The discovery of a burnt and bludgeoned body on the New South Wales state border sparked a mystery that spanned 30 years and involved the full force of two state’s legal systems.
The body remained on display at the University of Sydney for a decade, in the hopes that somebody would identify her.
Has the mystery been solved? Australian historians Dr Richard Evans and Bruce Pennay disagree on that.
This 2,000-word research project was written in 2014 as coursework in the University of Sydney Media Communications long-form writing class.
View the full report here: 2014_longform_EMMA_HORN_The_Pyjama_Girl_Mystery