Missing person: Rodney Galvin

First name: Rodney

Last name: Galvin

Date of disappearance: 6 April 1987

Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Circumstances:

On the night of Monday, 6 April 1987, Rodney Galvin left his parents’ home on Rice Street in Ballarat and has not been seen or heard from since.

Rodney was only 21 at the time of his disappearance and was a keen sportsman and member of the Ballarat East Football Club, Golden Point Football Club, Miners Ice Hockey Club, Millbrook/Black Hill Cricket Club and Lucas Cricket Club.

Rodney was not reported missing at the time and his family believed he had simply left.

In 1995, police received anonymous information from a member of the public regarding Rodney’s disappearance.

This person made it clear that foul play was involved and that there are people in the community with information about what happened to Rodney and why.

Since that time, police have made a number of enquiries in relation to Rodney’s disappearance however have been unable to locate any trace of him.

Investigators have been unable to establish Rodney’s final movements during the evening of 6 April 1987 and the events that have led to his suspected death.

While police do not believe Rodney is still alive, they are still hopeful of finding out what happened to him and providing his family with answers after more than three decades.

Detectives also believe there are still people in the community who will have full knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Rodney’s disappearance.

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