Rigby "Rig" Mark FIELDING

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Missing man Rigby Fielding with his sister Stephenie.

  

Missing since: 
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Last seen: 
East Perth WA
Responsible jurisdiction: 
WA
Year of birth: 
1962
 
Gender: 
Male
Height: 
185cm
Build: 
Slim
Hair: 
Brown
Short
Eyes: 
Blue
Complexion: 
Fair

 

Circumstances

Rigby Fielding was last seen on the afternoon of 15 August 2015 in East Perth by friends. He told them he was returning to his home in Rockingham later that day. Rigby did not arrive home and has not been seen since.
Personal items belonging to Rigby were found in bushland south of Perth near Kwinana. Police hold serious concerns for his safety and welfare.
If you have information that may assist police to locate Rigby please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Missing WA man Rigby Fielding may be a victim of homicide

THE disappearance of a 53-year-old Perth man who was reported missing in September is being treated as a suspected homicide.

Rigby Mark Fielding has not been in contact with his family since August 15, when he called his mum to say he was about to get on the train home.

He was last seen visiting an associate at a home on Goderich Street in East Perth in the early afternoon of the same day.

The retired chef was living with his mother and sister in Rockingham, but regularly spent time with friends in the city area.

After months without a word, not accessing his bank accounts or attending planned medical appointments, police will set up a mobile facility on Tuesday in the area where he was last seen.

Mr Fielding’s brother Tim Fielding and sister Stephanie Fielding fronted the media on Monday to plea to anyone with information to come forward.

“We are urging the public, anyone with information, anyone who saw him around the time, or saw him before that to please do come forward,” Tim Fielding said.

“Rigby is a caring loving person and we are obviously devastated.

“We’d love to know where he is, what’s happened and get some resolution.”

 

At the end of the conference, his sister became grief stricken as the realisation that they won’t see him again dawned on her.

“It’s hard not to be able to put anything to rest without a body or knowing what happened,” Ms Fielding said.

“There’s just no resolution and we need that as a family.”

Mr Fielding’s family have also brought in private investigators from Meridian Services to help find their brother and son.

Director of Meridian Services Nina Hobson told PerthNow on Monday, the family want to stress that people should call with any information whatsoever.

“The family are keen to stress we have an independent number from the police specific to this case.

“It doesn’t matter how insignificant you think the information is, let us decide.”

Ms Hobson said the family just want “closure”.

“The family just want him to be found dead or alive,” she said.

“They’re a really close family.

“They knew when they didn’t receive a phone call in the first 24 hours something was wrong.”

Major Crime Squad Detective Senior Constable Bruce Wishart, who’s heading up the investigation, said he hoped more information would come forward.

“The matter is currently being treated as a suspected homicide as he has not made contact with the family since that time (August 14),” he said.

“Which is very unlike him as he is close to his family.

“If you have seen him or know of his whereabouts please contact Crime Stoppers.”

Police said Mr Rigby was known to frequent Perth City, East Perth, Highgate and Mount Lawley.

Mr Rigby was officially reported as a missing person on September 18.

He is described as being fair skinned, approximately 185cm tall with a medium build, greying hair and brown eyes.

At the time he was last seen, on August 15, he is believed to have been wearing washed-out jeans and a grey jacket.

Around the time he went missing Mr Rigby or someone purporting to be Mr Rigby got a ticket from Transperth guards around this time, but police haven’t been able to verify this information. Police conceded security vision from this day at Perth train station has been deleted.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.

If you have any information relating to the case, or are reluctant to speak directly to WA Police you can also call the Meridian Service’s Rigby Fielding Hotline on 0477 773 833.

 

Police believe missing Rockingham man Rigby Fielding murdered

 

WA Police is now treating the case of missing Rockingham man Rigby Mark Fielding as a suspected homicide. 

Mr Fielding, known as "Rig", 53, was reported missing by his family on September 18. 

They had not heard from him since August 15 - the same date he was seen visiting a friend in Goderich Street, East Perth, in the early afternoon. 

On Monday, his siblings Steph and Tim Fielding said their brother had called their mother, who he lives with, to say he was returning home, but never did. 

When the police investigation went nowhere, his family hired private investigators to investigate. 

