Twenty-three-year-old Sarah MacDiarmid was originally from the Scottish Highlands, but emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with her family in 1987. On July 11th, 1990, Sarah had been playing tennis at Flinders Park in East Melbourne with two friends after work, and after their game, they walked to the nearby Richmond station to catch the Frankston line train. Unfortunately, they had just missed it, so they instead boarded a train heading for Caulfield, then transferred to the Frankston train farther up the line.
Sarah’s friends got off the train at the Bonbeach stop, but Sarah’s car was parked at Kananook station, so she remained on the train alone. She was last seen alive getting off the train and walking toward the parking lot at about ten-twenty p.m. After that, Sarah MacDiarmid simply vanished.
After her disappearance was reported, police began their investigation. In the car park of Kananook station, they discovered some ominous clues: bloodstains on the ground beside Sarah’s red 1978 Honda Civic, and a series of drag marks leading into the nearby shrubbery. Her cigarette lighter was also found near the vehicle, but other than that, there was absolutely no trace of her. A later witness reported that they had heard a woman screaming, “Give me back my keys!” on the night that Sarah went missing.
Despite an extensive search that lasted nearly a month, Sarah MacDiarmid was never found, though due to the evidence found at the scene, police were forced to conclude that she had been murdered. As of this writing, she is still missing but presumed dead.
Investigators interviewed Australian serial killer Paul Denyer in connection with the crime, but he denied involvement, and it appears that he is no longer a suspect. One serial killer who is reportedly still considered a person of interest, however, is Bandali Debs, a roof tiler who is currently serving four consecutive life terms for the 1997 murder of teenager Kristy Harty and the 1998 slayings of two Victoria police officers, Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller.
There is currently a one-million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who killed Sarah MacDiarmid.
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