The 30-year long desperate search for information about the suspicious death of 17-year-old Allison Newstead in the NSW Hunter region has led to a $750,000 reward.
The teen was last seen by her parents on October 6 1993, when she left their Cessnock home, heading to a café.
She was reported as missing the following day when she didn't return home.
Her body was found by police at an abandoned colliery in Pelton a week later.
At the time, police tried to figure out how Newstead died and believed it was suspicious circumstances.
A 1994 coronial inquest ended and a short time later a 30-year-old man was charged with concealing her body and perverting the course of justice, but was acquitted three years later.
A $100,000 reward was announced in 1998 by the NSW government for any information that led to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Twenty-four years later, as the search continues for information the reward has been increased to $750,000.
The teen's mother, Loretta, said her family's life changed forever the day her daughter died.
"Not a single day goes by that we don't think of Allison and wonder if we will ever know what happened to her on the night she was taken from us," Newstead said.
"We really need somebody to be held accountable for the heartache, grief and anguish we as a family have had to endure for the last 29 years.
"I hope this substantial reward will prompt somebody to come forward with new information and deliver justice for Allison."
"Because of the heartless way Allison was left in bushland, we were unable to see her and say our final goodbyes, and a cause of death has never been determined," Newstead's sister, Sonia, said.
"We will never give up the fight to ensure the people responsible are held accountable, the people responsible have continued to live their lives without any remorse while we continue to suffer every day.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said police hope the massive reward will provide new leads for the investigation.
"Allison's naked body was found underneath sheets of corrugated iron and physical evidence at the scene suggests that she was likely dragged to that location," Doherty said.
"Investigators do believe there are still people out there – particularly associates of Allison from the time – who have not yet spoken to police and may have useful information.
"That includes multiple persons who we suspect may have been there when Allison died, or who have direct knowledge of the circumstances of her death."
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