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Paul and Linda Grimmer pose for photos with a framed photograph of Paul and his younger sister Cheryl in the 1970s.

Fresh hope for Cheryl Grimmer family as DPP considers re-opening murder case

A toddler vanished from a beach, a teenager confessed, a trial collapsed. Now a chance at justice has emerged after 50 years.

  • Perry Duffin

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Read the full confession of Cheryl Grimmer’s alleged killer

A man known only as Mercury confessed to murdering the three-year-old – but this key piece of evidence was thrown out and his murder trial collapsed.

  • Perry Duffin
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MP names man who confessed to murdering Cheryl Grimmer

A NSW politician has used parliamentary privilege to name a man who confessed to killing the three-year-old in 1970. Cheryl’s family has tearfully addressed media.

  • Perry Duffin
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from a beach in 1970. A man was charged with murder in 2017, but his confession was thrown out and the case collapsed two years later.

‘I want him in the ground’: Why family will name ‘Cheryl’s killer’

Five decades after a toddler vanished from a beach south of Sydney, her family vows to unmask the man who once allegedly confessed to her murder.

  • Perry Duffin
An occupant of the home made the first triple zero call.

‘Trapped’ inside burning house: Woman dies after fire

A grandmother and her three grandchildren managed to escape the blaze uninjured, but another woman was pulled from the home by firefighters.

  • Sarah McPhee and Josh Dye
Cheryl Grimmer was three when she was abducted outside the change-rooms of Fairy Meadow Beach in 1970.

Fifty years after toddler Cheryl Grimmer was kidnapped, NSW offers $1 million reward

The toddler was last seen being carried away from Fairy Meadow Beach by an unknown male on January 12, 1970. Her body has never been found. 

  • Jenny Noyes
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MERCURY NEWS Pic from the scene of an incident at Fairy Meadow train station where a man was hit and killed by a train. 4th of October 2019. Story: Ashleigh Tullis. Photo: Adam McLean.

Man struck by train and killed in Wollongong

A foolish game of "chicken" among three "intoxicated" friends at Fairy Meadow train station ended in tragedy on Friday afternoon.

  • Ashleigh Tullis
Cheryl Grimmer's brother Ricki, pictured here in December 2016.

'Do I want revenge? You betcha': Family outraged after murder charge dropped

The man accused of murdering NSW toddler Cheryl Grimmer almost five decades ago has walked free from court after the charge was dropped - a decision which outraged her brother.

  • Margaret Scheikowski
The Victorian man was extradited to NSW last year accused of abducting and murdering Cheryl Grimmer (inset).

Charges dropped for accused Cheryl Grimmer killer after police interview excluded from trial

Charges have been dropped for the man accused of murdering Cheryl Grimmer almost 50 years ago.

  • Georgina Mitchell and Angus Thompson
Alleged confession of Cheryl Grimmer's accused killer aired in court for first time

Alleged confession of Cheryl Grimmer's accused killer aired in court for first time

The A man accused of murdering the three-year-old told police he hid with her in a drain for 35 minutes before taking her to the place where he killed her.

  • Angela Thompson