Four artworks worth thousands of dollars each are missing from dead fraudster Melissa Caddick s $6.1 million Sydney home.
Investigators who trawled through the fake financial adviser s home and contents insurance policy, which listed 19 artworks, noticed four key pieces were missing after she disappeared in early hours of November 12.
Two works by Israeli artist David Gerstein were gone, including bright metal wall sculpture Exotic Birds , which is worth more than $5,000. Diver by Australian artist Adrian Lockhart, which used to hang in the upstairs dining area of her home in Dover Heights, in Sydney s eastern suburbs, was also unaccounted for. Diver by Australian artist Adrian Lockhart (pictured above Caddick and her husband Anthony Koletti) used to hang in the upstairs dining area of her home in Dover Heights
Published March 2, 2021
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Last week, Sydney conwoman
Melissa Caddick was confirmed dead after her foot reportedly washed up on a beach.
Less than a week later, Nine has already put the wheels in motion to create a drama TV adaptation about the wild case that has captivated many.
Melissa Caddick s grieving family face wrenching decisions in the coming days as a financial timebomb looms - as a senior forensic expert reveals what will happen to her remains.
Crime by Mark Morri
Premium Content  Police are investigating the strong possibility Melissa Caddick was alive for weeks or even longer after she was reported missing from her Eastern Suburbs mansion. Senior officers said despite modelling showing a body could float from Sydney to where her sneaker and remains were found on the NSW south coast, there remain serious doubts they could have drifted that far. They believe the sneaker with skeletal remains inside appears to be in too good a condition to have been in the water for three months. Melissa Caddick went missing from her Dover Heights home on November 13. Picture: Andy Baker.
Crime by Mark Morri
Premium Content  Police are investigating the strong possibility Melissa Caddick was alive for weeks or even longer after she was reported missing from her Eastern Suburbs mansion. Senior officers said despite modelling showing a body could float from Sydney to where her sneaker and remains were found on the NSW south coast, there remain serious doubts they could have drifted that far. They believe the sneaker with skeletal remains inside appears to be in too good a condition to have been in the water for three months. Melissa Caddick went missing from her Dover Heights home on November 13. Picture: Andy Baker.