KRYSTAL Fraser, Donny Govan and Ian Gray have very little in common.
A pregnant woman about to give birth, a teenage boy on a family camping trip and a sheep stud owner.
All from different worlds, but with one thing in common.
All three disappeared from the Echuca and district area, never to be seen again.
As part of National Missing Persons Week, police are encouraging people to come forward with information to give families of the missing some answers.
This year's theme is ‘Individuals Not Statistics’ - and that's what Krystal, Donny and Ian were, and still are, to their families. A loving daughter and sister, a beloved son and brother and a missed husband and grandfather.
The case of Krystal Fraser has received the most media attention, with police believing she was killed, and last month issuing a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible.
The nine-month pregnant 24-year-old vanished on June 20, 2009, after leaving an acquaintance’s house in Albert St, Pyramid Hill, about 9.30pm.
Yesterday, a Victoria Police spokesperson said the investigation into Krystal's suspicious disappearance was very much ongoing and hoped the increase in reward would encourage someone with information to come forward.
"The trauma and angst suffered by families of all missing people could only be described as profound," the spokesperson said.
New information has seen detectives refocus their investigation on a man previously spoken to by police and someone they think had a relationship with Krystal.
“This secret relationship and the subsequent pregnancy may have caused a confrontation between Krystal and this man leading to her disappearance and death," Missing Persons Squad Detective Acting Inspector Julian Horan said.
Krystal's mother Karen said someone was keeping a secret and now was the time to come forward.
"Grow a conscious," she said.
While the disappearance of Donny Govan is not being treated as suspicious, it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking for his family.
It has been almost seven years since the Ballarat teen ran off into the bush during a camping trip in Echuca's Braund Rd, never to be seen again.
With no confirmed sightings of the 16-year-old, police believe he accidentally drowned in the river.
‘‘The most likely scenario is that he’s had an accident out there by the river and fallen into the river,’’ Detective Senior Constable Jason Hare of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said.
‘‘It seems more probable than not at this point.’’
Donny’s family is not so sure.
‘‘There has not been a body found, there has been no information leading us to believe that he is dead and hope is the only thing that keeps us sane and continuing the search for him,’’ said sister Rachael O’Keane, who was with Donny on the night he disappeared.
Helen Gray feels the same way about her husband Ian, who drove out of his Bunnaloo property on September 11, 2015 never to return.
The then 66-year-old farmer, who had started antidepressants the day before he disappeared, left with several thousand dollars and a full tank of fuel in his 2006 Holden Rodeo ute.
And while several attempts to find him have not found any sign of Ian or his vehicle, Helen believes her husband is alive.
‘‘A static target would be easy to identify,’’ she said.
‘‘I think he’s on a farm somewhere being useful. He’s got a roof over his head and is being fed, no questions asked."
The Victoria Police spokesperson said the aim of Missing Persons Week was to help raise awareness in the community for those missing from their loved ones.
"It is also a reminder to us all that missing people are never forgotten, by those that seek to find answers for the families and by the families themselves," she said.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Krystal, Donny or Ian are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au or nsw.crimestoppers.com.au