This is the case of Marion Bata, a mother, teacher, friend, missing for 25 years.

You know, no sign that she was going to vanish, that's for sure.

The bizarre circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

I'm not sure if it was intentional or if there's something more foul of foot.

If you could imagine a teacher coming straight from, say, a little house on the Prairie to the 80s, that was Marion Bata.

What do you know who I said?

Whether you find Marion Bata dead or alive, I honestly believe somebody has that key piece of information.

And the relentless quest of a daughter to find her mum.

If something had happened, something has happened to make her leave.

I am 100% sure, 100% sure that somebody knows something.

The Lady vanishes.

Episode 41.

I'm Alison Sandy.

I'm Brian Seymour.

The investigation into Rick Bloom's finances is like pulling a thread, unravelling a complex web of misdirection and mistruse, weaving this story together.

Like much of the evidence he gave at the inquest, it's led to more questions than answers.

However, it has provided us with a lot more insight into how he managed to afford all those trips overseas on a pension as income,

and the various methods he used to acquire more money.

More and more, we find what Mr Bloom says is vastly different from the reality, a combination of secrets and lies,

and that includes his various sources of income.

We take you back to his second day of testimony in Balliner in February, 2022, when he claimed he never made any money with his coin business,

despite having rented a shopfront in Balliner's business centre.

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