Investigation into Gert Van Rooyen case to continue
A source close to the Gert Van Rooyen case says excavation at Blythedale Beach on the North Coast has stopped but the investigation will continue.
It's believed the paedophile and serial killer and his girlfriend Joey Haarhof kidnapped at least six girls in the late 80s. The girls have never been found.
Acting on a new lead, a team of forensic investigators swooped on the beach in search of possible remains last week.
Newswatch spoke to a friend of one of the girls who went missing in 1988.
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Tracy-Lee Scott-Crossley was apparently lured into a car by Van Rooyen. Her friend says it's difficult for families to find closure.
"We were just wondering how her family and mother were coping with it - not knowing what has happened to their daughter. People were very scared. These young girls from good homes and different areas were going missing. At that time, everybody was on nerve," she said.
In 1990, Van Rooyen shot Harhoff dead before turning the gun on himself as police were about to arrest them following the escape of one of the victims.
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Meanwhile, listen below as East Coast Breakfast's Keri Miller speaks to Liezel Du Plessis, the sister of the victim that managed to run
away...