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Pattern Of Hitchhiker Murders
- Investigators linked Lorraine and Wendy's disappearance to previous Gold Coast hitchhiker murders with similar profiles. Five other young women had been bludgeoned or disappeared after hitchhiking in the Brisbane–Gold Coast area in the early 1970s.
Witnesses Spot Green Holden
- A bus driver and witness Anthony Doherty reported a light green Holden picking up two women on October 6, 1974. The car had two young men inside and matched sightings near where the bodies were later found.
Car Seen Regularly Near Scene
- Locals repeatedly saw a pale green EH/EJ Holden parked near Murphy's Creek in weeks before the murders. Officer Ian Hamilton recognised the model and distinctive chrome wheels from past traffic stops involving missing interior handles.