Reward Offered in Bid to Crack Decades-Old Cold Case

Published on January 9, 2024

A A$500,000 (US$334,440) reward has been offered to help solve the suspected murder of a 71-year-old north Queensland man last seen more than 30 years ago. Leslie Ralph Ball lived with family at Townsville but was buying a property, with settlement due on April 19, 1993. He was last seen on April 18. The next month he was reported missing. Mr. Ball’s car was found abandoned at the Townsville train station in May 1993. The World War II veteran’s trailer and possessions were discovered burnt out in nearby bushland two months later. A police investigation revealed a train ticket from Townsville to Brisbane was booked in Mr. Ball’s name and collected on April 19, 1993....

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