A $1 million reward will be offered for the arrest of those involved in an unsolved murder of a NSW teen nearly three decades ago.
At about 9pm on Wednesday, October 23, 1996 – exactly 27 years ago today – emergency services were called to a service station roadhouse on Warialda Road in Inverell in the state’s north, following reports a teenage boy had been shot.
Michael “Billy” Hegedus, aged 17, was found and taken to hospital, where he died shortly after.
A post-mortem revealed Billy died from two gunshot wounds to his chest and stomach.
About $36,000 was also stolen from the service station at the time, in what police believe was a robbery gone wrong.
The money has never been found.
In May 1997, the NSW Government announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to a conviction over Billy’s death.
A year later, one man was charged, however, no one has ever been convicted.
