A Queensland coroner hears evidence from a woman who says she began a relationship with a suspect in an effort to solve the 1989 murder of 15-year-old Annette Mason. Multiple outlets report that the inquest focuses on her account of how she became involved with the suspect and why she believed the approach could help uncover information related to the long-running case. The woman describes the decision as high-risk, telling the inquest that she understood her actions could have ended her life. She frames her involvement as taking responsibility for pursuing leads, describing the move as putting the matter “into my own hands.” The reporting characterizes her approach as “reckless,” noting that the coroner is assessing what occurred and the implications of her conduct in connection with the cold case. The sources agree that her testimony addresses both her motivation and her awareness of potential danger while she pursued contact with the suspect. The inquest continues to examine the events surrounding the murder and the subsequent attempts to investigate the case decades later.
True-crime sleuth tells coroner she started relationship to solve Annette Mason cold case
A Queensland coroner hears evidence from a woman who says she began a relationship with a suspect in an effort to solve the 1989 murder of 15-year-old Annette Mason. Multiple outlets report that the i...
- A Queensland coroner is hearing testimony from a woman about her involvement in the 1989 murder of 15-year-old Annette Mason.
- The woman says she started a relationship with a suspect to try to solve the cold case.
- She tells the inquest she understood the approach was high risk and could have led to her death.
- She describes her motivation as taking the case “into my own hands”.
- Several outlets describe her actions as “reckless,” while reporting the same core account of her testimony.
‘I know that it is a big risk and I know my life could have been ended any time but I just took it in my own hands.’
4 hours agoThe woman told an inquest into 15-year-old Annette Mason’s 1989 murder she risked her life by starting the relationship to take the case “into my own hands”.
5 hours agoThe woman told an inquest into 15-year-old Annette Mason’s 1989 murder she risked her life by starting the relationship to take the case “into my own hands”.
5 hours agoThe woman told an inquest into 15-year-old Annette Mason’s 1989 murder she risked her life by starting the relationship to take the case “into my own hands”.
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