Saturday, December 18, 1971

Patricia Susan SCHMIDT - Murdered

18 December 1971
Last seen - outside the fast food restaurant where she worked in Darlington, SA. Raped, murdered and dumped at Hallet Cove, SA. Traces of metal and paint were found on her body and it is believed she may have been in an engraver's or key cutter's workshop.
Reward - Government of South Australia - $200,000
Person of Interest
A few days prior, Patricia had been offered a lift home by a man in his 30's, "unattractive" and with a "flash car".