Mona Blades
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Mona Blades was a young woman who mysteriously disappeared in 1975 while hitchhiking in New Zealand, leading to one of the country’s largest manhunts, yet her case remains unsolved even after nearly 50 years.
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Mona Blades is the victim in a 50-year-old cold case involving her disappearance.
Media Council upholds complaint over Rotorua Daily Post cold case coverageThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2025-09-23
New Zealand· 2025-09-23
Mona Blades is the victim whose disappearance is the subject of the cold-case story.
Media Insider: Media Council upholds complaint about Mona Blades cold-case story - feels heat from own members, publisher NZMEThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-09-23
New Zealand· 2025-09-23
Mona Blades’ disappearance and police reliance on an orange Datsun still haunt New Zealanders 50 years on.
No DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona BladesThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-05-31
New Zealand· 2025-05-31
Mona Blades is the subject of a cold case regarding her mysterious disappearance 50 years ago.
Mona Blades cold case: Regrets 50 years after hitch-hiker’s mysterious disappearanceThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-05-30
New Zealand· 2025-05-30
