Search for missing persons

Helen Joyce Courtney, then aged 33 years, was living at Ingle Farm with her husband when she went missing on or about 20 September 1991.

She was first reported missing by her mother on 24 September 1991, followed by her husband several days later. He claimed to have last seen her at 2pm on Friday 20 September 1991 when she dropped him off on Bridge Road, Pooraka, and continued driving towards Adelaide.

Her car, a Mitsubishi Colt, was located – impounded by the Adelaide City Council after receiving parking tickets in Franklin Street, Adelaide. The vehicle first received a parking ticket at 1.48pm on 20 September 1991.

Police suspect she has been murdered.

If you have information that may assist police please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Neville Gordon Archer has been missing from Mandurah, WA since 9 August 1991.

Since that time he has not made any contact with his family and friends. There are suspicious circumstances surrounding his disappearance including his burnt out vehicle being located several months later in Bullfinch.

Despite extensive enquiries by police and family, there has been no information regarding his whereabouts since then. Concern is held for his safety and welfare.

If you have information that may assist police to locate Neville please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Peteris (Peter) Timmermanis, then aged 31 years, was reported missing by his sister on 7 August 1991 after he had not made any contact with his family or friends for two weeks.

Shortly before his disappearance, Peteris is believed to have hired a Ford truck in Adelaide for the purpose of transporting a large amount of cannabis. Peteris was last seen with this truck at Yorketown on the Yorke Peninsula around 18 July 1991. Peteris was also believed to be in possession of a large amount of cash at this time.

The Ford truck still containing Peteris’ personal effects was located in Yorketown on 19 July 1991, but there were no signs of Peteris. 

Detectives believe Peteris’ involvement in the drug trade may have played a role in his disappearance. A number of people who were known to associate with him around the time of his disappearance have been spoken to both locally in South Australia and interstate. 

Police suspect he has been murdered.

If you have information that may assist police to locate Peteris please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Eric Pegram, aged 63,  was last seen walking away from his home in the Tea Gardens Hawkes Nest area carrying a coat on 6 August 1991. 

Anyone with information which may assist in locating the whereabouts of Eric are urged to anonymously contact Crime Stoppers on their website or free call 1800 333 000. 

Odette Victoria Houghton had been living in India for around a year after a period of overseas travel. She was last seen by her family in April 1990 in Thailand, and was wearing her hair in dreadlocks and an earring in her nose. Her regular contact with her family ceased in August 1991.

It has been established that in February 1991 Odette was in Bangalore for the winter, then in Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh for summer, then back to Kudli Beach, Gokaran, Karnataka. She then moved to Manali in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh.

Odette is reported to have been living in a commune 34 km north of Manikaran before she went missing.

If you have information that may assist police to locate Odette please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
 

Karen Gilbody, aged 30, was reported missing by a friend in July 1991. Both Karen and her friend Valerie Howell have not been in contact or been seen by friends or family since mid-June 1991.

If you have any information that may assist police, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.