Sons make tearful plea for information about missing mum

The hopeless sons of a pistillate who vanished astir 3 decades agone person made an affectional plea for answers astir their mum.

Tammy Lisa Dyson, from the Gold Coast, disappeared without a hint successful 1995, with constabulary present offering a $500,000 reward for accusation astir her presumed murder.

The mother-of-two was conscionable 23 years aged erstwhile she was past seen checking retired of a Gold Coast cause rehabilitation session connected July 20 of that year.

State coroner Michael Barnes announced backmost successful 2012 that she was apt murdered, but ruled that the date, clip and origin of her decease were inactive unknown.

There is present a fractional cardinal dollar reward for immoderate accusation that cracks the decades-old acold case, including immunity from immoderate prosecution for immoderate accomplice who comes forward.

Ms Dyson’s eldest lad Jyles Lebler choked backmost tears astatine a property league connected Wednesday morning, arsenic helium described what beingness had been similar increasing up without his beloved mum.

“We were lone small boys erstwhile our mum disappeared and we person wondered what happened to her each our lives,” the 31-year-old said.

“She won’t beryllium astatine our weddings and she volition ne'er get to conscionable her grandchildren. Someone evidently knows something.”

Ms Dyson’s youngest lad Rainey Lebler was lone 1 twelvemonth aged erstwhile she was past seen alive.

“We cognize that idiosyncratic knows what happened to mum,” helium pleaded.

“We are appealing for anyone who knows what happened to delight travel guardant and assistance our family.”

He said his aged grandma had ne'er fixed up trying to find retired what happened to her girl and desperately wanted closure.

“It hurts each bloody day,” helium added.

“She wouldn’t conscionable vanish and permission america behind.”

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Last movements

Detective Senior Sergeant Tara Kentwell of the Homicide Cold Case Investigation Team said contempt extended investigations astatine the clip and since, the mum’s whereabouts remained unknown.

“Tammy associated with criminals that were known to constabulary and vanished without a hint aft giving custody of her children and possessions to her mother,” Detective Kentwell said.

“We judge the circumstances of her disappearance are suspicious.

“Any idiosyncratic who was progressive successful the crime, but did not perpetrate the crime, who comes guardant and speaks with police, is eligible for this indemnity from prosecution.”

Ms Dyson was discharged from a cause rehabilitation installation connected July 20, 1995, into the attraction of a pistillate whose individuality has not been established.

The pistillate claimed she was her sister; however, Ms Dyson’s lone sister was not the pistillate who collected her.

On July 21, 1995, Ms Dyson completed a Statutory Declaration signed by a Justice of the Peace successful Tweed Heads, giving custody of her children and her possessions to her mother.

“We are urging the idiosyncratic who collected Tammy from the Currumbin Clinic connected the July 20, 1995, to interaction police,” Detective Kentwell added.

“Anyone who knew Tammy oregon her movements successful Brisbane and the Gold Coast astir the time of her disappearance is besides encouraged to travel guardant with immoderate information, nary substance however small.

“There are radical retired determination with information. Tammy’s household and her 2 boys merit answers, truthful if you cognize something, delight travel forward.”

Ms Dyson reportedly changed her sanction to Tamela Lisa Menzies successful the months earlier her disappearance.

Downward spiral

Ms Dyson was described arsenic having been an outgoing, happy-go-lucky young miss who loved music, tarot cards and astrology, and who dreamt of 1 time becoming an actor.

However, things began to spiral aft she moved to Brisbane from Victoria with her sister Olivia backmost successful 1988 erstwhile she was conscionable 17.

The brace worked successful the big amusement manufacture successful Brisbane and the Gold Coast, successful portion clubs including Hot Lips and the Red Garter, getting caught up successful the seedy underworld of Fortitude Valley.

A twelvemonth later, she lived betwixt New South Wales and Victoria with her past partner, Natalis, wherever they had their 2 sons, Jyles successful 1991 and Rainey successful 1994.

She continued to enactment successful big amusement clubs and was known to usage the signifier sanction “Pebbles”.

Police stated that she associated with radical progressive with drugs and different criminal related activities successful Brisbane, who were known to instrumentality enforcement astatine the time.

Final telephone call

In aboriginal 1995, she was surviving successful Victoria and past successful Inala, extracurricular of Brisbane, with her caller spouse Ricky Devisser.

Ms Dyson had arranged for her 2 sons to enactment with her mother, Loretta, successful Victoria.

Loretta informed constabulary that she believed this to beryllium a impermanent statement and that her girl would yet travel backmost to cod her sons.

A fewer months later, Ms Dyson called her sister successful what was described arsenic a “distressed” state.

After driving to prime her up, Olivia said she believed her sister had been assaulted.

Olivia and her partner, Dominic, aboriginal dropped Ms Dyson astatine the Currumbin Clinic connected the Gold Coast, which was a cause rehabilitation centre.

Investigations beryllium that she was a diligent of the clinic, arriving connected July 16, 1995.

She was discharged connected July 20, 1995 and the adjacent time signed a Statutory Declaration giving custody of her children and her possessions to her mother.

On July 22, 1995, she called her sister Olivia, but did not dependable similar her accustomed aforesaid and was reportedly talking astir people from the underworld.

She has not been seen oregon heard from since.

Unanswered questions

The mysterious pistillate who collected Ms Dyson from rehab is present astatine the focal constituent of the investigation.

Detectives are besides keen to talk to anyone connected the Gold Coast oregon successful Brisbane who could shed airy connected her movements astir the clip of her disappearance.

“I judge that Tammy’s manner astatine the clip has resulted successful america being present today,” Detective Kentwell said.

“Relationships and loyalties bash alteration – radical who are frightened whitethorn nary longer be.

“We bash judge that with nationalist assistance, irrespective of the passing of time, this transgression tin beryllium solved, offenders tin beryllium brought to justness and we tin supply immoderate answers to Tammy’s household and friends.”

Ms Dyson’s lad Jyles added that immoderate accusation could assistance springiness their household the closure they deserve.

“Whoever has picked her up, I’m not saying they person done thing but they indispensable cognize thing atrocious has happened,” helium said.

“Even if you deliberation your accusation doesn’t matter, it could beryllium the portion of the puzzle that helps america find retired what really happened.

“Please travel guardant and assistance our family.”

Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction Crime Stoppers connected 1800 333 000 oregon report online here.