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Deceased
Linda Susanne Davie
Demographics
22y, unknown
Date of death
1980-04-06
Finding date
2011-12-15
Cause of death
not able to be determined by coroner
AI-generated summary
Linda Susanne Davie, aged 22, disappeared on or about 6 April 1980. At inquest in December 2011—31 years later—the coroner found insufficient evidence to determine the place of her death, cause, or manner. The case remained unresolved due to significant evidentiary gaps. Given the absence of definitive findings, the coroner recommended that investigation responsibility be transferred from the standard coronial system to the NSW Police Unsolved Homicide Unit for ongoing investigation under its specialised cold-case protocols. This recommendation enabled the matter to be investigated using the dedicated resources and procedures of the Unsolved Homicide Unit. The finding illustrates the challenges coroners and police face when investigating long-standing missing person cases where physical, forensic, or witness evidence is limited, unavailable, or degraded over time.
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Coroner's recommendations
- Transfer responsibility for the investigation of the disappearance and death of Linda Susanne Davie to the Unsolved Homicide Unit of NSW Police to be further investigated in accordance with the protocols and procedures of that Unit
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