Homicide detectives are today launching a fresh public appeal into the murder of Colin Woodhouse on a Gold Coast roadside on Christmas eve 1992.
Around 12.30am on December 24 1992, then 30-year-old Colin Woodhouse was driving home to his Worongary home after his shift as the food and beverage manager at Myer Pacific Fair when he was fatally shot outside his vehicle on Quambone Street Worongary.
Only minutes from his home, Colin stopped to help a man standing next to a light-coloured sedan parked on the side of the road. He was shot three times at close range.
Police believe the driver of the vehicle was Colin’s killer and that the sedan was staged to look broken-down to attract assistance.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tara Kentwell of Homicide’s Cold Case Investigation Team said as part of the renewed investigative focus, a key line of inquiry was the make and model of the offender’s car.
“While we are keeping an open mind, current information indicates that the vehicle seen parked on the side of the road may have been an early 1980s model four-door Nissan Bluebird sedan that was white or light cream in colour,” Senior Sergeant Kentwell said.
“We are asking anyone who may have seen a vehicle matching this description in the Worongary area at the time to please contact us.
“It’s been 27 years since Colin Woodhouse was brutally murdered. We believe that even the smallest piece of information could lead to a breakthrough in the investigation and that with public assistance this crime can be solved.”
On the night of the murder witnesses saw a man in a car matching the description parked on Quambone Street prior to Colin’s arrival. Police are re-circulating a comfit image created at the time and calling on anyone with information about the man’s identity to come forward.
A $250,000 reward remains in place for information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this murder.
The Government reward further offers an opportunity for indemnity against prosecution for any accomplice, not being the person who actually committed the murder, who first gives such information.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
