'My sister vanished without a trace 50 years ago - I'm wracked with guilt'
This year, BBC podcast Fairy Meadow has revived interest in the story. Presented by reporter John Kay, the series focuses on the impact the disappearance had on Ricki, now 58 and living in Victoria, south-east Australia, and sets out to try to establish what really happened to Cheryl.
“My dad never discussed it and I felt that it just wouldn’t be right to ask questions. It hung over the family like a shadow.” We keep campaigning for Cheryl. She never had the chance to grow up and be my auntie, so I want her voice to be heard.In April 1971, a troubled 17 year old, given the code name “Mercury” by police, and whose real identity cannot be reported for legal reasons, claimed to have information about Cheryl’s disappearance.
“When Cheryl went missing, it absolutely shattered him. It changed my dad, which changed our whole family. Dad was only a young fella, with a wife and four beautiful kids that he wanted a better life for, so he brought us to Australia. When Cheryl went missing, it absolutely shattered him. It changed my dad, which changed our whole family.“I wasn’t in Dad’s life that often,” Melanie tells Fabulous. “I was always in contact with my nan and grandad, so I knew about Cheryl.
The duo re-read the 1971 confession and realised it contained information that, with the benefit of hindsight, implicated Mercury. He said: “It’s affected me all my life. Everyone says it wasn’t my fault, but come and stand where I’m standing and see what it feels like. It’s affected me all my life. Everyone says it wasn’t my fault, but come and stand where I’m standing and see what it feels like. Just let us know where she is, give us something so we can mourn. It’s cost me and my family everything.“I stayed in the background and went and sat on the beach and cried. Everything hit home. He came up to me and we hugged.”“He calls or messages me every day now. He is there for the grandkids. I can have a conversation with him. I couldn’t before.
Devastated, the Grimmer family unsuccessfully lobbied NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman to have a new trial held, then launched a public petition online calling for Mercury to face a judge and jury.
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