1965 Wanda Beach murders) "marked an end of innocence in [post-war] Australian life". The regular and widespread attention given to this case, its significance in Australian criminal history and the fact that the mystery of their disappearance has never been explained have led to the story being continually revisited by the media. New leads and clues are regularly reported by the media, and the case still regularly headlines print and broadcast media more than half a century on. Parents At the time of the investigation, the Beaumont parents received widespread sympathy from the Australian public. They remained at their Somerton Park home; Nancy in particular held hope that the children would return, and stated in interviews that it would be "dreadful" if the children returned home and did not find their parents waiting for them. Over the years, as new leads and new theories emerged, the Beaumonts co-operated fully in exploring every possibility, whether it was claims that the children had been abducted by a religious cult and were living variously in New Zealand, Melbourne, or Tasmania, or some clue that suggested a possible burial site for the children. They were devastated in 1990 when newspapers published computer-generated photographs of how the children would have looked as adults. The pictures, published against their wishes, caused a huge wave of public sympathy from a community which is still sensitive to their pain. The couple later divorced and lived separately, having resolved to live their final years away from the public attention that followed them for decades. They sold their home and, while the case remains open, the South Australian Police remains informed of the couple's new addresses. The Beaumonts were reported to have accepted that the truth of their children's disappearances may never be discovered. Nancy died in Adelaide on 16 September 2019, in a nursing home, aged 92, whereas Jim, also aged in his 90s, continues to reside in Adelaide. Media The case attracted widespread police and media attention in Australia and beyond. The fact that the case has never been explained has led to the story being continually revisited by the media, and by newer online sites, more than 50 years after the children's disappearance. Some examples include: See also List of people who disappeared mysteriously: pre-1970 References Further reading External links Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, at the Australian Federal Police's National Missing Persons Coordination Centre. 1960s in