Australia Australia - Krystal Fraser, 23, Pyramid Hill, Vic, 20 June 2009

KRYSTAL FRASER, 23, was last seen 20 June 2009, in Pyramid Hill, a small country town in Victoria, Australia. She was heavily pregnant and only days away from giving birth at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen wearing an orange top, black track suit pants and a camouflaged-patterned baseball cap.

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.

She also received a phone call on her mobile phone from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Street shortly before midnight on 20 June, 2009.

It is believed that the caller was the last person to speak to Krystal prior to her disappearance.

Police have not been able to locate Krystal’s mobile phone.

Investigators believe Krystal was murdered and despite extensive investigations, are still searching for answers.

Homicide Squad Detective Inspector John Potter is hoping the $100,000 reward - offered since 2012 - will encourage anyone with information to contact police, in particular those in the Pyramid Hill, Leitchville or Gunbower communities.

Ms Fraser, 23, had an intellectual disability and was preparing to raise her first child without the father. The identity of the father has never been revealed, though several men have admitted relationships with her.

Detectives have interviewed some of the men, and cleared two others that have committed suicide since the disappearance.

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KRYSTAL FRASER, 23, was last seen 20 June 2009, in Pyramid Hill, a small country town in Victoria, Australia. She was heavily pregnant and only days away from giving birth at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen wearing an orange top, black track suit pants and a camouflaged-patterned baseball cap.

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.

She also received a phone call on her mobile phone from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Street shortly before midnight on 20 June, 2009.

It is believed that the caller was the last person to speak to Krystal prior to her disappearance.

Police have not been able to locate Krystal’s mobile phone.

Investigators believe Krystal was murdered and despite extensive investigations, are still searching for answers.

Homicide Squad Detective Inspector John Potter is hoping the $100,000 reward - offered since 2012 - will encourage anyone with information to contact police, in particular those in the Pyramid Hill, Leitchville or Gunbower communities.

Ms Fraser, 23, had an intellectual disability and was preparing to raise her first child without the father. The identity of the father has never been revealed, though several men have admitted relationships with her.

Detectives have interviewed some of the men, and cleared two others that have committed suicide since the disappearance.

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Absolutely diabolical that a heavily pregnant woman is thought to have been murdered. Also, what of Krystal's child? Where is he or she?

Bohemian said:

Absolutely diabolical that a heavily pregnant woman is thought to have been murdered. Also, what of Krystal's child? Where is he or she?

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Absolutely horrible isn't it! Krystal's child was a boy who she had planned on naming Ryan. Both have never been found.

LexR said:

Absolutely horrible isn't it! Krystal's child was a boy who she had planned on naming Ryan. Both have never been found.

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Poor little loves.

Homicide Squad detectives have today announced a $100,000 reward for information to help solve the mystery disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser.

On the three year anniversary of the 23-year-old’s disappearance, investigators are hoping the reward will encourage anyone with information to come forward to police.

http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/2015-04-08-05-24-41/rewards/294-krystal-fraser.html

http://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/story/3980619/inquest-for-missing-krystal/

A CORONER'S inquest will be held into the disappearance of a Pyramid Hill woman seven years ago.
Krystal Fraser, 23, was pregnant and days away from giving birth when she disappeared on June 20, 2009.
Homicide detectives believe that she was murdered.
On the seventh anniversary of her disappearance, a police spokeswoman said that police were preparing a report for the Coroner in relation to Ms Fraser's disappearance and consequently it would be inappropriate to provide further comment.
A reward of up to $100,000 was announced on the third anniversary of her disappearance, to be paid at the discretion of the Chief Commissioner, for information leading to the apprehension and subsequent conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Krystal Fraser.
She was last seen in Pyramid Hill on June 20, 2009, wearing an orange top, black track suit pants and a camouflaged-patterned baseball cap.
Detectives had established that Ms Fraser had 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.
She also received a phone call on her mobile phone from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Street shortly before midnight on 20 June, 2009.
It is believed that the caller was the last person to speak to Krystal prior to her disappearance.
Police have not been able to locate Krystal's mobile phone.
At the time of the reward announcement, the police Homicide Squad urged anyone with information to contact police, in particular those in the Pyramid Hill, Leitchville or Gunbower communities.
Anyone with information about the disappearance of Krystal Fraser is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/...arance-of-krystal-fraser-20180213-p4z077.html
[h=5]By Melissa Cunningham[/h]13 February 2018

Cold case detectives have had a major breakthrough in the suspected murder of Krystal Fraser, who was just three days away from giving birth when she disappeared on a cold winter's night almost a decade ago.

