Cases · Near Adelaide
True crime cases near Adelaide
10 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Adelaide, spanning the 1900s to the 2000s — 8 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is The Somerton Man (Tamám Shud case).
Cases near Adelaide
COLDThe Family Murders
1970sAdelaide, South Australia
COLDKilling of George Duncan
1970sRiver Torrens near Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon
1970sAdelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of the Beaumont children
1960sGlenelg Beach, Adelaide, South Australia
COLDThe Somerton Man (Tamám Shud case)
1940sSomerton Park beach, Adelaide, South Australia
UNSOLVEDDisappearance of Rhianna Barreau
1990sMorphett Vale, South Australia
COLDDisappearance of Jason Shannon
1970sElizabeth West, Adelaide, South Australia
SOLVEDMurder of Carly Ryan
2000sStirling, South Australia (with the killing occurring at Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot)
SOLVEDTruro murders
1970sBushland near Truro, South Australia (principal body-recovery site)
UNSOLVEDKilling of Bertha Schippan
1900sTowitta, South Australia
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