Out from the Cold: Searching for Elaine
Episodes
The Informant
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everything is thrown into uncertainty over the June long weekend in 2024, when Elaine Johnson’s younger sister, Helen, receives a stream of unexpect...
Lack of investigations
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year is 2004. It’s the year NSW Police made what Elaine Johnson’s family believe was the first official contact they had with them about her d...
The Others
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine and Kerry’s disappearances were not the first to unsettle The Shire. Sadly, other young girls have also gone missing from Cronulla and nearb...
The Sisters’ Search
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helen and Wendy have never forgotten their sister, Elaine. In the early days after Elaine went missing they relied on news from family and friends ab...
Going North
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a place in Sydney famed for being a hippy haven with a chequered past.During the 1970s, the inner-east suburb of Kings Cross — or The Cros...
Flashes
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Flashes, the pinball arcade where Elaine and Kerry hung out with friends, wasn't just a place for kids to play games and grab a burger. It doesn’t ...
Kerry
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Anne Joel spent much of her teenage years in the beachside suburbs of southern Sydney.When she wasn't at school she spent time at Flashes, an am...
The Wildflower
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many locals, the Sutherland Shire was the model backdrop to beachside life in Australia.A trip to the beach was a daily ritual. Surfers were idoli...
Introducing: Searching for Elaine
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 40 years, Elaine Johnson’s family has searched tirelessly for answers. They’ve followed every lead, chased down every reported sight...