By ALLYSON HORN.
The search for suspected teenage murder victim Tiffany Taylor is focusing on an area adjacent to the Brisbane Valley Highway today for after a woman told police she may have seen a body there.
Queensland detectives and State Emergency Services (SES) volunteers are involved in the search for the 16-year-old from Logan, who according to her family was five months’ pregnant when she went missing on July 12.
Queensland Police said the teenager, who was living at a motel south of Brisbane, had been offering sexual services for money over the dating site.
Police said they believed she died the same day she got into a car with 60-year-old Rodney Wayne Williams, who has been charged with her murder.
They said Ms Taylor had entered Williams’ car, a 1995 Hyundai Excel sedan, about midday on July 12.
It is believed the pair travelled about 15 kilometres to an industrial estate at Larapinta, then a further 40 kilometres to the Brisbane Valley.
Ms Taylor’s mobile phone was disposed of on the way, police said.
Today, four detectives and 43 SES volunteers are searching an area near Twin Bridges Reserve near Fernvale.
Detective Inspector Grant Ralston said an elderly woman has told police she may have seen a body off the Brisbane Valley Highway there.
“Probably not being aware of what had transpired this witness had obviously on a day out – obviously heard something weeks later and thinks ‘hang on, I should do the right thing and ring police and just report what I thought I saw’,” he said.
“We’ve obviously responded to that by coming out here today.”
Detective Inspector Ralston said they were looking for any signs of Ms Taylor.
“We’re looking for jewellery, clothing, Tiffany herself … but we don’t know exactly what she was wearing or what she had in her possession on the day,” he said.
Detective Inspector Ralston said her family were “obviously struggling with what’s happening”, and “still hold hope that Tiffany’s found”.
“We’re doing everything we can to help them,” he said.
“They’re just going along day by day. We’d like to give them some information if we find out.”
Meanwhile, police in Gatton are continuing to appeal for information in relation to the disappearance of 16-year-old Jayde Kendall who was last seen getting into a red car eight days ago.
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