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Melissa Caddick's Death Confirmed by Coroner After Discovery of Severed Foot.

Missing fraudster Melissa Caddick, who disappeared after ASIC and AFP investigators raided her home over an alleged $23m Ponzi scheme, has been determined dead by a coroner after her severed foot was discovered on a remote beach. The coroner ruled out the possibility that Caddick severed her own foot to go on the run, saying there was no trail of evidence and she would have needed medical attention. It is suspected that she died by suicide by jumping off the cliffs near her home before the foot washed up on Bournda Beach, on the NSW south coast, on February 21, 2021.

via New York Post |

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Melissa Caddick's Death Confirmed by Coroner

Melissa Caddick, an Australian investment adviser accused of defrauding customers of about $20 million, is definitely dead, according to a coroner's ruling. Her body was never found, but a rotting foot found on a beach 300 miles south of Sydney was DNA-matched to her. The coroner's court heard from a line of experts, but the cause and location of her death remain a mystery. The case spawned conspiracy theories, including the suggestion that Caddick may have cut off her own foot to fake her suicide before going on the run. Her husband was criticized for his "lack of candor" and conflicting statements.

via The Daily Beast|

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Melissa Caddick, Alleged Australian Fraudster, Confirmed Dead by Coroner.

An Australian coroner has found that Melissa Caddick, an alleged financial fraudster, is dead, more than two years after her severed foot was found on a beach. The coroner was unable to determine how and why Caddick died, but suggested it was possible she fell from cliffs near her home into the sea with the intention of taking her own life. Caddick used a fraudulent investment scheme to cheat her family and friends out of $13 million to $19 million to fund her "very expensive" lifestyle. The case inspired a hit podcast and TV dramatization, along with hours of speculation by amateur sleuths.

via CNN|

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