E52 | The Murder of Elly Warren (AUS)

E52 | The Murder of Elly Warren (AUS)

From The Veil by Brevity Studios

August 17, 2026 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 52

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The episode discusses the unsolved murder of Elly Warren, exploring the circumstances surrounding her death and the ongoing investigation.

Elly Warren was 20, from Mordialloc in Melbourne, six weeks into a marine conservation placement and days from flying home to study marine biology. On the night of 8 November 2016 she was last seen outside a bar in Tofo, about half past eleven. At five the next morning a fisherman found her beside a public toilet block less than forty metres away, face down, her clothing disturbed, her airways packed with sand. Three autopsies in three countries reached three different conclusions. Her clothes were incinerated without being tested. Nearly ten years on, nobody has been charged, and the sand has never been compared. IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING No reward has ever been offered in this case. If you were in Tofo on the night of 8 November 2016, worked there, or were told something afterwards, the family are still asking. Elly's father maintains the case archive and a contact page: ellywarren.net In Australia, information can be passed anonymously to Crime Stoppers — 1800 333 000 — or through the AFP's online reporting form at afp.gov.au The questions still open: whether the golden beach sand in Elly's airways came from somewhere other than the dark grey ground she was found on; whether she…

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Organizations: Crime Stoppers, AFP, State Coroner

Places: Mordialloc, Melbourne, Tofo

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