Karlie Pearce-Stevenson

The deaths of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and Khandalyce Pearce were initially treated as unrelated.

The skeletal remains of Pearce-Stevenson were found in Belanglo State Forest, NSW, Australia, in 2010.

Her daughter Khandalyces' remains were found near Wynarka, South Australia (1,100 kilometres (680 mi) from Belanglo) in July 2015.

The two cases were not linked until positive identification was confirmed by DNA testing in October 2015.

The mother and daughter were last seen by family in 2008 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory and reported missing in 2009, however the report was withdrawn. It was discovered Pearce-Stevenson's mobile phone was used for years following her death to send false "proof of life" messages to family and friends.

The mother and child's identities were exploited by third parties to commit social security and other types of identity fraud.

On 28 October 2015 a man, reported to be Pearce-Stevenson's former partner, was arrested in Cessnock, New South Wales and charged with the murder of Pearce-Stevenson.

On 15 December 2015 the same man was arrested in Cessnock, New South Wales and charged with the murder of Pearce-Stevenson's daughter, Khandalyce Pearce.

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