Final Search for Beaumont Children Begins at Adelaide Site with New Evidence

Excavation at a former factory site aims to uncover remains of the three siblings who disappeared in 1966, as investigators reveal a new familial link to a key suspect.

• A privately-funded dig has started at the former Castalloy factory in Adelaide, believed to be the burial site of the Beaumont children who vanished 59 years ago.
• The search is prompted by new evidence linking key suspect Harry Phipps to the Beaumont family through marriage, potentially explaining why the children may have trusted him.
• Two men previously claimed they were paid by Phipps to dig a grave-sized hole on the site three days after the children disappeared.
• This is the third excavation at the site, with prior searches in 2013 and 2018 yielding no evidence; the current effort targets a previously unsearched location.
• South Australia Police is monitoring the dig but has expressed skepticism about its success, as the search is expected to continue through next week.

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