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The Missed Booking - Episode 3
Did the early investigation miss crucial leads? Revelle’s stepsister questions the police response, while journalist Adam Shand examines the case beyond its most scrutinised suspect. Conflicting accounts of a late-night booking raise a pivotal question: who knew Revelle was missing, and when?
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In January 2015, 41-year-old father of three Ben Dominick headed into the opal fields near Lightning Ridge with his brother. He told his family he'd be home within a couple of days. But Ben never returned.
Three days later, his car was discovered hidden near an electrical substation, with the keys in the ignition and his phone, wallet and belongings still inside.
A coronial inquest would uncover troubling questions about the police investigation and conclude that someone else had driven Ben's car back to town.
More than a decade later, Ben's disappearance remains unsolved. What happened in the opal fields, and who knows the truth?
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Ep 2 -The Final Hours
In the days before Revelle Balmain vanished, she was a rising model with a promising future. But behind the glamour of Sydney's 1990s fashion scene was a world of sex, drugs and secrets.
In this episode, we hear from a photographer who met Revelle just days before she disappeared, uncover a bizarre rumour about a wealthy prince and retrace her final known movements.
As conflicting accounts emerge and unanswered pager messages pile up, one question remains: what really happened after Revelle's final appointment?
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Each Wednesday, we’ll bring you a new episode of Revelle: The Last Appointment in this feed, exploring the disappearance of Revelle Balmain, who went missing in 1994.
Episode 1: Her Name Was Misha
She was a young model and dancer with dreams of making it big overseas. But 22-year-old Revelle Balmain had another life, one her family and closest friends knew little about.
Working as an escort under the name Misha, Revelle was preparing to leave it all behind for a fresh start in Japan.
Then, in November 1994, she vanished.
More than 30 years later, questions remain about her secret life, the people around her and what really happened in the days before she disappeared.
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In August 2021, 83-year-old Trevor McDonald vanished while prospecting for gold in remote Western Australia. Despite an extensive search involving police, drones and aircraft, not a single trace of him was found. Three years later, a coroner ruled he had died, but his body has never been recovered. So how does an experienced bushman simply disappear without a trace?
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