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Murder of David Beer still unsolved, family pleads for leads in $1m cold case
It has been 27 years since Betsy Mahoney’s brother, David Beer, was found dead on his tractor on his property in north-east Victoria.
Key points:
- Real estate agent and farmer David Beer was murdered on his Tallandoon property in 1994
- He had been slashing grass on his tractor when he was shot in the chest with a high-powered rifle
- Despite the $1m reward on offer no charges have ever been laid over the killing
The 54-year-old father of two had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest at his Tallandoon property on Lockharts Gap Road sometime on February 6, 1994.
His body was found the next day.
“I remember it like it was yesterday that he died,” Ms Mahoney said.
“I had been to play golf and I came home and I took one look at my husband and I…
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