{"id":60940,"date":"2026-07-31T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/model-22-vanished-before-meeting-her-mom-at-a-train-station-over-30-years-later-2-persons-of-interest-have-been-identified\/31\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:43:08","slug":"model-22-vanished-before-meeting-her-mom-at-a-train-station-over-30-years-later-2-persons-of-interest-have-been-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/model-22-vanished-before-meeting-her-mom-at-a-train-station-over-30-years-later-2-persons-of-interest-have-been-identified\/31\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Model, 22, Vanished Before Meeting Her Mom at a Train Station. Over 30 Years Later, 2 Persons of Interest Have Been Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Australian model Revelle Balmain hasn&#8217;t been seen since she disappeared at age 22 on Nov. 5, 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A judge has now named her former bosses, Jane King and Zoran Stanojevic, as persons of interest in the case, but no charges have been filed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain&#8217;s sister, Suellen Simpson, previously spoke about how her sibling&#8217;s disappearance had caused immeasurable grief to the family over the past three decades<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two people have been named as persons of interest more than 30 years after a model went missing in Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Revelle Balmain was 22 years old when she disappeared on Nov. 5, 1994 from the Kingsford area of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) Police <a data-ylk=\"slk:previously said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/can_you_help_us\/rewards\/1000000_reward\/20080730_reward_to_solve_disappearance_and_murder_of_revelle_balmain\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">previously said<\/a>. The release also confirmed that officials were offering an around $702,000 reward ($1 million AUD) for any information that could help solve the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the case went cold for decades, NSW Deputy State Coroner Joan Baptie has now ruled that Balmain is dead, <a data-ylk=\"slk:9 News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\/nsw\/revelle-balmain-missing-sex-worker-bosses-20260731-p60kd8.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">9 News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the night she vanished, the model had been working as an escort in Sydney. It&#8217;s believed that her former bosses, Jane King and Zoran Stanojevic, who ran and operated the agency she worked for, may have been involved in her disappearance, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Morning Herald;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/sydney-model-s-bosses-named-as-persons-of-interest-in-notorious-cold-case-20260731-p60kd1.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/a> reported, citing Baptie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p><em>A missing person&#8217;s poster for Revelle Balmain<\/em><br \/><em>Credit: GINA Missing Person&#8217;s Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both King and Stanojevic, who have been named as persons of interest, have denied involvement in the case, the <em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em> stated. The findings were handed down at the NSW Coroners Court on Friday, July 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They either knew who was responsible for Balmain&#8217;s disappearance or were somehow involved,&#8221; Baptie said, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite Baptie claiming the former couple&#8217;s evidence was &#8220;littered&#8221; with inconsistencies, there was not enough evidence to refer the case to the prosecution office, the newspaper and the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Australian Broadcasting Corporation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-07-31\/revelle-balmain-inquest-finds-escort-bosses-knew\/106977496\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> (ABC) reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baptie did, however, refer the matter back to NSW Police&#8217;s unsolved homicide unit for further investigation, the<em> Sydney Morning Herald <\/em>noted. King and Stanojevic have not been charged, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain&#8217;s sister, Suellen Simpson, previously spoke about how her disappearance had caused immeasurable grief to the family over the past three decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;For many years, our family worked tirelessly to find out what happened to my sister \u2013 but sadly both our mother and Revelle&#8217;s father, Ivor, passed away without ever knowing what happened to their little girl,&#8221; Simpson said in the police release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Losing someone that is close to you \u2013 you&#8217;re never the same person again,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simpson said it was her &#8220;personal hope&#8221; that the previous police reward for information would help them find Balmain &#8220;so that I may finally put her to rest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"New South Wales Coroner's Court in AustraliaCredit: Alamy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/11f7807052f6c9baf8a3f03f87e821a2a0a605792ee0a0e43876d6eded62bcfe\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fpeople_218%2F6d2354af71fa33f4a468b1b12e3d0f7f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p><em>New South Wales Coroner&#8217;s Court in Australia<\/em><br \/><em>Credit: Alamy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain had seen a client, Gavin Samer, on the evening she went missing and he had dropped her back at a hotel at around 7 p.m. local time, according to 9 News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain was then meant to attend another job at 10 p.m. with two friends of Stanojevic&#8217;s, who were allegedly involved in the Yugoslavian mafia, King had said, per the outlet. However, the model ended up canceling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain had reportedly planned to say farewell to her friends on the evening of her disappearance as she was due to fly to Japan to pursue a career as a dancer, 9 News reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A companion, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said at the court hearing that Balmain had failed up show up for the gathering, per <em>The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balmain was reported missing later that night, the previous police release said.\u00a0She also never arrived to meet her mother at the train station the following morning, the<em> Sydney Morning Herald<\/em> noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The missing model&#8217;s personal items, including a makeup bag, keys and a shoe, were later found scattered near Ainslie Street, police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reports from the evening that Balmain was last seen suggested a dark-colored Holden Commodore had been spotted in the Kingsford area where she disappeared, per 9 News. The sound of a woman&#8217;s scream had allegedly been heard, before the vehicle sped off from the scene, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gavin Samer, who Balmain had seen on the evening of her disappearance, is also a person of interest in the case, the ABC stated, citing Baptie. She admitted it was a &#8220;failure&#8221; by police to consider Samer as the only person of interest, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Mr. Gavin Samer became a major person of interest in the police investigation and the first inquest [and] remained person of interest this inquest,&#8221; Baptie said, per the ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, she said that while Samer, who she claimed had scratches to his neck and chest and a possible bite mark, was an &#8220;obvious suspect,&#8221; others had potentially been overlooked amid the ongoing investigation, the outlet stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Problems that marred this investigation through the years remained anchored to the conclusion that Mr. Samer was the only suspect,&#8221; Baptie said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The NSW Coroners Court didn&#8217;t immediately respond 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