Lingerie Found Under Home Of Missing Mother Belinda Peisley
Belinda Peisley was last seen leaving the emergency department of the Blue Mountains Hospital in Katoomba on September 26, 1998.
She had been taken there with injuries after attending a house party but left soon after.
Two days later, she was reported missing.
Her family and police believe the young mother was murdered.
But despite several investigations and ground searches over the last 20 years, the 19-year-old's body has never been found.
Now, police are re-appealing for information they hope could lead to answers for her family.
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Police have revealed, for the first time, photos of clothes found underneath Belinda's home, that were found during a forensic excavation last year.
The three items of clothing include a female one-piece undergarment and what appears to be a white dress and a black skirt.
"We are hoping someone may recognise the clothing and recall Belinda wearing them or being in her possession," Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Scott Cook said.
“We also welcome any information relevant to her disappearance and suspected murder, or that may at least help us find Belinda and give her family some peace,” Cook said.
The clothing has undergone numerous forensic examinations and has provided investigators with further lines of inquiry, Cook said.
As excavations of the 19-year-old's former home began in early December last year, her grieving father Mark Wearne said he was optimistic for a "resolution".
"It's always in the back of my mind," he told 10 News First.
"I'm always hopeful. Where there is life, there is hope".
Coronial inquests in 2012 and 2013 found Peisley likely died around the time of her disappearance but couldn't determine the cause or circumstances around her death.
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Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Belonidae detectives is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
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