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On 17 January 2008 the West Australian reported “WA man interviewed over Vic murder mystery”.

It said that Victorian homicide detectives yesterday flew to Kalgoorlie to interview a man over the 1994 disappearance of Melbourne woman Elisabeth Membrey. They travelled to Kalgoorlie to interview a man identified by Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper as Shane Bond, 34, over the case. Police say Elisabeth Membrey, 22, was murdered in her unit in Bedford Road, Ringwood, some time after she finished work at the nearby Manhattan Hotel at 11.45pm (AEDT) on December 6, 1994. Her body was never found but is thought to have been dumped at a remote location near Kinglake or Silvan, in the hills outside Melbourne.

Detectives want to know if Mr Bond was the mystery man seen arguing with Ms Membrey outside her unit hours before her disappearance. Homicide squad Detective Senior Sergeant Ron Iddles said Mr Bond was interviewed at Kalgoorlie police station and says he has no knowledge of the murder. “He was interviewed and has denied any involvement,” Det Sen-Sgt Iddles said. “He remains a suspect and the investigation will continue.”

A $1 million reward was offered a year ago for evidence leading to a conviction in the Membrey case. Mr Bond used to live in Ringwood, the newspaper said. He is thought to work in the mining industry and regularly visits Melbourne, it said. Ms Membrey’s father Roger Membrey said he and wife Joy wanted to find their daughter’s body so they could hold a funeral for her. “It’s excruciating her body was taken,” Mr Membrey told the newspaper. “She’s been denied the dignity of a funeral. “ “Whoever has killed her has taken the power.” “The worst part for us is not knowing who and why, and not being able to bury our daughter. As soon as we wake up it’s back on.”

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