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cold case mystery VideoMissing cousins’ family provide DNA in case of breakthrough

Family members of two teenage cousins who disappeared 50 years ago have submitted DNA so police can identify any bodies that are found.

Ben Harvey

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WATCH THE FULL SERIESVideo
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Vanishing Cousins: Evil by the Beach

The disappearance of two teens from Scarborough’s White Sands Hotel in 1974 remains one of Australia’s most baffling mysteries. The West’s exclusive series investigates what happened to the cousins.

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Shock twistPremium
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Astonishing new claim about car in Vanishing Cousins case

A 50-year investigation into the disappearance from Scarborough of teenage cousins has been upended by a shock claim about a car considered a critical clue to the murder mystery. 

Ben Harvey

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Infamous bikie enforcer flogs off gangland merch

With a new lifestyle that includes marriage, a daughter and healthy living, this former Hells Angels tough nut is ready to leave behind his dark past as a major player in WA’s criminal underworld.

Troy de Ruyter

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‘Rough’ bikie party house linked to disappearance of teens

A house in Scarborough has emerged as a critical clue in the disappearance of teenage cousins 50 years ago. WATCH EPISODE FOUR OF VANISHING COUSINS NOW

Ben Harvey

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EPISODE 4: Girls visit bikie party home before vanishing

In Episode 4, new witnesses raise concerns about a house Raelene and Yvonne visit prior to going to The White Sands, claiming the home had a ‘bad feel’ and had been frequented by ‘bikie’ types. WATCH NOW

Vanishing CousinsCATCH UP: The key players in shocking WA murder-mystery

The disappearance of two teens from Scarborough’s White Sands Hotel in 1974 remains one of Australia’s most baffling mysteries. Here are the key players in the baffling disappearances.

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Suspect breaks his silence 50 years on from mystery crime

One of the suspects in the disappearance of teenage cousins 50 years ago is still living in WA, a new documentary about the 1974 crime has revealed.

Ben Harvey

Vanishing CousinsCommentsPremiumHeartbreaking reason friends think missing teens were killed

When Raelene Eaton, 16, and her cousin Yvonne Waters, 17, went missing after a Sunday session in Scarborough, there was no media frenzy or police presence. Now, a new video series is searching for answers.

Jay Hanna

Vanishing CousinsVideoCommentsExplosive new info casts doubt on WA cold case

It has been almost five decades since Lynne Caporn, Sue Kneller and Ali Russo last saw their best friend Raelene but explosive new information has cast doubt on their long-held suspicions about what happened.

Jay Hanna

Vanishing CousinsPremiumInside the making of The West’s gripping new crime series

While most West Aussies are sadly familiar with the names Hayley Dodd, Lisa Govan, Jane Rimmer, Sarah Spiers and Ciara Glennon, less are aware of this heartbreaking story.

Jay Hanna

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Did Perth cousins fall victim to notorious serial killers?

An investigation into one of Australia’s most puzzling murder mysteries — the disappearance of teenage cousins from a pub 50 years ago — has linked two notorious killers with the case.

Ben Harvey

Vanishing CousinsVideoCommentsChilling details about night girls vanished from Scarbs pub

Cousins Raelene Eaton and Yvonne Waters were just 16 and 17 when they went missing in 1974 after attending a Sunday session at Scarborough’s White Sands Tavern. Now, chilling new details have been uncovered.

Jay Hanna

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Vanishing Cousins final episode: Someone Knows

In this gripping final episode, two bombshell revelations finally confirm the ‘real’ reason Raelene and Yvonne attended the White Sands Hotel that fateful afternoon. WATCH NOW

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The moment suspect in WA murders breaks silence after 50 yrs

In Episode 3, a ‘person of interest’ breaks his silence for the first time in almost fifty years and Raelene’s friends describe a shocking family tragedy just days after the cousins vanished. WATCH NOW

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Vanishing Cousins: Who have the police got in their sights?

In Episode 2, police explore potential suspects, including serial killer Christopher Worrell who is believed to be in Western Australia at the time Raelene and Yvonne go missing.

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New WA true crime series: Vanishing Cousins

In Episode 1, the scene is set in the ‘Puberty Blues’ era of Scarborough Beach and the hugely popular White Sands Hotel, where the girls are last seen talking to three scruffy strangers at the Sunday session.

‘grossly inadequte’ PremiumPrisoner’s suicide due to lack of safe cells, coroner finds

A Noongar and Torres Strait Islander man was left in his cell, where he was able to take his own life, because there was nowhere else for him to go. WARNING: Distressing content

Sarah Steger

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Hopes Coroner can end 24-year bikie silence on Lisa’s murder

The bikie code of silence that suffocated the investigation into what happened to Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan will be tested by the State Coroner after WA Police drew a line under a 24-year inquiry.

Ben Harvey

Distressing findingsPremiumAboriginal prisoner had ‘lower standard’ care before death

A WA Coroner has found that an Aboriginal teen prisoner’s life could have been saved had culturally-safe care been provided to him.

Sarah Steger

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Why it’s time to review the five star review

Once relied on as a strong guide of which hotel to stay in or where to take a loved one for a good meal, the public rating system none of us can now escape has become a farce. Kate Emery explains why.

Kate Emery

‘Can’t explain it’PremiumNot all walls that imprison vanish when you leave jail

In the final part of his powerful series, Tom de Souza explores the fault lines of drug addiction that troubled him and his brother and why sometimes, in order to emerge whole, you first have to break down.

Tom de Souza

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Bikie hard nut flies flag for gay rights in court showing

Wild ex-Hell Angels hardman Dayne Brajkovich continues to pull out the surprises — this time wearing a gay pride T-shirt in support of the LGBTQ+ community during a court appearance.

Troy de Ruyter

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FIRST LOOK: Even outlaw’s in-laws haven’t seen these snaps

Former Hells Angels tough man Dayne Brajkovich has a colourful past full of criminals, gangsters and deceitful thugs — and then he was booted out of the bikie club. Now we reveal his new ‘angel’.

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