperienced 1997 BMW sedan.
Ms Moss’s daughter Tara Dunn instructed police after attending her mom’s residence {that a} gold and diamond bar necklace, a signet ring had a number of diamonds had been lacking.
Ms Dunn mentioned the loss “still hurts” and mentioned it was onerous to know why somebody did this to her mom.
“You were so much to so many. Generous, loving and kind,” she mentioned.
“You had a great sense of humour and cheekiness that I just adored.
“I have lost my mother and my best friend.”
