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A Weekend Camping Trip Gone Wrong: The Bega Schoolgirl Murders
The popular camping grounds were considered “safe,” but is anywhere truly safe?
In October of 1997, two schoolgirls were brutally killed less than two miles from home. Their murders remain two of the most notorious in Australia to this day.
This is the horrifying story of how a weekend camping trip in a “safe” area ended in a terrible fate for Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins.
A Birthday Weekend
On Labor Day weekend in 1997, 14-year-old Lauren Barry and 16-year-old Nichole Collins decided to spend the weekend at White Rock, near the Bega, in Australia. Not only was it a holiday weekend, thus giving the girls more time to spend at the campsite that was less than two miles from Nichole’s home, but it was also Lauren’s 15th birthday weekend.
To celebrate, Nichole’s father set up their campsite for Nichole and her best friend. The girls promised to check-in and go back to Nichole’s house for food and showers each day.
No one was concerned about the teenagers being at the campsite alone, as the area was considered “safe” by many parents and it was so close to Nichole’s home. Unfortunately, the close proximity…
