There has been a shock twist in a Queensland cold case of Sharron Phillips’ disappearance, with a man pointing the finger at his own father.
The man came forward to police and revealed that he believes his late taxi driver father killed Phillips 30 years ago.
Phillips, just 20 years old at the time, ran out of petrol in Wacol, 10km from her home. After she called her boyfriend from a payphone, he came to collect but she had disappeared.
The son told Nine News that his father was supposed to drop his taxi off at the same spot Phillips was last seen.
He said he saw the taxi parked ‘suspiciously’ down a dirt lane.
“He said, ‘wait here and keep an eye out for police’ and then he reversed by car around to the back,” the man told Nine News.
He then heard the car boot close, with “loud thumping” coming from it. He tried asking his father about it, but he was quickly dismissed.
“He didn’t really acknowledge me, he just turned up the stereo and kept driving.
Days later, he said he found ‘shoes and a handbag’ in the car. When his father died in 2002, he reportedly confessed to his son what had happened.
A drain in Carole Park was dug up by police, allegedly related to the man’s confession.
Detective Acting Superintendent Damien Hansen told The Courier Mail that the story was a strong lead.
“We can say with certainty he has a reason to be in that area at that time with his work,” he said.
Earlier this year, Phillips’ sister Donna Anderson made shocking confessions that he feared it was her father, Bob Phillips, who killed her. This encouraged the taxi driver’s son to come forward.
The investigation continues.
