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Seven posts $500,000 Reward

The Seven Network has posted a $500,000 reward for a crime case which features in a story on Sunday Night.

A television network has posted a Reward for a crime case.

The Seven Network has posted a $500,000 reward for a case involving former Australian water polo player Keli Lane, which features in a story on Sunday Night.

In 2010 Lane was convicted of the 1996 murder of her new born baby Tegan. But she maintains the alleged biological father took custody of the child.

Now in prison awaiting sentencing, Lane maintains her innocence and hopes the man she named as the father will be located, along with their child.

Sunday Night has a story in which Lane gives her case in her words along with a copy of the diary she kept during court proceedings.

A reward poster released as part of the story reads:

“Wanted in connection with the disappearance of Tegan Lane, Andrew Norris (possibly known as Andrew Morris). Reward $500,000.”

It also describes Norris as: “Male, Caucasian, blonde to mousy hair, 180cm, age 44. Worked in Sydney CBD in finance or stockbroking. May have grown up in Sydney’s inner west. May have attended Sydney University.”

Sentencing hearings for Lane began last month.

It airs at 6:30pm tonight on Seven.

Source: news.com.au

25 Responses

  1. @ Mike S. Why not? It is very topical, and as the trial has ended and a verdict reached, it is not prejudicial to the case to air anything about it now.

    I fail to see what is so poor taste about it. Like it or not, murders,sometimes of children, happen . The story was similar to the sorts of stories that used to air on America’s Most Wanted and it is actually in Lane’s favour that a reward is now being offered for further information about the case. She clearly cooperated with the producers of the story as she allowed her phone calls to her fiance to be aired on the program.

  2. The reporter of this tacky trash was interviewed on Sunrise this morning….even he thinks the money is safe. I think the phrase he used was ‘this will prover her innocence or call her bluff”

    Gutter journo work of the very lowest standard

  3. James. In case you missed it, his is not an “unsolved case”, the woman has been tried and convicted of murdering her own child. Even Ch 7 is promoting this as a “calling her bluff” reward, ie.they think she’s guilty as well. It’s yet another example of the depth networks sink to nowadays in their grab for ratings. As for Daniel Morcombe, Australian Story did a very sensitive piece highlighting his disappearance a couple of years ago. I suggest you check it out. The ABC didn’t needlessly exploit his family or increase their suffering by cynically promoting the lurid stories of a compulsive liar and criminal. Ch 7 is doing the same by promoting another compulsive liar, a convicted child killer to boot who has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

    MuchoTB. Because the Corby case involved a “nice white Aussie girl”. Of course.

  4. I remember when everyone thought Shapelle Corby was innocent. I thought she was guilty from the start. But 95% of the people here think this Keli Lane person is guilty. Is there a reason for this difference in opinion? People were pretty reluctant to think Corby was guilty, not so with this Lane woman

  5. @James it was nothing more than a ratings grab. How did those physics work out in finding Daniel morcombe and what about bringing scum crims into the story to just give the morcombe family more heart ache than anything. So yes it was a dodgy story

  6. Shame on Ch 7. Exploiting a murdered baby for publicity and ratings. Every time I think commercial TV in this country couldn’t get any worse it sinks to a new low. Watch them spin the story out this week as the proverbial hits the fan on Monday. Then they can withdraw their “reward” and enjoy the boost to ratings.

  7. Mr. chandler, that’s very crude and hypocrictical of you to say this is a dodgy story where an alleged murder of a baby girl has taken place. Then you go on and rubbish the Daniel Morcombe story, the unsolved tragic disappearance of 13 year old boy in 2003. Show a little repect Mr. chandler, when Sunday Night or any other show on any other network highlights these unsolved cases, more infomation is collected from the public which goes a long way to solving these cases, and the victims’ families might get some closure after years of heartache and trauma.

  8. Well, they are going to be waiting a long time for this reward to be claimed, as it appears that Andrew Morris/Norris does not exist, nor is there a child of Tegan’s age and name anywhere in Australia. This was all made public at Ms Lane’s trial. Despite what Ms Lane claimed in the story, the police investigators checked every Andrew Morris/Norris in Australia and also every child named Tegan born the same year as Keli Lane’s daughter. They came up with zip, nothing, no man or child who matched. Ergo, Andrew Morris/Norris and Tegan Lane probably do not exist. The reporter said in the story that offering the reward was their way of calling Keli Lane’s bluff. It’s an interesting story twist, that’s for sure.

  9. god this sounds like another dodgy story for sunday night. just like the daniel morcombe story. that certainly lead to nothing and that scandal with a polly in south australia

  10. “Lane gives her case in her words”. She’s had her ‘day’ in court and been found guilty. It seems to me that Seven’s actions serve only to undermine the judicial system; and to offer a reward to find someone the police did not (after considerable effort I have read) is an insult to the police force.

  11. How very generous of Seven to offer such a large reward. Not really, because I don’t think the guy exists, and Seven know it, and they know they won’t have to part with their money.

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