Kylie Forrest McKAY

Age enhanced image of Kylie as she'd look today

KYLIE McKAY - it's 7 years  since you went missing. In that time, your boys have grown so much, there have been new babies born, so much has happened but Kylie in all that time, every single day your family hurts because you're not there to see it. They have never stopped looking for you, and they never will. Your brother Justin and your family are offering a $10,000 reward for information that they have put together as a family. This will be paid to anyone who gives information via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The information must directly lead to the knowledge and proof of Kylie's well being. Justin says "We would not force Kylie to reunite with her family", they just need to know that you are alive. It doesn't matter what has happened in the past five years, all that matters is that you're okay and if you want to, your family would embrace you with open arms.

Have you seen Kylie, any time in the last 7 years? There was a possible sighting of her at Nerang, in the Gold Coast Hinterland of QLD. Her family believes it's possible she is anywhere on the NSW mid north or north coasts. Kylie was a Seventh Day Adventist, it's possible she returned to her religion - are you a member of that church, have you seen Kylie? It is also possible Kylie may have joined the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.

The Police cannot and would never force Kylie to go home to her family. Their only duty is to ascertain that Kylie is alive and well. That is the only information they would give the family if Kylie requested it, they would not be allowed to disclose her whereabouts to anyone by law. So please, if you have any idea where Kylie is, please end her family's 7 years of anguish and let them at least know she is alive. She has a family who love her dearly and two young sons who need to know their Mum is okay.

If you have any information at all please ring Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000. You can remain anonymous if you wish.

Missing mum sought three years on
June 25, 2005
From: AAP
POLICE are appealing for public help to trace a 35-year-old woman who disappeared three years ago today on the New South Wales central coast.

Kylie McKay, who has a husband and two young children, was last seen at her home at Green Point, near Gosford, on June 25 2002.
Police today said she was suffering from depression in the weeks leading up to her disappearance and her family were very concerned about her welfare.

She is 163cm tall and had shoulder-length, brownish-blonde hair when she was last seen.


Mrs McKay, now in her late 30s, was wearing a dark blue, knee-length hooded jacket, blue jeans and blue joggers when she disappeared.

Detective Sergeant Peter Houlahan, from Strike Force Houma, said: "Investigating police and her family are very concerned about her welfare.

"Kylie has left behind two young children and her husband who are devastated by the situation."


Missing Mother Anguish - Kylie McKay missing for 2 years
Presenter: Mike Corkill

Researcher: Rohan Barwick
Tuesday, 25 May 2004

Ken Houlahan’s daughter, Kylie Mckay walked out of her Gosford home in June 2002 and has not been heard from since.

Kylie was living with her husband and two children and apparently suffering from depression after moving to Gosford.

So where is she?

Kylie's parents Ken and Shirley Houlahan are convinced Kylie is still alive and living somewhere on the Mid North or North Coast.

Their conviction comes from a number of sightings and positive ID's from members of the public.

Ken and Shirley have been travelling the coast for the last month sticking up posters of their daughter in the hope that some will recognise her.

If you have seen or know anyone who has information about Kylie, you can call the National Missing Persons Unit on 1800 000 634 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000


Missing mum may still be alive
July 1, 2004

MISSING New South Wales Central Coast mother Kylie McKay is believed to be alive and possibly living in Queensland. A woman has contacted police claiming to have seen Ms Kay in a supermarket near the Gold Coast in April. The woman, a professional counsellor, has been shown a series of photographs of Ms McKay and has told her family she is "110 per cent" sure it is the same woman she saw in the supermarket. It is the first major breakthrough in the case that has baffled police and Ms McKay's family for more than two years. Detectives are expected to travel to Queensland in the next few weeks to take a formal statement from the woman Ms McKay's mother Shirley Houlahan and brother Justin have travelled to Nerang and spoken to the woman. "We feel we are a day closer to finding her," Mr Houlahan said yesterday. Ms McKay went missing from her Green Point home on June 25, 2002. The then 35-year-old disappeared after seeing her husband Brenton off to work and taking her sons Haydan and Bailey to school. At the time police suspected she may have committed suicide but a large search of the area failed to find any trace of Ms McKay. There was no sign of forced entry or foul play at the family home. Ms McKay left without taking any of her personal belongings including her mobile phone and house keys. Her family told police Ms McKay had been depressed around the time of her disappearance. They had recently moved to the Central Coast from Canberra and Ms McKay was having difficulty settling into her new home. "She was suffering from depression. She was under a lot of stress," Mr McKay said at the time of his wife's disappearance. "She didn't really want to move up here but I got the job. "It's been hard for her. We only have one car and she doesn't really know anyone. "We've moved quite a lot and the instability has upset her."

Mr McKay suspected his wife may have been lured away by a religious sect. He said in the days before her disappearance Ms McKay, a Seventh Day Adventist, had become increasingly devout and obsessive about her faith. "She was troubled that she wasn't living in a righteous way and I didn't seem to be able to reassure her that she was a very good person," he said. "I think she was vulnerable and someone has taken advantage of that." Mr McKay considered his wife could be in the hands of a breakaway group of either Seventh Day Adventist Church or Jehovah's Witnesses. Detectives who began reinvestigating Ms McKay's disappearance last year were also making inquiries with religious groups. Their focus has now moved to the Gold Coast area. Mr Houlahan said the woman from Nerang had seen his sister in the Riverside Plaza on April 8. It wasn't until two months later when an article about Ms McKay appeared in a local newspaper that she made the connection. "The woman is a counsellor and when she saw Kylie she originally thought she was a client of hers," he said. "Then she realised it was a different woman. "When she saw a story about Kylie being missing in a local paper a couple of months later, she realised it was Kylie she had seen. "The woman contacted Crime Stoppers and the police told us." Mr Houlahan said he and his mother had recently gone to Nerang, spoken to the woman and shown her other photographs of Kylie. "She's 110 per cent sure it's the same woman. "She told us Kylie was in the fruit section of Coles. She was with another person. "The woman told us Kylie looked lost and definitely didn't look happy. "She said she appeared healthy and well-dressed." Mr Houlahan said it was possible Kylie was still under the influence of a religious group or simplpy thought she was unable to go back home. "At least we have something to go on now and that has helped us all." Mr Houlahan said he still believed someone on the coast may have information about Kylie's disappearance and has appealed to them to come forward.

