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Family pleads for information over murder cold case as police offer $1 million reward
The family of an elderly brother and sister brutally murdered in their Melbourne home more than 30 years ago have spoken of their anguish over the cold case, as police announced a $1 million reward for information to find the killer.
Key points:
- Homicide Squad believe they are close to identifying the killer
- Exhaustive investigation has spanned three decades
- Police say the attack was not random
Doris McCartney, 71, and her younger brother Ronald Swann, 69, were found dead in the Keith Street home they shared in Moorabbin on the morning of the October 23, 1989.
They had been assaulted, but investigators still don’t know who killed them, or why.
“I promised this fella I’d look after her — I failed,” said Doris’ son Ian McCartney, as he…
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