
Born 1957 21 years old when missing
Fair hair, blue eyes, thin build, 168cm tall
Stephen was reported missing in September, 1978 to Darlinghurst Police. Last seen in Paddington. He has made no contact with his family since then. There are concerns for his welfare.
This account of Stephen came from his friend and Support After Murder Australia co ordinator Peter Rolfe -
"I met him in about 1974, he was up in Sydney from Canberra and as I lived on my own, I was asked if he could stay with me till he found somewhere to live. He was a great guy and I continued to see him around "the traps". He was mad about horticulture and would amaze me with his botanical knowledge including the botanical names for plants. He opened a plant shop/florist in Edgecliff and was a regular on the "John Laws Show". One day he just disappeared off the face of the earth.
Ironically my friend Stephen Dempsey who I met in 1978 when he was 18 was also mad about horticulture and had similar knowledge to Stephen J...of course Stephen D was missing for 5 months and sadly had been murdered. In 1995 I was in Martin Place and as it was Missing Persons Week, they had a stand of missing persons photos including Stephen J's. I approached the police and told them I knew him and they said they would contact me the next week to go through Sj's address book, and I made a statement.
Ironically also Stephen D disappeared at the start of missing persons week 1994. On the preceding Sunday, he said to his housemates "How can people just go missing?????"