Overview
- Investigators at Melbourne's Coroner's Court said Wednesday that Veronica Green most likely met with foul play.
- Police acknowledged the 1976 response was deficient, saying they neither interviewed husband Bill Green nor searched the family's Ardeer home and noting that modern protocols would have triggered both.
- A court lawyer said Bill Green may have had motive tied to alleged child abuse he feared would be reported, though the evidence does not meet the bar to find him responsible.
- Renewed efforts, including a 2020 dig at the former backyard plus DNA and proof-of-life checks, found no trace of Veronica.
- Coroner Ingrid Giles apologised to the family and will deliver findings later, and Inspector Anthony Combridge urged a central missing-persons register to strengthen future cases.