"Rigby is a caring, loving, generous person and we are obviously devastated. We need to know what has happened to him," said Tim Fielding. 

"I could not think of any reason anyone would want to hurt him."

Mr Rigby possibly took a train journey around August 15, Major Crime Squad constable Bruce Wishart said. 

He had not used his bank accounts or attended important medical appointments and police hold grave concerns for his safety. 

Mr Fielding is described as fair-skinned, about 185 centimetres tall and slim, with blue eyes and greying hair.

He may have been wearing blue stonewashed jeans and a grey jacket when he disappeared. 

A mobile police facility will be set up in the East Perth area on Tuesday in an effort to gather more information from the public about Mr Fielding's last known movements. 

If you know anything about Mr Fielding's whereabouts, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

Police search bushlands for clues in the disapearance of Rigby Fielding

LocalNews
 

Police searching for missing man Rigby Mark Fielding have focused their search on a bush land area in Anketell south of Perth.

Police have revealed that personal property belonging to Mr Fielding was recently found in the area, although they have not released any specific information on what was found.

Mr Fielding was last seen when he visited a house in Goderich Street East Perth in the early afternoon of August 14th 2015. Police believe Mr Fielding may have been wearing washed out jeans and a grey jumper.

The 53 year old retired chef was living with his sister and mother in Rockingham but regularly spent time with friends in the city area.

Since Mr Fielding’s family reported him missing he has not returned to his Rockingham home or touched his bank accounts and police now believe he may have been the victim of a homicide.

Anyone with information that can assist in this investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 FREE or make a report online atwww.crimestopperswa.com.au

National Missing Persons Week: Family of Rigby Fielding still looking for answers

 
Lisa ThomasWeekend Kwinana Courier
 

IT has been two years almost to the day since Stephenie Fielding last saw her brother Rigby, but she is no closer to having any closure.

The 53-year-old retired chef was last seen on August 15, 2015 after visiting friends in North Perth.

Ms Fielding said Rigby had called their mother, who he was living with in Rockingham, to say he was catching the train home and would see her soon.

He never made it.

“I think about that day a lot and about all the things I would have told him if I had known it was going to be the last time I’d ever see him,” she said.

“I knew straight away that something was wrong, I remember telling mum that he would be fine and was probably out with friends as I didn’t want to worry her.

“It wasn’t like him to not come home or have his phone off.”

The next days and weeks were hell for the Fielding family, with sleepless nights trying to find Rigby.

“For days I called hospitals and friends searching for Rigby or any news, but no one had heard from him and I knew something terrible must have happened to him,” she said.

After no contact or information on Rigby, he was registered as a missing person.

“Rigby was the second oldest out of eight children and all of us kids are extremely close,” she said.

“As my older brother, I adored him – we all did.

“He was generous to a fault and lived life to the fullest – he was outrageously unique and you couldn’t help but love him.”

Rigby’s disappearance has been treated as a suspected homicide by police, with some of his belongings found in bushland near Wellard.

There have been no sightings of Rigby and his bank account has not been accessed since the day he went missing.

This week is National Missing Person’s Week, a week that hopes to raise awareness for the 1600 long-term missing people across Australia.

Ms Fielding hopes this week would prompt someone to remember Rigby or come forward with new information.

She said it was horrible to have a loved one die, but to have one go missing and never know what happened was devastating.

“Losing our brother is hard enough, but not knowing what happened to him is extremely distressing. One of the hardest things is the thought that we may never get to say goodbye to him properly and lay him to rest,” she said.

“Even the smallest amount of information would help us.”

Ms Fielding said Rigby would not have left his family by choice and had no doubt he fell victim to foul play.

“I really hope that we will find him and the answers to what happened to him,” she said.

“As a family, we are realistic that we won’t see Rig alive again, if he was alive he would not have left us.

“The positive outcome for us will be that he is found and we can lay him to rest. If someone knows what happened to Rigby, whomever it is please make contact. Please help us find him and let us say goodbye to him.”

Detective Sergeant Stephen Perejmibida from the WA Police Missing Person Unit said on average 30 missing persons cases were reported each week across the State.

