Police have renewed calls for public assistance in their investigation into the disappearance of a Melbourne woman nearly 40 years ago.
Victoria Police investigators believe Debra Campbell met with foul play when she went missing in 1984.
Ms Campbell was 21 years old when she went missing on February 25, 1984. Police said she had just had a disagreement with her fiance at her home on High Street in Windsor, in Melbourne's inner east.
She and her partner, who was then 26, were both members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
"Debra was a beautiful vibrant girl who had her whole life ahead of her at the time of her disappearance," her mother Jean said in a statement released by police.
"While she had joined the RAAF, she was only young and had so many other things she wanted to do.
"It fills me with incredible sadness that she never got to do those things – I never got to see her get married or have children, or grow into the wonderful person I was sure she would become."
Ms Campbell's disappearance was initially reported to the RAAF when she did not show up for duty on February 27, 1984. Her mother reported her missing on March 2.
A 1998 coronial inquest found Ms Campbell was likely dead but could not identify the circumstances surrounding her death.
Missing Persons Squad detectives made a number of enquiries in Victoria and New South Wales when they returned to the case in 2022.
"On Tuesday, 28 March, Missing Persons Squad investigators along with detectives from the New South Wales Police Cold Case Homicide Squad executed a search warrant at a residential address in Leanda Place, Cardiff South in NSW," a police spokesperson said.
"A 65-year-old Cardiff South man was subsequently spoken to by police and the investigation remains ongoing."
Detectives said they were particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen Ms Campbell on the day she went missing. It is believed she was wearing blue jeans, a pink T-shirt branded with the motif of the band Madness and a pair of blue Adidas runners.
"Debra's disappearance had immeasurable impact on our family and we continue to feel this to this day," her mother Jean said in the statement.
"The most awful part is not knowing where she is or what happened to her, and that the person responsible for taking my daughter away has not been held accountable.
"I'm desperately hopeful that the re-investigation of my daughters' case may bring us answers after all these years.
"I love her and still miss her so dearly."
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
