The Beaumont Children

In 1966, the three Beaumont children vanished without a trace. Over 53 years later, the three children have still not been found.

On January 26, 1966, Nancy Beaumont watched as her three children walked out the front door to go catch the bus. They had enjoyed a trip to the beach the day before, and begged to go back. By 1960s standards, nine-year-old Jane was considered old enough to care for her younger siblings, Grant and Arnna. The three children had made short trips to the beach many times before without any issues. The children were expected home by 2 p.m. but they never showed. With no sign of them hours later, Nancy’s husband Jim called the police. The search for the three children began immediately.

For years, Jim and Nancy remained in their house in case their children ever tried to return home. They spent years helping police track down leads that led to nowhere. Jim and Nancy tried to keep going, but the disappearance eventually tore them apart. With years of heartache over not having any answers, the couple divorced and decided to live separately. In September 2019, Nancy passed away and never got to know what happened to her children.

Harry’s son went on to explain that his father had paid men to dig a large trench behind his North Plympton factory around the time the children went missing.

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Witnesses confirmed that the children made it to the beach and that the children had been spotted with a man. They appeared to enjoy their conversation with the man, which was odd seeing as the eldest of the three was very shy. Investigators believe the man had met the children on previous visits to the beach and had been friendly with them before. Witnesses had told police that shortly later, the children left the beach with the man and walked to a nearby shop. They were seen buying a meat pie. Nancy described that as odd because she had only given them enough money for their bus fare.

The last known sighting of the children was at 3 p.m., when they were seen by a postman who knew them well. He reported seeing them walk up the main road toward their home.

The postman told police that he saw the children walking by themselves. After seeing them holding hands and smiling, he turned away and got back to work. They never made it back home.

Detectives re-opened the case and began digging up a property in North Plympton, Australia, in search for the children’s bodies. The property was once owned by Harry Phipps, who matched the description of the man seen with the Beaumont children at the beach. Phipps’ son told police that he saw the children in their backyard the day they went missing. The next day, the children were gone and were never mentioned again. Harry’s son didn’t realize the significance of what he saw until years later.

The site was first excavated in 1966, after a psychic had told police that the children’s remains were buried there. It was dug up once more, but nothing was ever found.