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Jayne furlong murder crimewatch new zealand
Jayne Furlong, also referred to as Jane Furlong, was a New Zealand girl from Auckland who disappeared from a street in Auckland on 26 May 1993 while working in the sex trade. She had been abducted and murdered.
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Disappearance
Her remains were found south west of Auckland at Sunset Beach, Port Waikato, on 19 May 2012 after being exposed by erosion of a sandbank. They were positively identified by DNA. At the time of her disappearance, Furlong was due to testify as a witness for the prosecution in two separate legal cases - one involving gang members accused of an assault, and the other relating to a businessman charged with brutal attacks on sex workers. Jayne's ex-partner, who reported her missing on 28 May 1993, has refused to speak to police ever since her bodily remains were found.
Investigation
In 2012, after the remains were found, police released a film made in 1993 for the Crimewatch (New Zealand) TV program. The film shows a re-enactment of street scenes at the time Furlong went missing, with her boyfriend playing himself and narrated by the show's host, broadcaster Ian Johnstone.
Her murder investigation is ongoing and police are still probing old information. They set up a Facebook page in 2012 to help with their inquiries.
Two witnesses claim to have overheard a confession to the killing of Jayne Furlong by a career criminal during 2003; the police said their information contained factually incorrect information - so their potential leads were not further investigated.
Aftermath
Jane's mother urged anyone who knew what happened to her daughter to come forward.
A funeral service was held at St George's Anglican Church in Epsom, Auckland in July 2012. She was laid to rest at St George's Anglican Church in Epsom on Friday 20 July 2012. In 2007 her case was featured on the television series Sensing Murder.