A South Australian group gathered in mourning as we speak to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the infamous Adelaide Oval abductions.
Joanne Ratcliffe, 11 and Kirste Gordon, 4 had been kidnapped from an Australian guidelines soccer match on August 25, 1973. The case stays unsolved to at the present time.
Fifty years on, family and friends members held a vigil in remembrance of two younger women.
Key witness Tony Kilmartin, who noticed the kidnapping unfolding when he was 11, was additionally in attendance on the vigil.
Other company included the previous Victims of Crime Commissioner Michael O’Connell, law enforcement officials, a retired detective and locals.
Joanne’s sister, Suzie mentioned it is a robust time for his or her household, however they’ve been “blown away” by the outpouring of help.
Just this week Suzie met with investigators, claiming the abductor was the now-deceased Stanley Arthur Hart, who lived within the space on the time of the lady’s disappearance and was later recognized to be a paedophile.
Source: www.9news.com.au
