‘After years without answers, the time has come to do everything possible to bring her home.’
On June 22, Monique Clubb’s family will mark 13 years of searching for answers, 13 years of knowing police failed to investigate her disappearance to the full extent and 13 years of not being able to lay her to rest.
Sign the Justice for Monique Clubb petition and help get a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her body.
Desperate for answers, Monique’s family has launched a petition for Queensland Police to roll out a $1m reward for information leading to the recovery of her body and answers about what happened to her.
Monique left her hometown of Hervey Bay in Queensland on the morning of June 20, 2013. She was on a road trip to Brisbane with acquaintances.
She stayed in touch with her mum Sheena McBride over the following two days. Her last voicemail to Sheena was on June 22.
Sheena contacted police to let them know Monique had disappeared. What followed were biased assumptions by police which ultimately resulted in a deeply fraught investigation.
It is not clear if Monique was deliberately disappeared, although this is quite likely.
“Evidence presented during the coronial process, together with information gathered through ongoing investigations, strongly suggests that individuals within the community possess knowledge about what happened to Monique and where her remains may be located. Yet, to date, that information has not been provided to authorities,” the petition reads.
“This petition is not only about accountability. It is about compassion, dignity and justice.
“Monique’s family have endured years of uncertainty and grief. They deserve answers.
“They deserve the opportunity to bring Monique home and provide her with the respectful farewell that every person deserves.”
Five years ago, the Deputy State Coroner Jane Bentley ruled Monique most likely died after a security guard saw her in the Hugh Muntz Park at Beenleigh.
Bentley criticised Queensland Police’s handling of Monique’s case, saying there was a ‘lack of critical review and tactical decision making – leading to gaps in the investigation’.
The Coroner also said police abandoned the investigation too early, meaning vital opportunities to gather further evidence were lost.
She said police assumptions that Monique was drunk were inconsistent with the evidence.
The lack-lustre investigation should come as no surprise.
When Aboriginal women disappear in our country, their cases are often under-investigated and mishandled by authorities.
The 2024, Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children heard 20% of missing women are Aboriginal and Aboriginal children and young people account for 53% of all missing children reports across the country.
The inquiry also heard disappeared Aboriginal women and children are much more less likely to be found than other Australians.
If you have information about Monique please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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