Police launch new appeal for 1978 triple homicide in Mount Isa

Homicide detectives will today launch a fresh public appeal into the tragic murder of three young friends holidaying in Mount Isa in 1978.
On October 2, 1978, 23-year-old Karen Edwards, 31-year-old Tim Thomson and 21-year-old Gordon Twaddle left Alice Springs with their dog, ‘Tristie’, for a motorcycle trip to Mount Isa.
They had planned to travel down the east coast of Australia to join family in Melbourne for Christmas.
However, on October 24, 1978 the trio were located deceased with gunshot wounds in bushland at Spear Creek,12km north of Mount Isa.
Investigators from the Cold Case Investigation Team, with the assistance of Mount Isa Criminal Investigation Branch, commenced a full review into the unsolved 40-year-old homicide investigation last year.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tara Kentwell of the Cold Case Investigation Team said investigators were confident the renewed focus could lead to a breakthrough in the case.
“Despite 40 years passing, we remain committed to solving this case,

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