'Of all the beaches and feet in the world, to find hers what is the probability of that?' Even if they had evidence that it was murder, they'd have 70+ possible suspects. Thats the question online sleuths and real-life detectives have been asking themselves for almost 18 months. These characters appear to be either fictional or composite characters that serve a plot purpose rather than based on any specific people known to Caddick. An ex-detective has revealed what he believes happened to alleged conwoman Melissa Caddick whose decomposed foot inside a shoe was found washed up on a beach. So what looked like a fairly standard missing persons case to the average person, looked like a lot more to Kate McClymont. Koletti knew his wife was dead the moment police approached him in March 2021 and said they found her severed foot washed up on Bournda Beach - 400km from the home they shared in Dover Heights. His own father, Rodo Koletti, doubts his son knew about his wife's scams. She was never seen again. Melissa Caddick was married to her ex-husband Tony Caddick. There were also hundreds of supposed sightings claimed after her disappearance. Forensic investigator Dr Paola Magni weighs in. According to Yahoo! Find her show Liar Liar wherever you get your podcasts, Feedback? You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. While her foot was located on February 21 found by campers at Bournda Beach, the remainder of her body is yet to be found. The ASIC probe collided with police investigations last week, when the shoe was found. 'I can confirm the NSW Police Force investigation into the disappearance of Melissa Caddick has been finalised,' a NSW Police spokeswoman said in a statement. But one theory the show puts forward is that Caddick had given a mysterious yacht captain a payment to ferry her out of the country as her 'plan B'. People have done far more for far less. He spoke publicly for the first time since her disappearance last November, telling Sevens Spotlight program he did not believe his wife took her own life. Did one of her investors kill her? Her husband, Anthony Koletti, said she left to go for a run, but went without her wallet, keys or phone. Melissa Caddick and her partner Anthony Koletti. Melissa Caddick was an Australian fraudulent "investor" who swindled 72 people out out of between 23 and 30 million dollars. Just because you have done a weekend course, it does not mean you are a financial advisor. An affidavit signed by ASIC's Isabella Allen last May said it was 'unclear at this stage if the pathologist can determine the condition of the remains'. Generally, doctors have said a DIY foot amputation without the best medical help immediately at hand is not survivable. Post continues below. Subscribe http://9Soci.al/L72O50GjSJY | From Sydney businesswoman to con artist, new two-part drama Underbelly: Vanishing Act delves into the bizarre disappearance of Melissa Caddick after she embezzled over $40 million from her family, friends and clients. 7. It's not hard to watch liquidators auction her things, 'Material objects come and go but love lost is very tough. This theory has been floated by some criminology experts who say humans can survive without their feet. In an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Australia, Anthony Koletti revealed how he is trying to get on with his life two years after Caddick vanished, having stolen $23million of her clients' cash while posing as a financial advisor. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. She had lied that she had a master's in business and was part of the Financial Planning Association of Australia in a bid to reel in more clients. Koletti said he only stopped working because his life was suddenly in the headlines and he had to take clients on a freelance basis - cutting hair in their homes instead of inside a salon. The disappearance of brazen high-rolling conwoman Melissa Caddick after stealing more than $20million to fund her glamorous lifestyle has quickly become one of Australia's greatest unsolved mysteries. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. They had frozen her bank accounts and properties and prevented her from . The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and 60 Minutes have teamed up to launch an investigative podcast series exploring the case of Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, her audacious $23 million Ponzi scheme and the subsequent, grisly discovery of her severed foot on a beach. 'The most difficult part is losing the love of your life, unnecessarily,' he said. Initial modelling by NSW Police marine rescue teams, taking tides and drift patterns into account, explored the possibility that Caddick entered the water in the Dover Heights area around November 12. Because a foot amputation was featured in the horror movie Saw, it has been discussed at length online. For all the eyes trained on her, her story remains largely unknowable. Assistant Commissioner Willing said the investigation into her misappropriation of funds would continue. Kate is a co-host of a podcast called Liar Liar that's all about this case, and in her signature forensic style, she's uncovered a bunch of disturbing, astonishing information about the life and disappearance of a wealthy woman who wasn't at all . He said reports claiminghe relied on Caddick's money to fund his lifestyle were wrong - and hehad actually worked as a hairdresser four days a week throughout their 10-year marriage. Could she be alive? Caddick instead spent their hard-earned dollars on maintaining her extravagant lifestyle, purchasing luxury clothing, designer goods and flashy sports cars. The Hair Angel in Balmain, in Sydney's inner west. His new boss, Ms Bradshaw, said she had warnings from people about hiring Koletti - some thought she'd lose business, while others simply didn't like the idea. 