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New Lead Emerges in Cheryl Grimmer's Cold Case

10/24/2025

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Cheryl Grimmer's case resurfaced after NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham named a person of interest known as 'Mercury' who allegedly confessed to the 1970 crime.
The confession attributed to 'Mercury' in 1971 was ruled inadmissible in 2019.
The Grimmer family, at the announcement, continues to seek a fresh investigation and criticizes police efforts over five decades.
Despite ongoing searches and a $1 million reward for information, no one has been convicted in the case.

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Story summary

Cheryl Grimmer's case resurfaced after NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham named a person of interest known as 'Mercury' who allegedly confessed to the 1970 crime.
The confession attributed to 'Mercury' in 1971 was ruled inadmissible in 2019.
The Grimmer family, at the announcement, continues to seek a fresh investigation and criticizes police efforts over five decades.
Despite ongoing searches and a $1 million reward for information, no one has been convicted in the case.