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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland woman Natasha Ryan remembered as more than just the ‘girl in the cupboard’

Natasha Ryan in 2003
Natasha Ryan was found dead in Rockhampton (photographed in 2003). Photograph: AAP

It was one of the most famous missing person cases in Australian history. A Queensland teenager, presumed murdered, was found alive in a cupboard almost five years after she first disappeared.

For many Australians, Natasha Ryan was known as the “girl in the cupboard” but for her family and central Queensland community, she was a dedicated nurse, daughter, a mother of four and a friend.

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