'I think the most likely outcome is she was sadly murdered, second that she took her own life and third is that she's still alive.'. So while unlikely, it is true to say surviving a foot amputation is possible because there are living examples. 'He's done nothing wrong. The show explored theories, including that she had a 'safehouse' on the NSW south coast where she stashed cash, that she was picked up by a yacht and she chopped off her own foot. The yacht scenario was made up by the producers of Underbelly: Vanishing Act. One was that she was whisked away by a yacht to another country to escape the authorities. Image: AFP. But he does put a lot of effort into looking after the boy, making sure his needs are met, and shielding him from the media. . Police were called to Mollymook at. I really doubt that foot was seperate from her body while she was alive. While people have faked their own deaths before, the emergence of her foot complicates any wild escape theory in more than the obvious way. The matter is expected to return to the coroner's court this year, although no further hearing dates have yet been set. Underbelly: Vanishing Act show posited that Caddick was involved with a fictitious underworld figure called George. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Find her show Liar Liar wherever you get your podcasts, Feedback? Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick went missing in Dover Heights in Nov 2020 An inquest into the renowned fraudster's disappearance resumed on Monday NSW Detective Sergeant Michael Foscholo took. What Happened To Melissa Caddick's Son? 'Iget the theories every single day,' she said. He was informed that modelling of drifts and waves showed it was possible that Ms Caddick entered the water from Dover Heights before her body was carried south. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>. Criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallet says that flesh may hold a vital clue and ultimately cast doubts over exactly when the disgraced fraudsters life came to an end. Assistant Commissioner Willing said there had been no confirmed sightings of Ms Caddick on the South Coast. In it, he maintained, 'Melissa lost investor funds trading on the stock market which is clearly visible through her AustralianCommsec trading account.'. Several investors belived that she'd run away with the money after leaving her family only about $5,000 in one of her bank accounts and $1 and change in another. By Charlotte Karp For Daily Mail Australia, Published: 09:50 EST, 27 November 2022 | Updated: 15:58 EST, 27 November 2022, Anthony Koletti, 40, is pictured inside a salon in Balmain, where he works as a hairdresser. Is her death even related to her crimes? The ASIC probe collided with police investigations last week, when the shoe was found. Were currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. "At this point we can't rule out anything. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It is a theory shared by criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett. "At first examination the shoe doesnt appear to have been in the water for three months," Superintendent Joe McNulty, Commander of the NSW Marine Command, told the publication. 'When I spoke with police that day, I knew she was gone. For a stomach to be recovered three months later, after summer months, is a little more unusual. 'Material objects come and go but love lost is very tough.'. @rush - if she was in fact still alive, the whole point of having her foot amputated would have been for it to be found, resulting in her being declared deceased. Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [emailprotected]. Anthony Koletti believes it too. Prior to her disappearance, Ms Caddick's home was raided by ASIC officials who alleged she was misappropriating investor funds through her financial services company, Maliver, and operating without a licence. Horse power: Long-serving Red Bull chief CHRISTIAN HORNER on how he switches off from the high-pressure F1 environment, helped by Spice Girl wife Geri and a coterie of nags, dogs and donkeys! A leading criminologist is refusing to rule out the possibility, albeit an unlikely one, that missing conwoman Melissa Caddick is alive. Is she alive? Last month, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said authorities were "treating the case as if she's alive". However, that arrangement ceased after a court order was made. A post-mortem examination of the foot found at Bournda Beach on the NSW south coast on February 21, 2021 - and matched to her DNA - proved inconclusive. A whole other line of investigation opened into what actually happened to Melissa Caddick. She went missing the day after her home was raided by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and was reported missing by her husband and son who said she never returned home after what they believed was an early morning run. The fraudster lied about her qualifications and never held a license as a financial advisor when she tricked dozens into 'investing' their life savings. 'Maybe that's the reason he's chosen to stay with me full time, he knows I can cater to that.'. 'I have seen her in a wheelchair in Israel, she's on a Greek island, she has changed into a man, she's got a beard now.'. Biden LAUGHS at Marjorie Taylor Greene for blaming him for fentanyl overdoses of two brothers, saying they died 'under the previous administration' and claim she will make Republicans 'run' to the Democrats, DeSantis says 'old-guard' Republicans are NOT up to taking on the left's hijacking of big business - as he reveals he took on Disney for trying to 'inject sexuality into its programming for children'. Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing on Friday told reporters foul play against Ms Caddick was possible but suicide was more likely. Koletti said it wasn't difficult to watch Caddick's things go to the highest bidders. Want more with Kate? Ask for some qualifications or some proof of a proven record. 1. 4. Do you have a rapport with your advisor? But on April 7 police told Daily Mail Australia they now consider the case 'finalised' - so we may never know what they suspect really happened. The reports were given to ASIC and the Federal Court, but a suppression order prevents their findings from being reported on. Tellingly, NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia on April 7 that they consider the investigation closed. 03:20 GMT 03 May 2022. He described it as one of the most high profile missing person's cases he had seen in 30 years. He deserves to get a job and earn money,' she said. Secret eight: How did Melissa Caddick's foot get severed and how was it found intact 450 kilometres away four months after she disappeared? Here are the theories about how Melissa Caddick may have passed away. She fleeced her closest family and friends, including her parents, of millions, leaving behind an accumulative debt of close to $23million. Kate is a co-host of a podcast called Liar Liar thats all about this case, and in her signature forensic style, shes uncovered a bunch of disturbing, astonishing information about the life and disappearance of a wealthy woman who wasnt at all what she seemed. During an inquest into her theft and disappearance in September this year, he said he now accepts that she was a fraudster, and that he too was conned into believing she was a legitimate financial advisor. Kate, the Chief Investigative Reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald, has spent her career breaking news about fraud, corruption, and more. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. However, campers found her "badly decomposed foot" inside a shoe at Bournda Beach, near Tathra, on Sunday. Before her suspected death, Caddick was facing 38 charges, including multiple counts of fraud and falsely claiming she had a financial services licence. As for whether Mr Koletti knows more than he's let on, it is widely believed he was just as blindsided by the raid and her disappearance as everyone else. The millionaire fraudster who grew her fortune by scamming those closest to her vanished on the morning of November 12, 2020. Indeed, when Caddick left her Eastern Suburbs home, she didn't take her phone, keys or wallet. The modelling deemed it possible that her body could have drifted to Bournda. But Caddick had assets that are currently the subject of a Federal Court case as investors seek redress. 00:33 GMT 02 May 2022 We have kept an open mind, however given the circumstances of her disappearance, the fact she left personal belongings behind, we have always considered the possibility that she may have taken her own life but that is a matter for the coroner, NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing said on Friday. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. He is pictured doing his boss Deborah Bradshaw's hair in the salon, Anthony Koletti, husband of millionaire fraudster Melissa Caddick (pictured together), still lives in the $6.2million home they shared before she vanished. Reddit's open forum for discussion of anything and everything about true crime, court cases, and the legal system. Police had previously said they believed Ms Caddick who was the subject of an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was still alive. Melissa Caddick stole at least $23million from 72 investors via her fake financial advice firm Maliver. "We just don't know at the moment," Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing said. Ms Caddick disappeared in 2020, the day after ASIC raided her Dover Heights home. Melissa Caddick would go on to buy a small stake in (the now defunct) Wise Financial Services when she was in her early 30s in 2003-04. Except none of it was real: she didn't make any money, she stole it. I read a lot about this. Her role at the firm also saw Caddick splashed across the front page of the publication underneath the headline'A Wise Choice'. Anthony Koletti and Melissa Caddick in happier times. Secret nine: What do police know about Melissa Caddick that that they aren't saying? Here are some of the questions we all want to be answered - and how likely they are to be ever solved. McClymont said Caddick's disappearance was still being probed by detectives after she went missing from her Dover Heights home in November 2020. He doesn't need to know what happened to her. It could suggest the person died more recently. DNA from the foot was matched to samples taken from Ms Caddick's toothbrush and family. Play it now! 'And as sad as it is, maybe not knowing what happened to her is more of a blessing in disguise. In a little over two years to September 2020, more than $20million was deposited into her personal bank accounts by 72 investors - who were mostly friends and family. The mini-series dramatised several theories, albeit unlikely ones, about what really happened to the missing conwoman. So, the coastal data shows that if she jumped from near her house the foot would wash up where it did. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>. New images of Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick with her husband Anthony Koletti have been revealed in the lead-up to a highly-anticipated interview detailing new evidence and theories around her. Melissa Caddick and her partner, Anthony Koletti. He now looks after her son, and said it's an 'honour' to do so. Aidan Wondracz It could mean Caddick lived for much longer than first thought, Mallet says. Secret seven: Was Melissa Caddick murdered? 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