misled potential witnesses by using photographs which did not resemble Blades' hairstyle at the time of her disappearance. A detective said that gang members or their associates may have been involved in the disappearance. Blades had gang affiliations, and gang members may have been travelling on the road to a gathering in Wellington that weekend. See also List of people who disappeared References External links New Zealand Police page on the case 1970s missing person cases 1975 murders in New Zealand Hitchhiking Missing person cases in New Zealand New Zealand murder victims