Inquest into woman's disappearance hears of final conversation with daughter

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1. Mon, 14 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)07:39
     Inquest into woman's disappearance hears of final conversation with daughter

     Skye Lemon has told a coronial inquest she felt a detective "committed" to finding out what happened to her mother dramatically changed his line of inquiry after he learnt what she told her mother before she went missing in Far North Queensland in 1998.

2. Tue, 15 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)07:23first to report
     Detective had three theories about Queensland mum's 1998 disappearance

     A former Queensland police officer who led an investigation into missing mother Joanne Butterfield has told a coronial inquest he cannot recall why there was no DNA analysis of her personal belongings.

3. Wed, 16 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)07:15
     Men tell inquest they had no involvement in missing mum's disappearance

     A coronial inquest investigating the suspected death of Joanne Butterfield, who has not been seen since 1998, has heard evidence from two men who lived in the area where she was last seen.

4. Fri, 18 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)23:54
     Inquest examines why Joanne Butterfield disappeared without a trace

     A coroner has heard evidence from witnesses who do not believe the Far North Queensland mother took her own life when she vanished in mysterious circumstances almost three decades ago.

5. Wed, 23 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)20:02
     Missing mum likely had frequent phone contact with Cairns man

     A coroner has heard Joanne Butterfield's telephone bill showed nine calls to another landline in the lead up to her 1998 disappearance but detectives did not speak with the man that number belonged to for more than two decades.