Family pleads for information to help solve 42
The family of Mandy Lee Yodgee, who was murdered in 1984, is renewing calls for information to help solve the cold case. Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, with a long-time person of interest still linked to the case.
Why it matters
Cold case investigations highlight the ongoing emotional toll on families and the persistent efforts of law enforcement to achieve justice decades later.
Mandy Lee Yodgee was described as "a very loving, caring, bubbly young lady". ( Victoria Police )
The body of 17-year-old Mandy Lee Yodgee was found in the Dandenong Ranges in May 1984, nine days after she went missing.
Police believe she was murdered, but her case has never been solved.
Victoria Police are encouraging anyone with information to come forward as her family pushes for a reward to be offered.
Link copied Share Share article Joseph Yodgee didn't know much about his older cousin Mandy when he was growing up.
He has vivid memories of running around his aunt's farm, unaware it was his cousin's final resting place.
Mandy Lee Yodgee's ashes were buried beneath a water feature, designed with a figure of a marble woman dancing in the centre of the flowing stream, on the property in Clunes in regional Victoria.
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