Australia Australia- Bryan Hodgkinson, 48, taxi driver, fatally stabbed during his overnight shift, Queensland,10 Sep; 1987, *New incentive, DNA,$500K reward*

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Taxi driver Bryan Hodgkinson with his wife Elaine.Credit:Queensland Police Service

The taxi driven by Bryan Hodgkinson on the night of his murder.Credit:Queensland Police

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New DNA, a $500k reward and a son desperate for answers

‘What happened? Why it happened? Who did it?’ Stephen Hodgkinson hopes enhanced forensic testing will help reveal who killed his father Bryan nearly 40 years ago.

www.smh.com.au

'Taxi driver Bryan Hodgkinson, 48, didn’t return home from an overnight shift in the central Queensland town of Bundaberg on the morning of September 10, 1987.

His body was found 32 kilometres away in Goodwood with severe injuries to his head and throat, and stab wounds to his abdomen and chest.'

''The taxi he was driving, with Queensland registration T26-053, was recovered a short time later, neatly parked outside 7 Beatrice Street in Bundaberg.

Police believe it was driven back into town by an unknown person that night.

There was no damage to the car, but money was missing from his wallet and the taxi driver’s coin dispenser could not be found.'

''Fresh DNA has now been found thanks to new and enhanced forensic testing of evidence seized from Hodgkinson’s taxi and near his body, which has sparked a renewed probe.''

 

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''Detectives are hoping a massive $500,000 reward will prompt someone to finally come forward with the information needed to solve the cold case murder of Bundaberg taxi driver Bryan Hodgkinson.

The well-regarded father-of-three was found brutally killed in September 1987, but despite decades of investigation, inquests, and even a previous arrest, no one has ever been brought to justice.

Now, new forensic testing, a fresh appeal, and the offer of a reward with possible immunity from prosecution are reigniting hopes the case could still be cracked.

''Fresh DNA has been found thanks to new and enhanced forensic testing of evidence seized from the taxi and near his body, which has sparked the renewed probe.

Detective Senior Sergeant Tara Kentwell from the Cold Case Investigation Team is urging anyone with information to come forward, particularly anyone named ‘Sykes’ or who knows someone by that name.''