Show Notes
12-year-old Terry Floyd disappeared on June 28, 1975, from the small Victorian town of Avoca. Journalist Dee Dee Dunleavy re-traces Terry’s last known steps with Daryl Floyd, who has spent the last five decades searching for his brother. Former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina explains why Terry went from his home town of Maryborough to Avoca that day, and how he got there. We hear the voices of Terry’s mate Peter Holland, and of the father of another of his friends, who was one of the last people to see him alive. Terry’s parents despair at realising that their son might never be coming home. Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ Please follow us on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss a thing. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected]
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Daryl Floyd, Charlie Bezzina and Dee Dee Dunleavy get together to discuss the suspicions of a couple who ran the Avoca Hotel on the day that Terry Floyd went missing. We answer listeners’ questions, including: were police deliberately turning a blind eye to paedophiles in the area?
Daryl Floyd, Charlie Bezzina and Dee Dee Dunleavy get together to look for progress in Terry’s case, including the news that a new police brief has been handed to the Coroner. We try to unravel some unanswered questions, including whether Terry had told his parents he was going camping, his missed football games, why did he miss some football games, and how did his school books end up in someone’s caravan? And we look at the mysterious car that was buried on a property near Avoca at the time Terry went missing. Special thanks to 3NE and EDGE FM - part of the Ace Radio Network - for allowing Daryl to use their Wangaratta studio.
With the 50th anniversary of Terry Floyd’s disappearance approaching, we take stock of where the investigation stands. Daryl Floyd’s frustration grows as he battles for answers, and seeks the crucial funding to complete the excavation of the mine that he believes holds his brother’s remains. There’s a new legal roadblock in the investigation, but fresh hope that the inquest into Terry’s death will be reopened. Daryl learns about a new piece of evidence, but where has it gone? Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ Follow us on your favourite podcast app. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected]
A sliding doors moment in Pentridge Jail: one inmate was about to be released as one was being locked up. Daryl Floyd tracks down one of the men and tries to find out more about the conversation that he claims took place between the two. Former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina takes a closer look at multiple claims of sightings of Terry Floyd in the days, weeks and even years after he disappeared. He gathers new information from a couple in Maryborough that exposes an ugly truth about the area at the time. Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ Follow us on your favourite podcast app. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected]
Raymond Jones, the key Person of Interest in the Terry Floyd case, admits that he spent the day in Avoca on the day that Terry went missing with his mate Graeme Wardlaw. Jones has always denied being involved in Terry’s disappearance, and Wardlaw has always stood by his mate. In this episode we compare their accounts of where they were that day.