For a year before she vanished, Rachel Antonio kept a makeshift diary. It was filled with things her parents knew nothing about, documenting her claims of an intense relationship with a handsome older lifeguard, Robert Hytch.
 
 

David Murray, an investigative journalist at The Courier-Mail, was contacted by the family of Rachel Antonio who has never been found.

Earlier this year David Murray, an investigative journalist at The Courier-Mail and author of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay,  was contacted by the family of Rachel Antonio – a teenage girl who went missing in Queensland 18 years ago. She has never been found and her family is still desperate for answers. Murray gained access to material few others had seen and spoke to key people in the town the day Rachel disappeared that could hold the key to finally discovering the truth.

A missing girl. A town divided. Searching for Rachel Antonio

Searching for Rachel Antonio

For a year before she vanished, Rachel Antonio kept a makeshift diary. It was filled with things her parents knew nothing about, docume...

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