All of the suspects in the disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser

A seven-day inquest has heard what could have happened to Pyramid Hill mum-to-be Krystal Fraser. See every suspect, and their connection to the case, here.

During the last week an inquest has uncovered new information and possible motives into the disappearance and presumed murder of a young mother-to-be 13 years ago — but who are the suspects?

On Monday the lead investigator in the Krystal Fraser case, Detective Senior Constable Brett Thexton, was questioned by the counsel assisting the coroner, Fiona Batten, about people of interest and the evidence including or excluding them from the ongoing investigation.

Ms Fraser was last seen in the small township of Pyramid Hill about 9.30pm on June 20, 2009. Nobody has been charged over the 23-year-old’s disappearance and her body has never been found.

Investigators have pushed aside most theories surrounding the case, with the belief she most likely met with “foul play” at the hands of the father of her baby.

Peter Jenkinson

Jenkinson was named as the primary suspect in the investigation during the inquest.

It heard Jenkinson was one of the men Ms Fraser had nominated as the possible father of her baby.

While the pair had been in regular contact for a year, this stopped on May 13, 2009 after a nine-minute phone call.

The following day she began receiving calls from Leitchville phone box, which continued up until 11.59pm on the night of her disappearance – June 20.

This call lasted for about 40 seconds and the inquest heard Jenkinson’s phone pinged near the Leitchville tower that night.

Peter Jenkinson, the primary suspect linked to Krystal Fraser's presumed murder, did not give evidence at her coronial inquest on Monday, July 18, because of the likelihood that anything he did say would be incriminating. Picture: Hayley Elg

Just days earlier she had written in her diary that her “good mate PJ” had called and they might catch up if she went home to Pyramid Hill that weekend.

Early in the inquest the court heard testimony about an overheard conversation which took place between Stephen Jones and his former close mate Jenkinson.

The woman, Shannon Connelly, told the inquest she recalled a heated conversation between the pair and her dad, Jones, saying: “Don’t be f****** stupid, that’s a woman and child you’re talking about”.

She testified she heard Jenkinson respond: “she wouldn’t get rid of the baby, so I’ll get rid of her” before saying he would “chuck her to the pigs”.

Jenkinson was excused from giving evidence during the inquest due to the likelihood his evidence would incriminate him.

Robert Glennie

Glennie was the last person to see Ms Fraser alive.

The evidence presented to the inquest was she went to his house alone about 9pm, where she made a number of phone calls.

His account of what happened when she left has changed several times, and the evidence is nobody saw Ms Fraser leave – or has ever seen her since.

But police have pressed they do not believe Glennie is involved due to his phone records.

This includes that he received a four-hour phone call later that night.

Alan ‘Bandy’ Summers

The inquest heard Summers, who is now deceased, had been “investigated thoroughly”.

It followed a statement from Glennie about Ms Fraser leaving his house to see Summers to “pick up some stuff” on the evening she disappeared.

The inquest had heard he originally told police Ms Fraser did not go to his house that night, but he later said it was “possible” that she did, but he might have been drunk so couldn’t remember – but if she did, she left of her own accord.

Police also confirmed they had investigated an allegation made to police in 2017 – that Summers, who had a sexual relationship with Ms Fraser at one point – had admitted to murdering her.

But on Monday the inquest heard despite recent reinvestigation, there was no evidence Ms Fraser had ever arrived at Summers’ home and it was found he was unlikely to be involved in her disappearance.

Jason MacPherson

MacPherson, a “tech whiz” who was meant to fix Ms Fraser’s computer, was determined to be a person of interest early in the investigation as he was one of the people she called before she left Glennie’s house.

Though police found it was unlikely he could have made the phone calls from the Leitchville phone box, gone to Pyramid Hill and got back to Kerang – where he was staying that night – without access to a car.

The phone at Leitchville where the last call to Krystal Fraser was made on the night of her who disappearance.

Police have maintained the person responsible for Ms Fraser’s disappearance is the same person who made the “suspicious” phone calls as nobody has ever admitted to making the calls.

His ex-partner had also told police he was home that night.

Gareth David

David is another person Ms Fraser had “repeatedly” named as the possible father of her baby.

Yet the inquest heard he had denied any knowledge of the pregnancy until told by police. When asked about how her plans to have the baby and complete a paternity test would have impacted his life, he told police it would have meant “divorce”.

The inquest heard David and his wife travelled from Bendigo to Melbourne and back on the day of her disappearance, so he could not have made the phone calls from the phone box.

His wife also made a statement he was at home with her that night, though the inquest heard she was asleep.

Anthony Gatt

Anthony Gatt was also named as a potential father of the baby.

While it had been suggested Ms Fraser took money to Pyramid Hill for him in return for drugs, police have not viewed him as a strong suspect.

Craig Newton

While police said he had always maintained he had never had a sexual relationship with her, Newton, was described as another potential father of Ms Fraser’s soon-to-be-born child.

At one point he was considered to be the primary suspect in the case.

The inquest heard evidence about him “going off” at mentions of Ms Fraser after her disappearance and that his overall demeanour had changed since, in that he had cut everybody off and had become more secretive.

But this week Detective Senior Constable Thexton said despite their communication and smoking cannabis together, he did not believe him to be involved.

The inquest into Ms Fraser’s disappearance and presumed murder has run for seven days before coroner Katherine Lorenz.

It has heard testimony from more than 20 witnesses and has explored the evidence in the case file with the view of determining what happened to the young woman and the child – who had already been named Ryan James – she was just days away from bringing into the world.

Through the inquest it has become clear investigators are relying heavily on phone records and strongly believe the person who made the calls from Leitchville phone box knows what happened to Ms Fraser.

The inquest had also heard testimony of allegations about Ms Fraser being involved with “corrupt” police officers, but current investigators have pushed these allegations aside during the proceedings.

The inquest ended on Wednesday.