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On Tuesday, missing persons squad detectives arrested a 61-year-old man from the tiny town of Pyramid Hill, north of Bendigo, as part of their investigation into Ms Fraser's disappearance.He was interviewed by police and has been released pending further inquiries.

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The identity of the father of Ms Fraser’s child remains unknown.Investigators believe Ms Fraser was murdered but despite extensive investigations police have yet to locate her body.

In June 2012, a reward of up to $100,000 was announced in relation to her death.

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April 3rd 2018 Update.
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au...terest-in-krystal-fraser-disappearance/?cs=80

Thanks for the updates, dotr and Ruby. This case has played on my mind. I often wondered about the fate of Krystal and her baby. Hopefully, the accused will be able to lead Detectives to both of them.

Bumping.

Detective Acting Inspector Julian Horan, of the Missing Persons Squad, said police had refocused their investigations in light of new information received earlier this year.

"As a result of this new information investigators have renewed a number of lines of inquiry into a person previously spoken to by police," he said.

"The information is promising however sadly leads us to look at the possibility that Krystal met with foul play because of the intimate relationship she shared with a man."

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"There were a number of people spoken to by police at the time; however this new information has allowed us to narrow our focus more closely on one individual," the detective said.

Police have upped a $100,000 reward, offered in June 2012, to $1 million in the hope of encouraging someone to come forward with information.

Detectives said a 40-second phone call Krystal received on her mobile phone on the night she vanished was important to their investigations.

"We know it was from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office in Findlay Avenue at 11.59pm, on 20 June, 2009," Detective Inspector Horan said.

"We also know 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.

"This indicates to us that the phone was in the Leitchville or surrounding area."

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"Calls to Krystal's mobile phone, from the Leitchville phone booth, the night prior to her disappearance and while she was at the hospital; lead us to believe they relate to the 'party' she mentioned to hospital staff," Detective Inspector Horan said.

"Investigators strongly believe that the caller was the last person to speak to Krystal prior to her disappearance.

"I believe this caller holds the answers to what happened to Krystal and may be the father of Krystal's unborn child."

Police have not been able to locate Krystal's mobile phone.

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Police said a reward would be paid at the discretion of the Chief Commissioner, "for information leading to the apprehension and subsequent conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Krystal".

The Director of Public Prosecutions might also consider granting any person who provided information about the identity of the principal offender or offenders indemnification from prosecution.

Applicants would have to sign a deed of confidentiality to receive the money.

New lead in 2009 disappearance of Krystal Fraser

Bohemian said:

Thanks for the updates, dotr and Ruby. This case has played on my mind. I often wondered about the fate of Krystal and her baby. Hopefully, the accused will be able to lead Detectives to both of them.

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I wonder too, and often think of her - I knew her well as I lived in the area at the time. Everyone always worried that someday something would happen to her, she was so ridiculously innocent in her assessment of people .

Police still hopeful of solving the disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser​

Victorian detectives have offered a hefty $1m reward for anyone with information on the disappearance of a woman who went missing while she was heavily pregnant 13 years ago.
Krystal Fraser, who was 23 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen leaving an Albert St address in the small town of Pyramid Hill in northern Victoria at 9.30pm on June 20, 2009, after visiting a friend.

Detectives have confirmed that Ms Fraser, who was just days away from giving birth, was travelling from Bendigo to Pyramid Hill on the day she went missing and got off a train at Pyramid Hill railway station at 8.40pm.

