18-year-old Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez set out on a trip across Australia in late 2018. Looking for adventure, he backpacked all over the continent before ending up in Byron Bay, a small town on Australia's Eastern tip, in late May 2019.

After not hearing from him for days, Theo's mother gets worried and discovered that he actually hadn't been seen since the night of May 31- when he got kicked out of a bar for being intoxicated and walked out of view of the establishment's CCTV camera. After an investigation is launched into his whereabouts, his Google account provides vital GPS tracking data from his phone the night he disappeared and paints an exact route of his whereabouts after leaving the bar. However, the route he takes (and the final destination he has) leads to more questions than answers and tons of theories about what happened that night.

Was he met with foul play? Did he die by misadventure? Or is there another explanation? This is the story of a young man who disappeared leaving behind a digital trail, a ton of questions and a grieving family looking for answers.

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: "What Really Happened to Backpacker Theo Hayez?" (60 Minutes Australia):
https://youtu.be/FKsR6rxxk60

"Family's Worst Fears Confirmed in Theo Hayex Mystery" (Sydney Morning Herald):
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/family-s-worst-fears-confirmed-in-theo-hayez-mystery-20221021-p5brop.html

Missing backpacker Theo Hayez: Former homicide detective has dark theory about Byron Bay disappearance (New Zealand Herald):
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/missing-backpacker-theo-hayez-former-homicide-detective-has-dark-theory/AHAMFNHUIRFNDCOQT5IOS2N37M/

Issue in search for missing backpacker Theo Hayez revealed at inquest (News.com.au):
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/issue-in-search-for-missing-backpacker-theo-hayez-revealed-at-inquest/news-story/34cd0e673f113d4811bf724a73e9ca95

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