The man charged with the murder of Alice Springs mother Karlie Pearce-Stevenson reportedly had a relationship with the young mother whose body was found dumped in a notorious killing ground. Daniel James Holdom, 41, has been charged with the murder of Ms Pearce-Stevenson and faced Maitland Local Court in New South Wales by videolink on Thursday morning. He has not been charged over the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Khandalyce, whose skeletal remains were found dumped by a freeway in South Australia. Police also believe Holdom - who used other aliases - was in a relationship with Pearce-Stevenson before her murder after meeting her at some point between 2008 and 2009, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.Daniel Holdom in court over the murder of Karlie Pearce-StevensonIt has since been revealed he may have been romantically linked to herA woman he reportedly dated was left paralysed and in a wheelchair after a car crash where her two children diedHoldom, 41, faced court via videolink on Thursday and was denied bailThe young mother's body was found in Belanglo State Forest in 2010Her daughter Khandalyce's remains were found in a suitcase in July 2015
A female pretending to be Ms Pearce-_ had conversations with family members on several occasions and duped them into transferring money into her account, police said.