Trudie Jeanette Adams disappeared in the early hours of 25 June 1978 after attending a dance at the Newport Surf Life Saving Club, New South Wales, Australia.
Her disappearance sparked New South Wales' biggest missing person search at the time,[3] attracted extensive and ongoing national media attention, and eventually a $250,000 reward.
[4][5] Trudie Adams' parents and ex-boyfriend, Steven Norris, reported her missing on 25 June 1978 after she failed to arrive home from the dance.
[9] In the days after the attacks, a number of female rape victims, who had been assaulted by two disguised men, began to report a series of then-unknown crimes to police.
[12] On 16 August 1978, a reward of $20,000 was offered by the New South Wales government,[3] and over the years her suspected murder has been investigated by police four times.