Bradley Richard KERRISK
Bradley Richard KERRISK
Bradley Richard KERRISK
At 9.05pm on Friday 24 June 1983
Bradley Richard KERRISK disappeared after last being seen when he entered his
motor vehicle, a Ford Telstar sedan, registered number 991-OQC at the Callaghan
Park Racecourse, Rockhampton. KERRISK's vehicle was later located parked outside
the Balmoral Hotel now known as the Archer Hotel which is on the southern
outskirts of Rockhampton and in 1983 was adjacent to the Bruce Highway. KERRISK
to date has not been located and investigating police believe that KERRISK may
have been murdered. Any member of the public with information which could assist
Police is asked to contact crimestoppers on 1800 333 000
QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE
MISSING – SUSPECTED MURDER
OF BRADLEY RICHARD KERRISK
$250,000 REWARD
REWARD: The Minister for Police and Corrective Services has approved a reward of $250,000 be offered for information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance and suspected murder of Bradley Richard KERRISK at Rockhampton on or about 24 June 1983.
INDEMNITY FROM PROSECUTION: In addition, an appropriate indemnity from prosecution will be recommended for any accomplice, not being the person who actually committed the crime, who first gives such information. The allocation of the $250,000 reward will be at the sole discretion of the Commissioner of the Police Service.
CIRCUMSTANCES: At 9.05pm on Friday 24 June 1983 Bradley Richard Kerrisk disappeared after last being seen when he entered his motor vehicle, a Ford Telstar sedan, registered number 991-OQC at the Callaghan Park Racecourse, Rockhampton. KERRISK’s vehicle was later located parked outside the Balmoral Hotel now known as the Archer Hotel which is on the southern outskirts of Rockhampton and in 1983 was adjacent to the Bruce Highway. KERRISK to date has not been located and investigating police believe that KERRISK may have been murdered. Any member of the public with information which could assist Police is asked to contact:
• the Homicide Investigation Group, Brisbane, Phone (07) 3364 6122;
• any Police Station; or
• Crime Stoppers, Phone 1800 333 000.
Office of the Commissioner of the Police Service,
BRISBANE
R ATKINSON
COMMISSIONER
Police say they want to speak to the anonymous writer of a letter who provided information about a man believed to have been murdered in Rockhampton 21 years ago.
Bradley Richard Kerrisk was last seen at the Callaghan Park Racecourse in June 1983, but his car was later found outside a hotel on Rockhampton's southern outskirts.
Mr Kerrisk's body has not been found, but police believe he was murdered.
Police have received an anonymous letter which named a person who it was alleged knew something about the death.
Police have interviewed that person, but now want to speak to the author of the letter.
Cashed-up victim missing
Richard Finnila - The Courier Mail
August 16, 2006 12:00am
IT HAS been 23 years since Bradley Richard Kerrisk vanished without a trace
after a day out at the races in Rockhampton.
Police believe the popular racing identity was murdered, possibly for money.
Detective Inspector Darryl Johnson said the 34-year-old was carrying a lot of
cash the day he went missing.
"He just disappeared off the face of the earth," Det-Insp Johnson said.
Kerrisk was the son of leading Rockhampton businessman Dick Kerrisk, and was
involved in running the family toy business.
Det-Insp Johnson said he was well liked and had a close affiliation with the
racing industry.
The day before his disappearance on June 23, 1983, Kerrisk withdrew a
significant sum of money from a bank.
The next day he attended the Callaghan Park Race Track in Rockhampton and
reportedly did not leave until 9pm.
He was never seen again.
His metallic green Ford Telstar sedan (registration 991 OQC) was found a few
days later in Jellicoe St in the central Queensland coastal city.
Police believe the car had been parked there some time between 10pm and 10.20pm
on June 24.
When he was last seen at the track he was wearing grey slacks, a black
short-sleeved shirt with a multi-coloured pattern on the front and back, a watch
with a blue face and a small St Christopher medal.
Det-Insp Johnson said Kerrisk had not received any threats against his life and
was generally well regarded within the community.
"We know he liked to have a bet on the horses," Det-Insp Johnson said.
"There is a $250,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to a
conviction."