MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 2009-52
Krystal Fraser
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Open
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Missing From:
Pyramid Hill, Victoria
Summary:
On 20 June 2009, 23-year-old Krystal Lee Fraser disappeared from Pyramid Hill, a town in north central Victoria, Australia, days before she was due to give birth to her son. Police suspect Fraser was murdered, possibly in connection with a private relationship and her pregnancy, but her body has never been recovered. In 2012, the Victoria Police Missing Persons Squad announced a $100,000 reward for information that could lead to the identification, arrest, and conviction of those responsible for Fraser's death. In 2019, it was raised to $1 Million.
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Circumstances of Disappearance:
On 19 June 2009, Fraser briefly returned home from Bendigo Base Hospital after experiencing pregnancy complications, but later that evening she left the hospital accommodation and travelled back to Pyramid Hill by train. Detectives have established that Krystal travelled on a V/Line train from Bendigo to Pyramid Hill on the day of her disappearance, getting off the train at Pyramid Hill Railway Station about 8.40pm. Investigations have also revealed Krystal was last seen alive leaving an address in Albert Street, Pyramid Hill about 9.30pm after visiting an acquaintance. On the night of her disappearance, Krystal received a 40 second phone call on her mobile phone which was from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Avenue at 11.59pm, on 20 June, 2009. Krystal's phone last showed activity on a Leitchville phone tower at 2.49am, nearly three hours after she received the call from the phone box, indicating that the phone was in the Leitchville or surrounding area.
Additional Details:
At a coronial inquest in 2022, Coroner Katherine Lorenz concluded that Fraser likely died shortly after receiving a call from a public phone box in Leitchville. She found that Fraser's death was caused by another person and that the available circumstantial evidence supported the conclusion that Jenkinson was involved in her disappearance in some way. Fraser maintained personal relationships within her community, including a sexual relationship with Jenkinson, who was from Gunbower, who would later be identified as a person of interest in her disappearance. In the months leading up to her disappearance, Fraser regularly exchanged calls and messages with Jenkinson, but after a nine-minute phone call on 13 May 2009, he ceased using his personal mobile phone and landline, and subsequent contact was made via a public phone box on Findlay Avenue in Leitchville, 28 km north of Pyramid Hill. In 2023, former police investigator Dennis O'Bryan wrote the book Last Train Home: The Disappearance of Krystal Fraser, exploring the case in depth and presenting new evidence and insights into the events surrounding her disappearance. Detectives believe Krystal was murdered and despite extensive investigations, are still searching for answers. Her mobile phone has never been located.
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Timeline of Events
A coronial inquest was held in July 2022.
The $100,000 reward was raised to $1 Million.
The Victoria Police Missing Persons Squad announced a $100,000 reward for information that could lead to the identification, arrest, and conviction of those responsible for Fraser's death.
Krystal's phone last showed activity on a Leitchville phone tower at 2.49am, nearly three hours after she received the call from the phone box.
Krystal received a 40 second phone call on her mobile phone from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Avenue.
Krystal was last seen alive leaving an address in Albert Street, Pyramid Hill about 9.30pm after visiting an acquaintance.
Krystal travelled on a V/Line train from Bendigo to Pyramid Hill on the day of her disappearance, getting off the train at Pyramid Hill Railway Station about 8.40pm.
Fraser briefly returned home from Bendigo Base Hospital after experiencing pregnancy complications, but later that evening she left the hospital accommodation and travelled back to Pyramid Hill by train.
Associated Persons
Karen F. (Mother) - Living
Tony G. (Possible father of unborn child) - Living
Gareth D. (Possible father of unborn child) - Living
Peter J. (Person of interest, suspected father of unborn child) - Living
Neil F. (Father) - Living
Chantel F. (Sister) - Living
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