From a fruit picker who falsely claimed he killed Nancy, to a person who meditated on Beaumaris Beach until “visions” came, and even a red jacket planted as false evidence after Victoria’s murder, these cold cases have led to plenty of dead ends and bizarre false leads. Retired detective Bob Coad, author Melanie Calvert, and current Detective Inspector Kim Steven explain why these cases have led to so much fascination - and so much speculation.

Twenty-five years have passed since the brutal murder of a young Italian tourist on one of its remote and beautiful beaches in Tasmania.

Twenty-five years have passed since a peaceful Tasmanian seaside community was shattered by the brutal murder of a young Italian tourist on one of its remote and beautiful beaches. Still to this day, no-one has ever been charged with the murder of Victoria Cafasso. But Victoria’s death wasn’t the first disturbing event along that picturesque coastline — young German tourist Nancy Grunwaldt had disappeared from the same area two years earlier. With the anniversary of Victoria’s death, the Mercury revisits these two mysteries to find out what the police detectives and the locals think happened — and if they’ll ever be able to put these ghosts to rest.

Twenty-five years have passed since a peaceful Tasmanian seaside community was shattered by the brutal murder of a young Italian tourist on one of its remote and beautiful beaches.

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