The Claremont Murders

Get off! Get off! Dad! Dad! Dad!

Dad! Dad! Someone's in here!

Dad!

Woman #1: What do you want to do?

Woman #2: I don't want to do anything.

Don't act like that.Like what?

Like that. "I don't want to do anything."

But I don't.

How can you not want to do something for your 21st?

Oh, I just so can't be bothered.

Look, you're supposed to be going crazy and...

Mm? "Mm?"

And also, I don't care what you say

because I've got a little something planned for you.

Alright, knock yourself out.

Yeah, it's gonna be amazing and you're gonna be like,

"Wow, this is the best birthday I've ever had."

OK, the expectations are so high now.

And Emma's gonna drive us, so you don't have to.

Oh, wonderful. You gonna kick on at Claremont?

Oh, the girls want to.

Yeah, of course the girls want to.

Mm.

Uh, do you need me to pick you up?

No, it's alright. I'll spend the night at Belle's,

if that's OK.

Yeah. Just give me a ring in the morning.

I've got to take care of my little sis.

Yes, Mummy. Mm-hm.

- Uh... - Come on, come on.

Em, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna call a taxi.

No, stay!

No, it's alright. I'm tired.

I've got a busy day, anyway. I'm watching Skyhooks!

Alright. Love you!Love you!

Love you!Bye!

Dispatcher: Swan Taxis. Pick up from where?

Stirling Street. What number? Or are you in the phone booth?

I'm at the phone booth. What suburb are you going to?

Mosman Park. Name, please?

Next available. Spiers.

Thanks.

Sarah?

Hey, Sares, I'm gonna put on a load.

Have you got any whites?

Yeah. OK.

Hey, Belle, it's Amanda. Can you put Sarah on?

Belle: Sarah's not here. Isn't she at yours?

Oh, I thought she stayed with you last night.

No. Don't know. Yeah, yeah. Um, I'll try Amy.

OK. Yeah, cool. Thanks.

See you. Bye. Bye.

Woman: Hello, BSD.Sarah?

No, it's Lisa. Yeah. No, sorry.

Hi, Lisa. It's Amanda. Hi, Amanda.

Yeah.

Mmm. Yeah. Can you get Sarah to call me when she comes in?

Of course. Thank you.

Man: Come on.

I'll just get this.

Hello? Amanda: Mum.

Um, Sarah went out on Friday night

and I thought she was staying at Belle's,

but when I called Belle yesterday morning,

she hadn't stayed. I thought maybe she was at Amy's,

but when I called Amy, Amy said...

Just calm down. OK. Mum, I...

I just called her office and she hasn't turned up.

She's never late for work, and...

It's Amanda. I don't know where she is.

I'm sorry. I don't know where she is.

Was she unhappy at work?No. She loves her job.

Boyfriend trouble?Nothing like that.

You two having a fight? Some sort of argument?

No. I mean...

We fight all the time, but not about anything that matters.

Does she have any enemies?Mate, mate, Sarah's a kid.

An 18-year-old girl. She doesn't have enemies.

She depressed?No. Sarah is happy.

She is a normal, happy young lady,

and she would never go off without telling us. Never.

Now, she usually calls us every day, mate.

She's super punctual as well.

OK, and so did you call her friends...

What's going on?Missing girl in Claremont.

Parents just drove in from Darkan.

Darkan? You know it?

Yeah. I grew up in Duranillin. It's about 25ks south.

Do you know the family? Name's Spiers.

No. I haven't been home in a while, though.

Missing girl. You watch.

The bosses will handball this to us.

I look for her, yeah?

But she no there. Like that all the time.

People call taxi, then don't wait.

When we stopped at the lights, I saw her.

Um...I think it was her. We -- We stopped and --

and a car pulled in behind us, and it was white,

so, yeah, I guess it could've been a taxi.

When the lights changed, we moved on,

but the other car didn't.

And that was the last time you saw her?

Yeah. I feel so guilty.

I should have gone with her.

But Sarah was the most responsible one

out of all of us.

She wouldn't do something stupid.

She wouldn't hitchhike or get into a stranger's car.

Never. She got into a taxi.

Reporter: 18-year-old Sarah Spiers

left the Claremont Hotel early on Saturday morning

and has not been seen since.

She told friends she'd be taking a taxi home.

Friends and family have circulated

8,000 pamphlets through Perth,

and tomorrow, newsagencies throughout the state

will receive a further 2,000 color posters to distribute.

Man: Good afternoon, everyone.

I'd like to introduce you to Carol and Don Spiers,

the parents of Sarah Spiers.

You will all get a chance to ask a question.

Reporter: Excuse me. Thanks.But I would ask you

to keep them respectful.

The parents will be making a statement...

Thank you....to begin this conference.

At least one person knows where Sarah is,

and if they have any feelings for the suffering and anxiety

they've caused, please, please, ease some of it.

And how could they do that, sir?

Just call us. Let us know where Sarah is.

We'll be waiting by the phone night and day.

Just tell us where Sarah is. Please. Please just contact us.

It's been more than a week, and still no sighting of Sarah.

The police say they're not frustrated

by the solid lack of clues so far,

but are ramping up their questioning

of more than 3,000 taxi drivers in the Perth area,

hoping that one of them may have seen the missing girl.

It's a nightmare, finding a taxi on the weekend.

You've gotta get clear of the clubs

or you'll never find one.

Locals call it leapfrogging.

That's why Sarah came all the way down here.

The taxi was on Eric Street in Cottesloe

when she called, three minutes away.

Even at 2:00 a.m., this is a busy road.

How could she disappear in 3 minutes and no one sees a thing?

Are the Spiers still getting hoax calls about her?

Some bastards keep ringing, saying she's dead.

Have the bosses put a trace on their phone?

Yeah, they did it yesterday.

Don says the psychics are just as bad.

Keep calling, trying to help, but it's all rubbish.

Don: I'm sorry to keep calling.

No, no worries. I understand.

But last week, all you wrote about

was some earthquake in China.

Yeah, over 300 people died...

And yesterday it was -- it was the IRA bombing in London.

We've gotta keep Sarah in the news.

I know, Don. That's why I'm here.

Ever since she's gone missing, you know,

our lives have been hell.I know.

Look, people send us all kinds of letters and clues.

They leave stuff like this for us all the time.

What is this?

Well, it's a map where they say that Sarah's...buried.

You know, they don't bother going to the police anymore.

They just call us.Why do you talk to them?

Carol: Because they might know something.

Because no information is worse than the worst possible news.

Carol...Are you upset with the police?

They've gone out of their way to assist us.

They've been outstanding.More they can do?

No, I don't want anyone to speak ill of the police.

Yeah, but it does feel like we're getting nowhere.

The police have no idea where Sarah is.

They have no idea who could have done this to her.

None.

Mum. You're late.Alison: Yeah.

I was just meeting with the family.

Of that girl?

You going out?

Yeah, having a couple of prees.

You going to Claremont?The girls wanna dance.

Mum...Yeah, I know. It's just...

We'll be careful.Yeah, I know.

There's nothing to worry about. I know.

I know you're smart.

Girl: It's just a missing girl, Ali.

How old is she? 18?

I bet she shacked up with someone

and is too scared to come home now.

Family doesn't think so.

I think all this worry about women going out in the papers,

on the telly, "Don't dress up,