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| Jessica Zrinski: homicide detectives use police dogs to search bushland for missing Sydney woman | Jessica Zrinski: homicide detectives use police dogs to search bushland for missing Sydney woman |
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| Search near Jenolan Caves comes after CCTV footage showed Zrinski in station wagon being driven towards Blue Mountains in November 2022 | Search near Jenolan Caves comes after CCTV footage showed Zrinski in station wagon being driven towards Blue Mountains in November 2022 |
| Homicide squad detectives are searching bushland near the Jenolan Caves in New South Wales for the body of missing Sydney woman Jessica Zrinski. | Homicide squad detectives are searching bushland near the Jenolan Caves in New South Wales for the body of missing Sydney woman Jessica Zrinski. |
| The then-30-year-old was last seen outside a Sydney pub in November 2022 before being driven towards the Blue Mountains. | The then-30-year-old was last seen outside a Sydney pub in November 2022 before being driven towards the Blue Mountains. |
| The search, which involves the police dog squad, started on Friday about 13km north of the caves in the Jenolan state forest. It was expected to run until Sunday. | The search, which involves the police dog squad, started on Friday about 13km north of the caves in the Jenolan state forest. It was expected to run until Sunday. |
| Officers searched the nearby Hampton state forest in May 2023. | |
| Zrinski was last in contact with her family late on Sunday 27 November 2022. Police were alerted to her disappearance a few days later on 3 December. | Zrinski was last in contact with her family late on Sunday 27 November 2022. Police were alerted to her disappearance a few days later on 3 December. |
| Detectives subsequently discovered Zrinski had been in the car park of a hotel at Greenfield Park at about 10pm on Monday 28 November before leaving in a blue Holden Commodore station wagon about 10 minutes later. | Detectives subsequently discovered Zrinski had been in the car park of a hotel at Greenfield Park at about 10pm on Monday 28 November before leaving in a blue Holden Commodore station wagon about 10 minutes later. |
| Investigators say the car travelled west on the M4 motorway and Great Western Highway towards the Blue Mountains. | Investigators say the car travelled west on the M4 motorway and Great Western Highway towards the Blue Mountains. |
| CCTV footage released in late 2023 showed Zrinski in the car which was seen travelling through Horsley Park at about 10.15pm and then Mount Victoria the next morning – Tuesday – at about 8.50am. | CCTV footage released in late 2023 showed Zrinski in the car which was seen travelling through Horsley Park at about 10.15pm and then Mount Victoria the next morning – Tuesday – at about 8.50am. |
| Detectives reportedly seized the Holden Commodore for forensic examination in January last year but the driver was unable to help police with their inquiries. | Detectives reportedly seized the Holden Commodore for forensic examination in January last year but the driver was unable to help police with their inquiries. |
| At the end of last year, police offered a $500,000 reward for information regarding Zrinski’s disappearance. | At the end of last year, police offered a $500,000 reward for information regarding Zrinski’s disappearance. |
| NSW police on Friday said this weekend’s search would be supported by the dog squad, the rescue and bomb disposal unit and volunteers. | NSW police on Friday said this weekend’s search would be supported by the dog squad, the rescue and bomb disposal unit and volunteers. |
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| Last year, Zrinski’s mother, Michelle Barton, released an emotional statement through police on the pain she has endured since her family was last in contact with Zrinski. | Last year, Zrinski’s mother, Michelle Barton, released an emotional statement through police on the pain she has endured since her family was last in contact with Zrinski. |
| “Living life without my baby girl Jess has been the most difficult pain I’ve ever had to endure,” Barton said. | “Living life without my baby girl Jess has been the most difficult pain I’ve ever had to endure,” Barton said. |
| “I’ve loved her for her whole life and I’ll miss her for the rest of mine. All I can hope is there is someone out there who can help us find Jess so we – her family and friends – can lay her to rest and say our goodbyes.” | “I’ve loved her for her whole life and I’ll miss her for the rest of mine. All I can hope is there is someone out there who can help us find Jess so we – her family and friends – can lay her to rest and say our goodbyes.” |