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- Personal Information
- Demographics
- Possessions
- Location
- Circumstances
- Recovered Remains
- Further Details
- Contact Police
Personal Information
- Photo
- Surname
- Gordon
- Given Name
- Kirste
- Alternative Name
- Photo After Aging (Age Progression)
- Status
- Missing
Demographics
- Date of Birth
- January 1, 1969
- Birthplace
- Age
- 4
- Age Group
- Toddler
- Age as of Today
- 54
- Gender
- Female
- Hair Color
- Blonde
- Eye Color
- Blue
- Height (ft'in")
- 3'4
- Height (cm)
- 102
- Height Range
- 3'0" - 3'6"
- Weight (lbs)
- Weight (kg)
- 0
- Weight Range in Pounds
- Build
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Distinguishing Characteristics
- Birthmark, Freckles, Scar
- Photo of Distinguishing Feature
-
- Medical
- Physical Abnormality
- Tattoos
- Tattoo Location
- Tattoo Theme
- Tattoo Subject
- Scars & Other Marks
- Slight scar above bridge of nose. Birthmarks at the base of spine and below the hairline. Fair complected with light freckles
- Piercings
- Shoe Size
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages Spoken
Possessions
- Clothing (Key Word)
- Shirt: Purple, Shirt: Jumper, Shoes: Brown, Skirt: White
- Clothing (Full Description)
- Purple Jumper, White Pleated Skirt, White Pantyhose,and Brown Shoes
- Possessions / Accessories
- Photo of Clothing or Accessories
-
Location
- Address
- Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Dr.
- City
- South Australia
- Province or State
- Adelaide
- Country
- Australia
- Postal Code
- 5006
- Latitude
- -34.9155
- Longitude
- 138.5964
Circumstances
- Date of Disappearance
- August 25, 1973
- Notes
- Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordan were both attending the South Australian National Football League game with their families. Joanne was attending with her parents and Kirste with her grandmother. The families both held season passes and had been sitting side by side for weeks, so they all felt comfortable allowing Joanne to walk Kirste to the restroom. They had gone to the restroom together earlier in the game, but Kirste asked to go again so Joanne walked her. The girls failed to return and a search was put into place. The families learned that several witnesses had seen the children leaving the arena with an unidentified male. Three of the witnesses though Joanne seemed upset. Joanne, Kirste and the unknown man were also seen about 90 minutes later outside of the arena approximately 3km away. The man has never been identified.
- Location of the Disappearance or Crime Scene
- Sporting Event
- Potential Circumstances
- Busy Location, Multiple Persons Abducted, Multiple Victims, Public Event, Seen with Stranger, Sporting Event, With Others
- Vehicle
- License Plate
- Photo of Vehicle
-
- Suspect
- Man
- Suspect Description
- Photo of Suspect
Recovered Remains
- Date of Recovery
- Time of Death
- Cause of Death
- Description of Recovery
- Recovery of Remains
- Tested Against (No Match)
Further Details
- In-Depth Case Overview:
- Map of Key Locations
- Relevant Media
- See Also
- Joanne Ratcliffe (Case #1596) Possibly connected to the disappearance of siblings Arnna Beaumont (Case #1586), Jane Beaumont (Case #1585), and Grant Beaumont (Case #1584)
- Notice URL
- www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/576dfsau.html
- Poster(s)
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- Other Photos
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- Case File Photos
Contact Police
- Contact Agency
- Missing Persons: Australian Federal Police
- Contact Police (Email)
- missing@afp.gov.au
- Contact Police (Phone)
- (1-800) 000 - 634
- Contact Police (Local)
- Contact Police (Website)
- www.missingpersons.gov.au/view-all-profiles
- Alternative Contact
- South Australian Police: (8) 8207 - 5000