Detectives release images of underwear found underneath missing woman Belinda Peisley’s home

Detectives have released images of clothing, including underwear, of a missing Sydney woman who has not been seen for 21 years.

Belinda Peisley, then aged 19, was last seen in the Katoomba area of the Blue Mountains on Saturday, September 26, 1998.

In December last year, detectives from Strike Force Belonidae – formed exclusively to investigate Peisley’s disappearance – conducted a forensic examination underneath her former home in Katoomba.

The dig recovered a number of items, including underwear, a skit and a top that had been buried underneath the property.

Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Scott Cook, said the clothes have been subjected to numerous forensic examinations, which have provided investigators with some further lines of inquiry.

“As we continue to explore these lines of inquiry, we are appealing to the community for information that may assist us in our pursuit of justice for Belinda and her loved ones,” Det Supt Cook said.

“In particular, we are hoping someone may recognise the clothing and recall Belinda wearing them or being in her possession.”

The search for Peisley, a mother of two, has been ongoing for more than two decades.

In the late 1990s, local police and officers from the Homicide Squad launched extensive investigations and numerous ground searches into the whereabouts of the then 19-year-old.

Despite exploring various lines of inquiry and identifying numerous persons of interest, Peisley has never been found.

In 2013 the NSW Coroner declared that Peisley had died around the time of her disappearance, but did not specify the 19-year-old’s cause or manner of death.

Two years before Peisley disappeared, she had inherited a large amount of money and bought herself a home.

But by the time she died Ms Peisley was a drug addict and the only money coming into her account was welfare payments.

Police previously said she had "accumulated considerable debt" as a result of her drug problem.

Strike Force Belonidae was formed to continue investigations into Peisley’s disappearance.