- Published:
- Friday 16 August 2024 at 9:00 am
First name: Julie
Last name: Garciacelay
Year of birth: 1955
Date of disappearance: Tuesday, 1 July 1975
Location: North Melbourne, Victoria
Circumstances:
Julie Garciacelay was born in Stockton, California.
She moved to Australia in 1974 when she was 19 years old.
She lived with her sister, Gail, in a flat in Canning Street, North Melbourne.
On 1 July 1975, Gail stayed at her friend’s house, leaving Julie at home.
Julie arranged to meet a man from work at her flat. This person arrived at the flat with two male friends.
When Gail arrived home, she found Julie’s underwear and pyjama pants on the floor in the kitchen. Her pyjama top and torn items of clothing were found in the bedroom.
There was evidence of alcohol consumption in the flat.
Julie’s spectacles, contact lenses, house keys and medication were all located inside the flat.
When spoken to, all three men claim to have left the premises to buy pizza, and when they returned, Julie left to make a phone call. When Julie did not return after 10 minutes, all three men left.
It is believed that Julie met with foul play.
Despite a significant investigation over the past 49 years, Julie has not been located and no one has been charged in relation to her disappearance.
If you have any information that may assist police to locate Julie, please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make an online report (under the category 'suspicious activity or other crime').
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