MP names person of interest in Cheryl Grimmer disappearance case
Then in 2017, Mercury was charged with Cheryl's abduction and murder after officers discovered a confession made by a teenager in 1971. But a judge ruled it was inadmissible and the case was dropped. Mercury says he is innocent.
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was abducted from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong in 1970. Despite extensive searches, there were no leads.
A member of New South Wales Legislative Council us
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