On the night of her disappearance, Ms Fraser received a 40 -second phone call on her mobile that came from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville post office – located 27km from Pyramid Hill – at 11.59pm.

Ms Fraser’s phone had been active in the area nearly three hours after she received the call from the phone box, although her mobile has never been found.

Krystal received a call – her last – at 11.59pm from a phone booth outside the Leitchville Post Office, 27km northeast.

It was one of 15 calls Krystal took from the same phone booth in the weeks before she disappeared – and detectives say they know the identity of the caller.

They say a person in a vehicle picked her up at home about 12.30pm, driving her northeast from Pyramid Hill and past the eerie, scrubby granite outcrop that gave Pyramid Hill its name and out towards Leitchville and Gunbower. She was never seen again.

It's a puzzler for sure. I was a LEO in Bendigo at the time and recall colleagues being perplexed and frustrated by it. Being a small town, I'm sure police have pretty much gotten everyone's story of their own movements at the time, which of course could be covered up by those in the know, but within no time at all in that region, a person could dispose of a body miles and miles away from a last known location. It's a vast and mostly lightly inhabited region out there, but I think eventually someone will come across Krystal, especially if she isn't hidden on private property. Sad case indeed.

Victorian detectives have offered a hefty $1m reward for anyone with information on the disappearance of a woman who went missing while she was heavily pregnant 13 years ago.

Krystal Fraser, who was 23 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen leaving an Albert St address in the small town of Pyramid Hill in northern Victoria at 9.30pm on June 20, 2009, after visiting a friend.

Detectives have confirmed that Ms Fraser, who was just days away from giving birth, was travelling from Bendigo to Pyramid Hill on the day she went missing and got off a train at Pyramid Hill railway station at 8.40pm.

On the night of her disappearance, Ms Fraser received a 40 -second phone call on her mobile that came from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville post office – located 27km from Pyramid Hill – at 11.59pm.
Ms Fraser’s phone had been active in the area nearly three hours after she received the call from the phone box, although her mobile has never been found.

Victorian detectives have offered a hefty $1m reward for anyone with information on the disappearance of a woman who went missing while she was heavily pregnant 13 years ago.
Krystal Fraser, who was 23 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen leaving an Albert St address in the small town of Pyramid Hill in northern Victoria at 9.30pm on June 20, 2009, after visiting a friend.

Detectives have confirmed that Ms Fraser, who was just days away from giving birth, was travelling from Bendigo to Pyramid Hill on the day she went missing and got off a train at Pyramid Hill railway station at 8.40pm.

On the night of her disappearance, Ms Fraser received a 40 -second phone call on her mobile that came from a public phone booth outside the Leitchville post office – located 27km from Pyramid Hill – at 11.59pm.

Ms Fraser’s phone had been active in the area nearly three hours after she received the call from the phone box, although her mobile has never been found.

Ms Fraser went missing just hours after she discharged herself from a hospital against medical advice, saying she was attending a “party at Cohuna” – a town located just 10 minutes from Leitchville.

Investigations have revealed that Ms Fraser did not attend a party on the night of her disappearance, with detectives believing she was murdered.

Missing persons squad Detective Acting Inspector Tony Combridge said while “significant” time had passed, there was still every chance the right person would come forward to help with investigations.

“For the past 13 years, police have not given up finding answers as to what happened to Krystal and who is responsible.” he said.

“All it takes is one call, if it’s the right call, and there is a still a million dollars on offer to someone who is willing to talk. This is undoubtedly a life-changing amount of money for anyone, let alone someone in a small country town.

“It’s a small community and Krystal’s disappearance has had a big impact on everyone in the area, not just her family.”

The inquest into Ms Fraser's disappearance will examine her believed final movements and the circumstances of her possible death.
More than 20 witnesses will give evidence over six days of hearings.

Coroner Katherine Lorenz said there was no evidence to suggest Ms Fraser or her baby were alive today.

Krystal Fraser got off a train and met a well-dressed man who had been waiting for her in the dark on some train tracks just before she vanished 13 years ago.