15-year-old Rachel Barber was thrilled to make the move from a conventional high school to a special performing arts school in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Richmond. On the evening of March 1 1999, she waved goodbye to her classmates after making plans to meet them for breakfast the following morning. Little did they know, it was the last they’d ever see of her. ---

Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host

Researched and written by Gemma Harris, Elsha McGill, and Milly Raso

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