In the first murder the killer left the body on the side of the road near Rainbow Mountain 30km south of Rotorua. Her name was 18 year old Olive Walker and she lived just down the road from me.
The next 2 Mona Blades was 5 years and 16 days later. The last was Heidi Seek just over 1 year later.
The bodies of Blades and Seek were hidden. Was this the work of one man and can we identify him?
Olive Walker aged 18 Murdered Friday May 15, 1970
Mona Blades aged 18 Murdered Saturday May 31, 1975
Heidi Seek aged 29 Murdered Friday, 31 December 1976
http://lawisanass-wingate.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/olive-walker-mona-blades-and-heidi-seek.html
It has not been established that Mona Blades was murdered. She disappeared in 1975 and no trace of her body or belongings has ever been found.
ReplyDeleteThe list of options of what happened to her then is pretty limited. People as a rule don't just go missing totally by themselves.
DeleteHeidi Seek (aka Heidi Charles) disappeared on New Years Eve 1976. No trace of her has been seen since and there is not a shred of evidence to suggest that she met with foul play.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you suppose happened to her then?
DeleteOne of my definitions of foul play is to disappear totally without trace.
Where on earth did the name Heidi Seek come from? Her name was Heidi Charles née Rittberger. I lived with her elder son until his death in 2009. I asked him whether he remembered Ian Wishart when his article came out and he didn't remember him at all, so maybe not the " good friends" Wishart would have you believe?
ReplyDeleteMeine Freundin Heidi Rittberger-Charles hatte zwei Söhne. Dass ihr ältester Sohn verstorben ist, erschwert eine mögliche Spurensuche. Dass sie vor fast 5 Jahrzehnten unauffindbar verschwunden ist, schmerzt mich immer noch.
ReplyDeleteHallo Toradora, ich bin Heidis Schwiegertochter. Alex, ihr Altester Sohn, war mein Partner und der Vater unserer beiden Kinder. Ihr zweiter Sohn, Chris und seine Familie (4 Kinder) Leben in der Nahe. Ich hoffe, Sie freuen sich, dass Heidi 6 schone Enkelkinder hier in Neuseeland hat. Ich bin froh, dass du noch an Heidi denkst.
ReplyDeleteHello Toradora, I am Heidi's daughter-in-law, her eldest son, Alex, was my partner and the father of our two children. Her second son, Chris, and his family ( 4 children) live nearby. I hope you are pleased that Heidi has 6 lovely grandchildren here in New Zealand. I am happy that you still think of Heidi.