Three months after the disappearance of Melissa Cadick, accused of fraud, fraud and investment embezzlement, a group of surfers found, on the beach of New South Wales, a shoe thrown that contained her severed foot. This fact has reopened the debate about whether the scammer is alive or dead.
Australian businesswoman, Melisa Caddick, after being accused of fraud, fraud and investment embezzlement He disappeared last November when he left his home in Dover Heights located east of Sydney (Australia).
However, a few weeks ago a group of surfers on the beach in New South Wales, found a thrown shoe that contained a severed woman’s foot which, after several investigations, turned out to belong to Caddick.
This discovery increased theories that the businesswoman had been murdered, and more after finding other limbs in a place located about 400 kilometers from Caddick’s home. Finally, the forensics in charge of investigating these limbs affirmed that they did not belong to the disappeared but to a missing man from Sydney, who was last seen in Kiama.
According to the statements offered by Mick Fuller, New Wales Police Commissioner, for the radio, it is not ruled out that this woman is still alive, “There is always the possibility that she has cut her foot and is still alive, although it is quite fanciful “.
Caddick foot shoe image
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Although the theory seems a bit crazy, the authorities do not rule out that it is possible, since in their exhaustive searches they have not been able to find more remains of the businesswoman.
On the other hand, several prominent criminologists have raised the idea that the 49-year-old mother was murdered and police have confirmed that they cannot rule it out either, although Fuller commented that this theory represented a “minimal possibility.”
Caddick was last seen on the night of November 11, hours after the federal police and corporate watchdog raided his home. Her 15-year-old son told officers he heard the front door close At half past five in the morning of November 12, after his mother supposedly went for a run. The minor stated that his mother did not take any belongings, not even your cell phone.
Another option that the authorities were considering at first was that Caddick had fallen off a cliff that is near his house, in which many people kill themselves. On this theory, Fuller was skeptical and declared that “that is really difficult, not to say that it could not happen. The coroner will make more determinations. “
Many experts argue that the shoe was in very good condition to have been in the water for three months. According to the leading expert in criminal psychology, Tim Watson-Munro, “The decomposition of the shoe suggests that it has not been in the water for three months. A possibility is that she was recently murdered or long ago murdered and kept on ice”.
Another expert in forensic medicine who supports this theory is Paola Magni, who commented in local media: “If the shoe had been floating for so long, barnacles would appear. But if it was kept protected, perhaps in a plastic bag or submerged in a car, there is less chance that they will appear ”, commented the expert.
The fraud
Melissa Caddick is suspected of theft of nearly $ 25 million through a fraudulent investment firm called Maliver. Through a Ponzi type scheme, it is presumed that he would have used the money of dozens of investors, including family and friends, to purchase luxurious items and personal expenses.
Regardless of whether or not Melissa’s death is confirmed, the investigation surrounding her financial actions will remain open. “We have 68 fraud victims and we feel sorry for them. We are still trying to recover the funds and this investigation is continuing. We have not closed the case,” said Commissioner Fuller.
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