Cheryl Grimmer
Cheryl Grimmer was a three-year-old girl who disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in New South Wales, Australia, on January 12, 1970. Her case remains one of the most haunting unsolved mysteries in Australian history. The Grimmer family had recently emigrated from the UK, and Cheryl's disappearance sparked widespread media attention and public concern. Despite various investigations over the years, including a review that took four years, no new evidence has emerged, and the family continues to seek justice for Cheryl.
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Cheryl Grimmer was a toddler who disappeared in 1970 during a family outing.
He told police 55 years ago that he’d killed a toddler. Why the law won’t touch him
United States· 2026-02-28
Cheryl Grimmer was a toddler who vanished from a beach south of Sydney in 1970.
DPP considers re-opening Cheryl Grimmer murder case, calls for fresh evidence
Australia· 2026-02-22
Cheryl Grimmer disappeared in 1970, and her body has never been found.
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Cheryl Grimmer was a three-year-old girl who vanished from a beach near Wollongong in 1970.
Read “Mercury’s” full 1971 NSW police statementAustralia· 2025-10-23
Cheryl Grimmer was abducted and murdered at Fairy Meadow in 1970.
Person of interest in murder case is both known and anonymousAustralia· 2025-10-23
Cheryl Grimmer vanished from outside a shower block while with her mother and three older brothers at Fairy Meadow beach in the Illawarra region of NSW on 12 January 1970.
Family of Cheryl Grimmer say ‘what we want now is the truth’ after NSW MP names suspect in parliament | New South Wales politics
United Kingdom· 2025-10-23
Cheryl Grimmer was abducted from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong in 1970.
MP names person of interest in disappearanceUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-23Cheryl Grimmer was a three-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered in 1971.
Family of Cheryl Grimmer give her alleged killer, ‘Mercury’, an ultimatumAustralia· 2025-10-19
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Animal bones found in search for girl who vanished 55 years agoUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-03
Cheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in January 1970.
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Cheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in January 1970.
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