Daniel Morcombe case

On 7 December 2003, Daniel James Morcombe, a 13-year-old from Palmwoods on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, vanished while waiting at a bus stop. For eight years, his family and police pursued countless leads. Then, in August 2011, a confession changed everything.

On 7 December 2003, Daniel Morcombe, 13, vanished from an unofficial bus stop near Woombye on Queensland's Sunshine Coast while waiting for a ride to buy Christmas presents. Nearly eight years later, an undercover police operation would finally lead to his killer and answers for his devastated family.