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This is the timeline of the key events in the search for Pheobe Bishop.
15 May: The missed flight
Bishop had been living in Gin Gin, about 50km from Bundaberg, with housemates 34-year-old James Wood and 33-year-old Tamika Bromley.
16 May: Missing person alert issued
The same day, her mother Kylie Johnson also issued a public plea on her Facebook page, asking anybody who had seen or heard from the teenager to contact family or police.
21 May: Police call for information
Detective acting inspector Ryan Thompson told reporters police held concerns for her safety, saying it was out of character that she had not made contact with anyone.
Pheobe Bishop was last seen on 15 May. Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE
“You may have the small piece of information that leads us to finding Pheobe,” he said.
Thompson said Bishop’s housemates had spoken to officers and were cooperating, and the property and car were declared crime scenes.
23 May: Search expanded
Police later said there was reason to believe evidence may have been moved from the park before investigators arrived.
31 May: Family statement
“Pheobe was a beautiful, loving, kind person, and everyday not knowing where she has been is devastating for us.”
Kylie Johnson spoke on video asking for information about her missing daughter Pheobe Bishop. Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE
She thanked the police for their work, and the community for their support.
“If the worst-case scenario has happened, I at least need to know where she is resting. I need to know where Pheobe is.”
5 June: Housemates charged with murder
Wood and Bromley have been remanded in custody ahead of their next court appearance on 11 August
6 June: Human remains located
“I didn’t think my heart could break anymore than it did when you went missing, or when the charges were laid but this! This is ripping me apart,” Johnson wrote in a Facebook post.
Police have discovered human remains in their search for Pheobe Bishop. Source: AAP / Queensland Police
The same day, Wood and Bromley’s matter was mentioned in Bundaberg Magistrates Court, with Bishop’s sister Kaylea in attendance.
“She was loved, she’s missed dearly.”
7 June: Police press conference
“Coupled with snippets of information and also telecommunications data, that’s allowed us to find this location independently.”
