The family of murdered Gold Coaster Linda Reed will lobby the state parole board in a desperate bid to keep her killer behind bars after prosecutors ruled out appealing a jail sentence that could see him freed next year. Troy James O Meara has been in custody for more than three decades over the unrelated murder of Vanessa O Brien, but despite being sentenced to 20 years jail over the 1983 killing of Ms Reed last month, he could be eligible for parole as soon as next July. Ms Reed s shattered mother Nancy Fein met with Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman this week to push for an appeal, but after consultation with prosecutors, any hopes of an appeal have been dashed.
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Queensland Police have revealed how two fingerprints on the side of a van helped crack a 38-year cold case after the rape and murder a 21-year-old Gold Coast newlywed.
The meticulous review of evidence collected at the time of the 1983 murder led to Troy James O Meara being sentenced to 20 years behind bars today.
O Meara was just 17 when he threatened Linda Reed on her lunch break at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre in Broadbeach and forced her to drive to a remote location where he restrained, sexually assaulted and drowned her in a creek.
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Police found fingerprint evidence first identified Troy James O Meara as a suspect in 2014. (Queensland Police)