Episode 383: The Disappearance of Zac Barnes

On November 13, 2016, 18 year old Zac Barnes went missing, after getting out of a friend's car and walking into bushland near Thornton train station. Zac was an apprentice bricklayer from the Hunter Valley region in New South Wales, Australia. Despite extensive searches and investigations, he has not been seen or heard from since. Zac’s disappearance remains a mystery, and his family is desperate to find out what happened to him and continues to seek answers. If you have any information about Zac’s disappearance, please reach out to Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or online at https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au

Sources for this episode:

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/zac-barnes-inquest-teens-eerie-one-word-message-before-vanishing/news-story/a701cdde00e9bb355b5cad2988f40db5

https://www.9news.com.au/national/zac-erin-barnes-inquest-mums-plea-years-after-her-little-protector-vanished/9d9b7bf5-821f-45cf-bcab-b6b1b1987e60

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12313295/Zac-Barnes-inquest-disappearance-Thornton-NSW-concludes-mum-vows-fighting-answers.html

https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/zac-barnes-family-continue-search-for-answers-five-years-after-he-went-missing-in-the-nsw-hunter-valley-c-4484249

https://www.9news.com.au/national/zac-erin-barnes-inquest-teen-texts-dead-to-mate-before-vanishing-into-bush/7a113401-5b69-4bef-9fb4-2c2eea5d76a3

https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/8274769/he-wasnt-himself-inside-the-final-moments-before-teen-vanished-into-bushland/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12318219/Zac-Barnes-mother-opens-disturbing-series-events-tradie-son-vanished-forever.html#:~:text=Zac%20Erin%20Barnes%20was%20born,Liam%2C%20born%20two%20years%20later.