Dominique Bayens
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And even though Joe was living in Perth, his brother didn't contact him during that visit.
But what Joe does confirm is the next day he received a package in the mail with power of attorney forms, Tony's bank statements and superannuation policy details.
Joe doesn't know if Tony knew Simon Cadwell's true identity was actually Gary Felton, but he does believe his brother was under his control.
One of the things that came out in the inquest was Simon had told one of his followers of plans for a suicide pact.
Do you feel like he was brainwashed by Simon?
Is there anything you think people have got wrong about this?
Joe has brought Tony to life for me in a way I haven't been able to grasp so far.
Other people have also been in touch.
A former employer who said he was a hard worker but never opened up about his personal life.
He gave them a tree which they planted and still have.
Another person got in touch saying he'd met Tony on two occasions.
He remembered how handsome he was, but also that he seemed really lost.
I've also had more information coming to light about Chantelle that I haven't been able to confirm until this point, until an email from a man living in South Australia came in saying he'd met her in person, only he'd known her as Shandy.
You'll remember Simon Cookerman, the guy Chantelle dated briefly in the late 90s, who she met Simon Cadwill through, the one who turned up in Nanup claiming Cadwill wasn't who he said he was.
We've actually been in touch with Cookerman, but he didn't want to do an interview.
But his stepdad, Stan Harness, is able to tell me something I think is significant about what was happening for Chantelle in that time when she was travelling Australia, between leaving Melbourne and arriving in Perth.
I spoke to him on a video call, but the audio quality is pretty bad, because internet in country Australia, right?
So I'm going to summarise most of what he said.
In the late 90s, Stan was living in Adelaide with his wife Jennifer, Cookerman's mum, when she received a phone call from Cookerman.