The Disappearance of Pauline Sowry
Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Pauline Sowry disappeared from Wollongong’s northern suburbs in December 1993 at the age of 49.
An inquest in 2008 found she likely died after a reported sighting the following year, yet her body has never been located, and the case has continued to develop with a dedicated police task force in 2022, a 500 thousand dollar reward announced in 2024, and a charge laid then withdrawn in 2025.
One of Pauline's children, Jason Lawrence joins us to share who his mother was and the lasting impact her disappearance has had on their family.
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Host: Meshel Laurie
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| 0:00.0 | Jason Lawrence has been searching for answers over what happened to his mother when she |
| 0:04.6 | suddenly vanished. |
| 0:05.7 | It upsets me knowing she has missed a celebration and being of the grandparents of her five |
| 0:12.3 | grandchildren. |
| 0:13.3 | Pauline Sauri went missing three decades ago in Wollongong, aged just 49. |
| 0:18.8 | Her family stood united today as a $500,000 reward for information was announced. |
| 0:23.6 | We have received recent information that supports our ongoing investigation and that has |
| 0:29.6 | helped us to determine that this reward may just be the last thing we need. |
| 0:33.6 | Jason described Pauline as a kind and loving mother but believes she may have met with |
| 0:38.6 | foul play. Pauline Sauri was last seen by family in 1993 with a coronial inquest |
| 0:45.1 | finding she likely died a year later. Police is still investigating what happened the day of |
| 0:50.9 | her disappearance and hope the reward will lead to a breakthrough. |
| 0:55.0 | Someone has heard something, someone has been told something or someone has information that |
| 1:02.0 | could help find out what happened to my mother. |
| 1:10.0 | This is Australian True Crime with Michelle Laurie. |
| 1:13.8 | Jason Lawrence has spent most of the last three decades |
| 1:16.5 | searching for answers about what happened to his mother, Pauline Sauri, |
| 1:20.7 | who vanished from Wollongong's northern suburbs in December 1993 at the age of 49. |
| 1:27.1 | An inquest in 2008 concluded she likely died after a reported |
| 1:31.3 | citing the following year, yet her body has never been found. |
| 1:35.7 | The case has continued to evolve with a dedicated police force launched in 2022, |
| 1:40.7 | a substantial government reward announced in 2024 and a brief charge laid and later |
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