The Boy in the Goldmine

By Dee Dee Dunleavy

On June 28, 1975, 12-year-old Terry Floyd was standing beside the road in a small Victorian country town when a panel van pulled up beside him. When it drove away he was gone.

Terry’s family never s... more

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Number 1: Introducing: The Boy In The Gold Mine
On June 28, 1975, 12-year-old Terry Floyd was standing beside the road in a small Victorian country town when a panel van pulled up beside him. When it drove away he was gone. Terry’s family never saw him again. His brother Daryl has spent the last five decades trying to find Terry, including digging in an old gold mine. In this nine-part true crime series veteran journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy follows former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina as he investigates Terry’s disappearance. He firmly believes that this case can be solved. He has his suspicions about who took Terry that day. So why has nobody ever been charged over Terry’s disappearance? Who was in the small country town that day, and what were they doing? Who saw what? And where are Terry Floyd’s remains? We examine the suspects, the physical clues that have been uncovered, and we hear from witnesses who saw Terry on the day he disappeared The first three episodes of The Boy In The Gold Mine launch on Monday, May 5, 2025. Please follow us on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss a thing. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine is produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/
April 29, 20257min
Number 2: Bonus Episode Two: The Frawleys, and The Missing Evidence
Daryl Floyd, Charlie Bezzina and Dee Dee Dunleavy get together to discuss the suspicions of a couple who ran the Avoca Hotel on the day that Terry Floyd went missing. We answer listeners’ questions, including: were police deliberately turning a blind eye to paedophiles in the area?
August 17, 20251h 24min
Number 3: Episode Three - The Search and The Evidence
We visit the gold mine where Daryl Floyd believes his brother’s body was dumped, and examine the clues that have been uncovered there. Julie from Search and Rescue Dogs Australia introduces us to cadaver dog Billie, and we watch them in action. Miner Nathan Ward explains the process of digging the mine shaft for Terry’s remains, and recalls the day that a key piece of evidence was found. We ask forensic pathologist Professor David Ranson what might be left of Terry after 50 years? Former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina explains what is needed to have this inquest into Terry’s death reopened. And we try to locate other key items of evidence in this case, including a panel van, and a stained pair of overalls. Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ More information on Search and Rescue Dogs Australia at sarda.net.au To donate so that Daryl Floyd can complete the search of the gold mine go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/searching-for-terry-floyd Follow us on your favourite podcast app. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected]
May 04, 202553min
Number 4: Episode Two - The Investigations
Terry Floyd’s brother Daryl takes us inside the family’s home from the first moment that they realised something was wrong. We follow the frantic search by the Floyd family, Maryborough locals and police. We look at what happened in the initial police investigation, and at what police have done in the years since, to try to find Terry. Former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina hones in on a comment on the initial Missing Persons report that might have hampered the early investigation. Daryl’s hunt for Terry leads him to a disused gold mine. Former lead Homicide Detective on this case, Ron Iddles, explains why he re-opened this case after 25 years. Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ Follow us on your favourite podcast app. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015
May 04, 202533min
Number 5: Episode One - The Day He Disappeared
12-year-old Terry Floyd disappeared on June 28, 1975, from the small Victorian town of Avoca. Journalist Dee Dee Dunleavy re-traces Terry’s last known steps with Daryl Floyd, who has spent the last five decades searching for his brother. Former Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina explains why Terry went from his home town of Maryborough to Avoca that day, and how he got there. We hear the voices of Terry’s mate Peter Holland, and of the father of another of his friends, who was one of the last people to see him alive. Terry’s parents despair at realising that their son might never be coming home. Victoria Police has a one million dollar reward on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Terry Floyd’s killer. You can email us at - [email protected] The Boy In The Gold Mine was written and hosted by journalist and broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy. It was recorded and produced by Mike Liberale at Podcast Mike Media https://www.podcastmike.com.au/ Please follow us on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss a thing. Instagram: theboyinthegoldmine https://www.instagram.com/theboyinthegoldmine/ Facebook: The Boy In The Gold Mine https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575264487015 Email: [email protected]
May 04, 202531min