Police reviewing case of missing Ardeer mum Veronica Green
Mother-of-three Veronica Green vanished from her Ardeer home 44 years ago. Some family members hold out hope she is still alive after leaving to carve out a new life. Others are sure she was murdered and now police are reviewing the mystery.
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Veronica Green has been gone 44 years but her sister-in-law believed she had been murdered almost from day one.
The mother-of-three — who would now be aged 82 — vanished from Ardeer in Melbourne’s western suburbs on February 13, 1976.
Police are currently reviewing her case and have spoken recently to some who were close to Mrs Green.
There have been unconfirmed sightings of Mrs Green over the years but Margaret Medcraft said the circumstances of the case and the severing of contact from that day persuade her she was murdered.
Some family members hold out hope she is still alive and left of her own free will.
But Mrs Medcraft said her sister-in-law would never have willingly missed the birthday of one of her children the next day.
And she believes, if she did, Ms Green would never have been able to sever contact for the next four decades.
“I always had the feeling that she’d never be coming home,” Mrs Medcraft said.
“I’d be the most surprised person in the world if it was a missing persons case. She would never go of her own accord.”
Mrs Green had been deeply troubled, at times.
This has opened the possibility she vanished voluntarily and carved out a new life elsewhere.
On her last day, Mrs Green went to work in her King St city office job and returned on a train that night.
Police say she was last seen at the family home.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said: “Police are continuing their long search for missing Ardeer woman Veronica Catherine Green.”
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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