Tweed-Byron Police District detectives have released a Comfit image of a man suspected of murdering another man in Tweed Heads more than two decades ago.
The move comes after NSW and QLD police announced a joint reward of a million dollars for anyone providing information that helps find the suspect.
Police say they believe a gun was shot at Ian Hogg in a Coral Street carpark on Tweed Heads in March 2002.
They believe Mr Hogg died at the scene before his body was dumped in the Tweed River but his body has never been found.
Mr Hogg’s red Toyota Celica was seen in the same carpark at the time of the incident.
The new Comfit image of the suspect shows a man with Caucasian appearance and fair hair, believed to be aged in his early to mid-20s.
Police say Comfits refer to a computer based offender identification system used by qualified operators to create an offender likeness based on descriptions from witnesses and/or complainants.
In the case of Ian Hogg’s suspected murder more than 21 years ago, witnesses in Queensland reported seeing a red Celica at another subsequent alleged murder scene around the same time.
Police believe the car was stolen from Mr Hogg after his murder in Tweed Heads and taken over the border where a second murder was committed.
The Comfit image is based on descriptions of a man neighbours of the alleged Queensland murder victim said they saw visiting at the time.
Should the alleged murderer still be alive, he will have aged by more than twenty years since the person depicted in the Comfit image.
Police are urging anyone able to identify the man, or who has other information that might assist investigators, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
