Missing Persons Unit
Unfolding over months of dramatic filming, cameras record the real-time detective work of the MPU as they search for missing people.
Episode 1
The disappearance in 2003 of 13-year-old Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe touched a nation's heart. The case sparked the state's biggest police hunt, resulting in 16-thousand leads.
Episode 2
Even after an extensive search of the NSW coast, Victorian sailor Ron Anderson is still missing. So police divers are called in, and the search area is extended to the neighboring islands.
Episode 3
In Sydney, police intensify their hunt for Eric Trist. After searching bunkers on Sydney's south coast, news that Eric is living in a Salvation Army refuge brings renewed hope. Melvie Cooper is a prolific train traveller who suffers from dementia.
Episode 4
After a police search fails to find teenager Danea Atkinson, Gary zeros in on a car believed to belong to her older boyfriend. If it's him he might lead Gary to Danea. In South Australia, police search bushland for a missing tourist known only as Dennis.
Episode 5
In Newcastle, a young mother is reported missing after failing to attend her birthday party. So police ramp up their search for Caroline when they find out she desperately needs medication to control her schizophrenia.
Episode 6
Nancy Teo went to a restaurant bathroom and simply vanished. She was caught on CCTV footage wandering around the shopping complex but then nothing. Now her devastated husband blames himself. After 4 years police find Kerry McKay's car deep in a forest.
Episode 7
They were a happily married family until an injury led to depression. Now Peter's vanished, and his wife fears the worst. In QLD the search for Kerry McKay intensifies as 50 SES volunteers scour the forest where her car was found.
Episode 8
For the past 18 months, Shannon's been living at her friend Taatua's place. The one night they went to bed and when Taatua's mum checked in the morning they were gone. Eighteen-year-old mum Lisa Conere left her baby behind with her mum and took off.
