For years, police brushed off sleuths who said a respected businessman snatched the Beaumont children. Now, a years-long investigation reveals shock new evidence that cannot be ignored
Over the decades, several suspects have been put forward and investigated by the South Australia Police Major Crime Investigation Branch, with all, bar one, coming to a dead end.
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