“The overwhelming majority of people missing in WA are located, however an average of six people per year remain missing,” he said.

“National Missing Persons Week is an opportunity for police to raise the public awareness about these difficult cases. Members of the public may have the information that can help us resolve these matters and find answers for those who continue to suffer in silence, with the trauma of not knowing what happened to their loved one.”

Nick Zdunic knows the trauma of a missing family member after his 78-year-old father Juraj went missing in December last year in bushland near Muchea when his car got bogged.

Despite extensive searches of the area, his father has still not been found.

Mr Zdunic said he could not fully describe the pain of having a family member go missing.

“It’s a feeling of emptiness. There is no closure and you can’t grieve – you can’t move on, because you don’t have answers or the chance to say goodbye,” he said.

Mr Zdunic said the hardest thing was thinking how his father would have been alone when he died.

He said his family would continue to search for their father until they had some closure.

“He deserves the respect and dignity of a funeral and we deserve the chance to say goodbye and have closure,” he said.

Facebook pages have been set up for both Rigby and Juraj.

If you have any information on what happened to Rigby or Juraj, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

 

 

 

ABC Perth - August 2019

"My brother Rigby Fielding has been missing from Rockingham since August 15, 2015," his sister Stephanie Fielding said.
Mr Fielding is one of the faces of this year’s Unmissables coffee cup campaign which features biodegradable cups with original artworks of missing loved ones and is a modern take on the old milk carton campaigns of the past.
The 53-year-old was last seen visiting a friend in Goderich Street, East Perth, in the early afternoon on August 15.
He has not used bank accounts since his disappearance and police suspect Mr Fielding was murdered.
Ms Fielding said her family was "incredibly grateful" that charities like the 'Missing Persons Advocacy Network' are working on projects such as these to keep their "plight of searching for our loved ones" in the public eye.
"This is to help keep their stories alive, and to ensure that they are remembered as people, and not just 'cases'," she said.
Rigby Fielding is one of 323 long term missing people in Western Australia.

 

 

Can you help find missing Perth man Rigby Fielding?

11 Aug 2019  - Out in Perth

 

This week it’s four years since Rigby Fielding’s family heard from him.

A member of the LGBTIQ+ communities, he was last seen in Goderich Street in East Perth on Saturday 15th August 2015 and has not made contact with family or friends since. His disappearance was described as out of character.

The 53 year old retired chef was living with his sister and mother in Rockingham but regularly spent time with friends in the city area.

Police have been treating his disappearance as a potential homicide since December of 2015, when some personal belongings were located in bush land south of Perth.

Rigby’s sister Steph has previously spoken to OUTinPerth about the challenges her family has faced in not knowing what happened to their brother.

“Someone knows what happened to Rig and we are pleading with them  to come forward so that we can have closure and say goodbye to him.” Steph said.

In 2017 Rigby’s family signed up to The Unmissables a project which teams families of missing people up with artists and writers to create artworks that share the story of missing loved ones.

Steph worked with writer Julie Koh and artists Jeffrey Phillips to create a piece celebrating Rigby’s life and personality.

The artwork created can be seen on The Unmissables website alongside many others created for long term missing people. It shares stories of Rigby’s childhood, his career success and his disappearance.

This year the family have been raising awareness about Rigby’s disappearance by getting cafe’s to stock coffee cups that feature Rigby’s story.

Steph spoke to the media last week as part of National Missing Persons week about what it’s like to have a family member go missing, but this week will be especially tough as they mark another anniversary.

“Rig went missing on the 15th of August in 2015, at the time he was just visiting friends in the city in Perth, and he’d phoned my Mum to say he was on his way home, and he just never came home.” Steph told the ABC last week.

Since police found some of Rigby’s belongings the family have had no other information, and Rigby remains of 321 long-term missing people in WA.

Steph say her family as in a state of perpetual grief. “It’s perpetual grief, you don’t get a chance to have any finality of a funeral or any resolve, it’s an ongoing ambiguous loss. You’re always wondering ‘is there a chance they are still there?'”

While the Fielding family have come to realise that it unlikely that they will see Rigby alive, they still want to know what happened to him.

Anyone with information can speak to police anonymously at Crimestoppers