Police investigating cold case murder of teen sex worker 20 years ago excavate property in Perth
An investigation into the suspected murder of a 19-year-old woman in Perth 20 years ago has led police to a house they had previously searched.
Forensics officers are now excavating the backyard of a property on Carr Street in West Perth, where they originally searched for Lisa Jane Brown in 1999.
The mother-of-two, who was a sex worker, was last seen in Highgate in the early hours of November 10, 1998.
A home in West Perth is being searched by cold case detectives investigating the suspected murder of mother-of-two Lisa Jane Brown who went missing in 1998. (AAP Image/Supplied by WA Police) PR IMAGE
Lisa Jane Brown was 19-years-old when she went missing from West Perth 20-years-ago. Missing persons WA
Her boyfriend told police that she walked down Brisbane Street and turned into Palmerston Street when she parted company with him.
Lesa Brittain of the Cold Case Serious Crime Squad said Ms Brown was last seen in Lake Street, Northbridge.
Police are looking at a house in Carr Street in West Perth for clues in the suspected murder of Lisa Brown. 9news
Detective Inspector Brittain said they were looking for any items of interest, but did not reveal if they believed her remains were there.
"I can't elaborate any further on that at this stage," she told reporters.
Det. Insp. Brittain stressed the current occupants of the property, where children's play equipment sits in the front yard behind a picket fence, did not know the missing woman and are not connected to the investigation.
WA detectives have revisited a a home in West Perth in their search for suspected murder victim Lisa Jane Brown, who went missing in 1998. (AAP Image/Supplied by WA Police) PR IMAGE
The occupants of the house at the time of Ms Brown's disappearance had "an association" with her, Det. Insp. Brittain said.
A reward of up to $250,000 that was offered for information about the case in 2017 remains in place.
"We don't give up - we will continue to search for answers for Lisa Brown's family and friends," Det Insp Brittain said.
"If we continue to receive information, we will act."
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