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Casepin documents 64 cases in Australia, spanning the 1850s to the 2020s — 21 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is The Somerton Man (Tamám Shud case) in Somerton Park.
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- The Somerton Man (Tamám Shud case)1940sSomerton Park beach, Adelaide, South AustraliaCOLD
- Murder of Daniel Morcombe2000sKiel Mountain Road overpass, Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Claremont serial killings1990sClaremont, Perth, Western AustraliaSOLVED
- Death of Azaria Chamberlain1980sUluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, AustraliaOVERTURNED
- Backpacker murders1980sBelanglo State Forest, near Berrima, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Disappearance of the Beaumont children1960sGlenelg Beach, Adelaide, South AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of William Tyrrell2010sBenaroon Drive, Kendall, New South Wales, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Snowtown murders1990sSnowtown, South AustraliaSOLVED
- 1931 Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance1931Crash site near Jagumba, Snowy Mountains, New South WalesSOLVED
- 1976 Spring Hill shooting1976Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Cairns child killings2014Manoora, Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Clarke family murders2020Camp Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Connellan air disaster1977Alice Springs Airport, Northern Territory, AustraliaSOLVED
- Crawford family murder1970Loch Ard Gorge, Port Campbell, Victoria, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- 1986 Moorhouse murders1985Willagee, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaSOLVED
- Deaths of Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler1963Banks of the Lane Cove River near Fullers BridgeUNSOLVED
- December 2017 Melbourne car attack2010Corner of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street, MelbourneSOLVED
- Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer1970Fairy Meadow Beach, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaCOLD
- Disappearance of Frederick Valentich1978Bass Strait, near Cape Otway and King IslandUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Harold Holt1967Cheviot Beach, Portsea, Victoria, AustraliaSOLVED
- Disappearance of Jason Shannon1973Elizabeth West, Adelaide, South AustraliaCOLD
- Disappearance of Jimmy Taylor1974Derby, Western AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Louise and Charmian Faulkner1980Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Niamh Maye2002Near Jingellic, New South Wales, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Rhianna Barreau1992Morphett Vale, South AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Samantha Murphy2024Ballarat / Woowookarung Regional Park, Victoria, AustraliaONGOING
- Disappearance of the Beaumont children1966Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, South AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Théo Hayez2019Cape Byron / Byron Bay area, New South Wales, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Disappearance of Trudie Adams1978Newport Surf Life Saving Club / Barrenjoey Road, Newport, New South Wales, AustraliaCOLD
- Easey Street murders1977147 Easey Street, Collingwood, Victoria, AustraliaONGOING
- Faraday School kidnapping1972Faraday, Victoria, AustraliaSOLVED
- Killing of George Duncan1972River Torrens near Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South AustraliaCOLD
- Gun Alley Murder1921Gun Alley (site now beneath 80 Collins St), MelbourneOVERTURNED
- Killing of Helen May and her family in the Hillcrest shooting1996Hillcrest, Logan City, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- January 2017 Melbourne car attack2016Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD, Victoria, AustraliaSOLVED
- Killing of Betty Shanks2006Grange, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaCOLD
- Killing of Corryn Rayney2007Kings Park, Perth, Western AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Leongatha mushroom murders2023Leongatha, Victoria, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Allison Baden-Clay2011Brookfield (family home), BrisbaneSOLVED
- Murder of Anita Cobby1986Blacktown / Prospect, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Carly Ryan2007Stirling, South Australia (with the killing occurring at Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot)SOLVED
- Murder of Celia Douty1988Brampton Island, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Dean Shillingsworth2007Mandurama Reserve, Ambarvale, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Eurydice Dixon2018Princes Park, Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Janine Balding1998Sutherland railway station, Sutherland, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Jill Meagher2012Sydney Road, BrunswickSOLVED
- Murder of John Hurford1851Wonnerup Inlet, near Busselton, Western AustraliaSOLVED
- Death of Leanne Holland1991Goodna / Redbank Plains, Queensland, AustraliaOVERTURNED
- Murder of Leigh Leigh1989Stockton Beach, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Lilie James2020Sydney CBD, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Megan Kalajzich1983Fairlight, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Ruqia Haidari2020Balcatta, Perth, Western AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Sian Kingi1987Pinnaroo Park, Noosa Heads, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Stephanie Scott2015Leeton, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Murder of Tiahleigh Palmer2015Logan City, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED
- Nannup Four disappearance2007Rural property near Nannup, Western AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Osmington shooting2018Osmington, Western AustraliaSOLVED
- Shark Arm case1935Coogee Aquarium Baths, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaUNSOLVED
- Death of Charlotte O'Brien2024Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSOLVED
- Death of Dolly Everett2018Katherine, Northern Territory, AustraliaSOLVED
- Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing1978Hilton Hotel, George Street, SydneySOLVED
- Truro murders1976Bushland near Truro, South Australia (principal body-recovery site)SOLVED
- Wanda Beach murders2000Wanda Beach sandhills, near CronullaUNSOLVED
- Wieambilla shootings2022Wieambilla, Queensland, AustraliaSOLVED