Deeper Into The Case - Rachel Barber
- Jul 19
- 10 min read
The Investigation, Evidence & Court File
Case Overview
On 1 March 1999, fifteen-year-old Rachel Elizabeth Barber disappeared after leaving dance class in Richmond, Victoria. Eleven days later, police located her body on a property near Kilmore after nineteen-year-old Caroline Reed Robertson confessed to her murder.
The case shocked Australia because the offender was not a stranger. Caroline Robertson was known to Rachel and her family, having previously babysat Rachel. What initially appeared to be the disappearance of a teenager soon evolved into one of Victoria's most disturbing murder investigations, revealing an unhealthy fixation that had developed over time.
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