Daniel Morcombe was a 13-year-old boy from Queensland who disappeared on 7 December 2003 while waiting for a bus on the Sunshine Coast. His disappearance triggered one of Australia’s largest missing-person investigations, involving years of public appeals, searches, and national attention. In 2011, police arrested Brett Peter Cowan after an undercover sting operation in which he effectively confessed. Cowan later led investigators to bushland where Daniel’s remains and personal items were found. In 2014, Cowan was found guilty of murder, indecent treatment of a child, and interfering with a corpse, and he was sentenced to life in prison with a long non-parole period. Daniel’s parents went on to create the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, focused on child safety education and prevention across Australia.