MUS-2026-0334
Archive card
MUS-2026-0334
Suspicious death
- Incident
- 2000
- Indexed
- Oct 18, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Queensland Police Service
- Location
- Cairns, Australia
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Angela Maree Mealing, 17, was last seen in Cairns, Queensland, on April 1, 2000; her decomposed remains were found beside Behana Creek near Gordonvale on May 15, 2000. The coroner held an inquest in 2001 to 2002 and returned an open finding. A $250,000 reward was offered for information leading to apprehension and conviction. No one has ever been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Apr 1, 2000
Last known sighting of Angela Maree Mealing in Cairns.
- Apr 2, 2000
Date given in the Queensland Police reward notice for her death.
- May 15, 2000
Her remains are found in a decomposed state at Behana Creek, near Cairns, after she had been missing over a month.
- Nov 2001-2002
The Cairns Coroner holds an inquest, concluding with an open finding in 2002.
- 2006-2008
A $250,000 reward is announced for information leading to apprehension and conviction; the reward notice is reissued in 2008.
- 2015
Police archive item still appeals for information 15 years on.
Key people
The people in the file.
17. Last seen in Cairns on April 1, 2000; her remains were found at Behana Creek near Gordonvale on May 15, 2000.
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Investigating agency
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