Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Marion REES
Deceased
Marian Carole Rees
Demographics
13y, female
Finding date
2015-04-01
AI-generated summary
Marian Carole Rees, a 13-year-old girl, disappeared on 7 April 1975 after leaving for school from her family home in Hillsdale, NSW. The coroner examined evidence of her disappearance including witness accounts, government record searches, and police investigation records. Marian had expressed intentions to run away due to fractious family relationships and substantial childcare responsibilities for her younger siblings. The last confirmed sighting was when she left a school bus in Hillsdale on 7 April 1975; there is a possible unconfirmed sighting near Kingsford shortly thereafter. Extensive searches of government, financial, electoral, and police records revealed no evidence of Marian obtaining a passport, changing her name, maintaining bank accounts, or seeking government assistance. The Deputy State Coroner found insufficient evidence on the balance of probabilities that Marian is deceased, noting her disappearance was consistent with an intelligent teenager deliberately evading detection. The coroner declined to find a death and referred the matter back to the Missing Person's Unit.
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Coroner's recommendations
- Refer the matter back to the Missing Person's Unit for further investigation
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