What Happened To
Alana Cecil

Every November in the small city of Melton, just outside of Melbourne in Victoria Australia, locals young and old celebrate the biggest day on the calendar, the Djerriwarrh Bonfire Festival. 

 

For most this is a day to be celebrated, but for one family, this day on the calendar every year is their reminder of a living nightmare. The day their just turned 16 year old daughter Alana Cecil would be found dead, slumped in a seated position in the carport of an abandoned house.

 

As far as the Melton Police were concerned it was just another tragic case of a youth heroin overdose. Case closed.

 

But for Alana’s family, and particular her father, the circumstantial evidence didn’t fit. 

 

No drug paraphernalia was found at the scene, Alana’s clothes had been hurriedly put on, her bra was missing, her underwear was inside out and back to front, and not one but two separate fresh injection sites were red flags. It was clear that Alana’s body had been placed in this location, but by who?

 

Eight years after Alana’s death a DNA breakthrough, two male DNA semen profiles were finally identified on and inside Alana’s body. One being of a 57 year old man known to Police, who under questioning as to how his DNA was present simply answered no comment.

 

Yet 28 years on, despite a coronial inquest unable to rule out foul play,  Alana’s case remains closed, and vital questions remain unanswered.

 

In Season Four of GUILT, Ryan travels 3000km to Melbourne, Australia in pursuit of the truth.

 

What happened to Alana Cecil?