THE NSW Government and NSW Police Force will today announce a $1 million reward for information into the murder of Boggabilla woman Theresa Binge.

Theresa Binge, then aged 43, was last seen at about midday on July 18, 2003 at the O’Shea’s Royal Hotel in Goondiwindi in Queensland.

At the time, she was wearing a horizontal striped black and yellow football jersey, silver track pants and white running shoes.

Theresa was reported missing to Queensland Police by her family members on July 21, 2003.

On July 29, 2003, Theresa’s body was located in a drainage culvert beneath the Mungindi-Goondiwindi Bridge Road – formerly known as Boomi Road – in NewSouth Wales, approximately 12km south of Goondiwindi.

NSW Government and NSW Police have announced a $1 million reward for information into the murder of Boggabilla woman Theresa Binge, whose body was found in a culvert beneath the Mungindi-Goondiwindi Bridge Road in July, 2003.

Queensland Police had carriage of the initial missing person investigation.

However, after Therese’s body was located, the matter was referred to Moree Police to commence a homicide investigation.

In 2007, the NSW Government announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Theresa’s murder.

That same year an inquest into Theresa’s death began, with the Coroner finding Theresa’s manner of death was homicide by an unknown person or persons.

The matter was then referred to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad Unsolved Homicide Team. A matter under investigation by the Unsolved Homicide Team is never closed and is continually reviewed for new avenues to progress the investigation.

Today, Homicide Squad detectives will travel to Moree today to announce the reward for information into Theresa’s murder has been upgraded to $1 million.

Detectives will spend the week in Moree, Goondiwindi and surrounds raising awareness of the increased $1 million reward and, with assistance from Crime Stoppers, have employed the services of a mobile billboard to assist in spreading the word.

NSW Police Media