Anyone who can help with the inquiry is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Gosford detectives on (02) 4323 5599.

Appeal from Kylie's brother

Kylie McKay
Kylie McKay farewelled her husband and two young sons as they set off for work and school two years ago. That was the last time anyone in her family saw her.

Kylie's family first thought she might have committed suicide but now they suspect foul play and want to speak to the woman with whom Kylie had an appointment during the week she went missing. Her brother Justin tells his story...

When my sister Kylie disappeared from her home in Gosford, NSW, on Tuesday, June 25, 2002, our first reaction was that she'd committed suicide. But there was no note and an extensive police search failed to find a body.

We now think it's more likely a religious group preyed on her at a time when she was feeling very low.

Kylie wasn't happy after she and her husband Brenton moved to Gosford from Canberra. She missed my parents and I, and Brenton worked long hours driving to Sydney and back every day.

She adored her boys - Haydan, now nine, and Bailey, six - but they were giving her a hard time, as small boys sometimes can.

On the day Kylie vanished, Brenton came home at 4.30pm. She was gone, taking nothing but the clothes on her back.

Brenton put up about 1000 photographs around Gosford, and police, friends and family searched everywhere for a clue to her whereabouts. Nothing.

A religious group had been visiting Kylie and she'd planned to meet "a lady" that week whom we've been unable to trace.

In May last year there were three reported sightings of her on the northern coast of NSW. We're fairly certain one of those sightings, at Sawtell, was Kylie. The description matched perfectly – 157cm (5ft 2in), mousy brown hair past her shoulders and blue-green eyes.

Kylie turned 37 on April 20. Brenton, now 32, and the boys have moved to Wagga Wagga.

Our family needs to know Kylie's alive and safe.

If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or the National Missing Persons Unit on 1800 000 634.

- with thanks to WOMAN'S DAY magazine

Skeletal remains discovered in bushland - Kincumber Mountain

2009-07-13 16:40:47

Police on the state's Central Coast are conducting inquiries after the discovery of human remains on Kincumber Mountain.
 
About 2.30pm on Saturday (11 July), a male bushwalker was photographing Aboriginal art along the Warri Warri track on Kincumber Mountain when he came across the skeletal remains near a cave.
 
Some items of clothing were also found nearby.
 
The man alerted police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command who attended the location and secured a crime scene.
 
Over the weekend and today the remains have been examined in situ and are expected to be taken to Newcastle's Department of Forensic Medicine tomorrow.
 
Further forensic procedures will be conducted to establish the identity of the remains and a cause of death.
 
Police are investigating the possibility the remains are that of Kylie McKay, who was last seen in June 2002. At the time of her disappearance the married mother-of-two was 35 years old. Last Friday the NSW Government announced a $50,000 reward for information on her disappearance.
 
Investigations are ongoing and anyone with information that might assist detectives is urged to contact Gosford Police Station via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Bush skeleton 'is missing mother of two'

Article from:

By Richard Noone

July 14, 2009 12:00am

FOR seven years the family of Kylie McKay have been haunted by the baffling disappearance of the young mother-of-two.

But just a day after a $50,000 reward for information was posted, the mystery appeared to have been solved when a bushwalker found skeletal remains near a Central Coast cave.

Police were examining any possible "coincidence" between the reward being announced on Friday and the bones being discovered at 2.30pm the following day.

A male bushwalker photographing Aboriginal art along the Warri Warri track on Kincumber Mountain found the remains and alerted police.

Some items of clothing were found nearby.

Forensic police examined the remains on site yesterday and over the weekend.

The skeleton, which was believed to be fully intact, was expected to be taken to Newcastle's Department of Forensic Medicine today.

Further forensic procedures, including dental checks, will be conducted to confirm whether the skeleton is that of the missing woman and try to identify a cause of death.

Mrs McKay vanished after sending a text message to her husband Brenton which said she would collect their two young sons from school later that day. She never arrived.

The young mother left her unlocked Green Point home without her purse or mobile phone, sparking speculation at one stage that she had joined a religious cult.

An exhaustive police investigation by Strike Force Houma at the time - including a widespread search of the reserve where the remains were discovered - ruled out any speculation she may have joined a religious cult near her home town of Yass.

Despite police assurances, Mrs McKay's father Ken Houlahan last week maintained the family feared she may have been involved in some kind of "cult-type situation".

"We believe that it was fairly well planned and that she was assisted in departing her family situation," he said.

Mr Houlahan said his daughter had been suffering from depression but he downplayed suggestions she had committed suicide.

At the time of Mrs McKay's disappearance, family members said that she was depressed after she had moved house for the 11th time in just seven years.

Mr Houlahan refused to comment on the latest development yesterday.

Brenton McKay, who made numerous public appeals for information following her disappearance, later moved to Wagga Wagga with the couple's two sons, Haydan and Bailey, now aged 14 and 11.

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