In 1984, the coroner ruled Mackay had died of "wilfully inflicted gunshot wounds". Two years later, hitman James Frederick Bazley was charged over the death. Bazley claimed he was innocent, blaming allegedly corrupt former Sydney detective Fred Krahe as the killer, but was convicted of conspiring with Tizzone, Trimbole, Joseph and unknown other persons to murder Mackay, as well as the murders of drug couriers Douglas and Isabel Wilson. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. In July 2012, 35 years after his disappearance, the New South Wales police offered a $200,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Mackay. The reward was considered a last-ditch attempt to gain evidence from reluctant witnesses. In particular those of Bazley, who was 86 in 2012 and unwell. However, in the rare moments he has broken his silence, Bazley denied he was the killer. Legacy The annual Donald Mackay Churchill Fellowship was inaugurated in 1987. The Churchill Trust awards a Donald Mackay fellowship annually for journalists and detectives to study methods of investigating and bringing to light organised crime. In late 2008, the Rotary Club of Griffith erected a memorial in Banna Avenue, the main street of Griffith, to honour the 30th anniversary of Mackay's murder. The statue of Mackay itself is a white marble bust with a plaque inscribed with "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Media Australian actor Andrew McFarlane portrayed him in the 2009 television series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. See also List of people who disappeared List of unsolved murders Juanita Nielsen References Notes Bottom, Bob (1988). Shadow of Shame: How the mafia got away with the murder of Donald Mackay, Victoria (Australia): Sun Books, External links The Hit, Courtroom TV Crime Library. The Assassination of Mr Donald Mackay, Legislative Council Hansard (Extract). Mafia killers escape justice as new Mackay inquiry rejected, Adelaide Now. 1933 births 1970s missing person cases 1977 murders in Australia 1977 deaths Australian murder victims Australian Protestants Australian whistleblowers Cannabis in Australia Death conspiracy theories Deaths by firearm in New South Wales History of drug control Missing person cases in Australia Missing people Organised crime in Australia People from Griffith, New South Wales People murdered by the 'Ndrangheta People murdered in New South Wales Unsolved murders in Australia