The year was 1989 and Vietnam War veteran Ian Nichols went to a campground in central Tasmania to build a retreat shack for vets called the Red Rooster. But while the other blokes returned home, Ian was never seen again. A coordinated land and sea search of the area was called off on advice from outside Tasmania Police. But to this day, Ian’s daughter continues to receive messages that her father was murdered.

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