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Gavin Parnell, convicted for murder of Jay Brogden, found guilty of contempt of court

Gavin Parnell is serving a life sentence for killing North Queensland man Jay Brogden. Now he will face a longer wait for parole after refusing to give evidence at a pre-trial hearing last year.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Mother of murdered Whitsunday man Jay Brogden blames years of 'torment' on delayed investigation

Gina Merritt says much of her family's suffering of the last 16 years could have been avoided if police had done "their job" and not treated the disappearance of Jay Brogden in 2007 as a suicide.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

Braddon Butler sentenced for manslaughter of Whitsunday man Jay Brogden 16 years ago

A mother addresses the second man convicted over the death her 21-year-old son, saying she looks forward to the day she can remember Jay Brogden without being "haunted by the faces of those who took his life".

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023