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AFP Releases Nine Object Images to Crowdsource Leads in Child Abuse Cold Cases

The appeal routes tips through the ACCCE portal to harness public memory under Europol’s Trace an Object campaign.

Overview

  • The nine photos are posted on the ACCCE website with identifying content removed and relate to cases with Australian victims, locations or offenders.
  • Objects shown include a vintage radio bedhead, a child’s handmade dress, an owl pillow, a distinctive anklet, and two framed sporting jerseys numbered 8 and 11.
  • Investigators highlight time and place clues, including a Queensland bedroom from 2009 and a radio bedhead believed to date between 2000 and 2002.
  • Three earlier public releases produced 1,372 reports, according to AFP Detective Sergeant Lana Carey, who says each image represents a stalled investigation.
  • AFP Commander Helen Schneider says the victim identification team receives new material daily and examines it frame by frame, with even small tips potentially unlocking breakthroughs.