Judith Furlong still hopes to find out who was behind the murder of her daughter Jane.
The 17-year-old vanished in 1993, the day before she was due to testify in a case against a man who would later be found guilty of sex offences.
Her body wasn't found until 2012, buried in sand dunes at Port Waikato - 100km away from where she was last seen on Auckland's Karangahape Rd, which was then a red-light district.
Judith Furlong has now teamed up with lobby group New Zealand Police Conduct Association (NZPCA, not to be confused with the Independent Police Conduct Authority) to set up a Facebook page about her daughter, hoping it'll encourage anyone with previously unheard details about what happened to come forward.
"There's probably just one missing piece that the police would be waiting on," says Judith.
But 24 years on, she's realistic about the chances of finding her daughter's killer - with previous appeals and rewards turning up nothing.
"I really don't have in any faith, but you never know. Who knows? The whole case was not handled correctly in 1993," she says.
"I have been assured they'd do things differently today. Of course, they've got more resources than they had then. They were just too casual back in '93 I'm afraid, just too casual. And not accountable, like they are now."
There has been some progress since 2012, with a man revealing in 2015 that he was treated as a suspect in the initial police investigation into Jane's disappearance.
Wayne McGrath was a friend of Jane's boyfriend Danny Norsworthy, and in 2015 was convicted of raping one of Jane's friends in 1991 and sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Jane's diary provided crucial details which led to his conviction, and Judith believes he "definitely" knows who killed her.
If turning to social media doesn't provide answers, Judith says she plans to write to many of the people Jane knew at the time - cops, criminals and acquaintances - to see if they want to get anything off their chest.
"There are people out there who hold the key to this unsolved case," says Shannon Parker, NZPCA president.
"We just need to be in the forefront of their mind and hope one day someone's conscience gets the better of them and they share what they know. We want to shine a light on this case and keep it shining."
Information on Jane's case can message the NZPCA via Facebook or email, or call them on 021 151 0579. Information will be forwarded onto the police.
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