The NSW Coroner has confirmed a start date for an inquest into the disappearance of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick.
Ms Caddick, 49, has not been seen since she left her Dover Heights home without her mobile phone, wallet or keys just before sunrise on November 12, 2020.
Police considered her dead when her foot was found on a beach around 400 kilometres from where she was last seen more than three months later.
The day before she disappeared, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) officials raided Ms Caddick's home.
It's since been alleged she was misappropriating investor funds through her financial services company, Maliver, and operating without a licence.
Last year there was uncertainty whether the coroner would hold an inquest but today hearings were confirmed for September 12 to 26.
Police have previously said the fact Ms Caddick left personal belongings at her home suggests she took her own life.
But some criminologists have raised questions about this — arguing someone could survive having a foot removed.
One criminologist told the ABC the case was akin to a "Russian nesting doll" as each development unearthed more questions.
The 49-year-old, who posed as a financial adviser, allegedly misappropriated investors' money to buy real estate, holidays, and luxury goods over a period of eight years and sent them fictitious portfolio evaluations.
ASIC is currently in the Federal Court trying to recoup more than $23 million left owing to 72 clients of Ms Caddick.
Yesterday, the court released a statement on behalf of Ms Caddick's parents in which they claimed their daughter fleeced them of more than $1 million.
The couple claimed their daughter convinced them to sell their Connells Point home and contribute $1 million to her loan on an Edgecliff property.
They say their daughter acted fraudulently and dishonestly and didn't use the money as agreed.
Ms Caddick's husband, Anthony Koletti, has always maintained his wife didn't misappropriate funds from investors and recently accused ASIC of "dehumanising his wife".
