Throughout the years, their inquiries have led to outbreaks of violence and vendettas in Tamworth, a sprawling town of about 60,000 people. The uncles' persistence has come at a price. "My entire family and I have maintained from the outset our boy has met with foul play," says Duck.ĭuck has spent the last 30 years trying to piece together what happened to his nephew that night. They claim police ignored their concerns about inconsistencies in the evidence. But the family has never been satisfied with that outcome or the police investigation. In September 1989, nearly two years after those two boys walked away from the tracks together, the coronial inquest returned an open finding on Mark's death. Mark's uncles, Jack, Craig and Don "Duck" Craigie, have never stopped trying to find out how their beloved nephew died.
The family has always disputed that version of events, believing Mark died violently and his body was placed on the tracks in an attempt to make his death look like a suicide. The initial police position was that Mark lay on the tracks deliberately and was responsible for his own death. You can follow Allan Clarke’s ongoing investigation into the death of Mark Haines on the ABC Listen app, on Apple Podcasts, Unravel True Crime, or find it via your favourite podcasting app.įor 30 years, rumour and speculation have surrounded the case. Spoiler alert: This article contains information from upcoming episodes of the Unravel True Crime podcast. They had appealed to the public for any information that could help solve the mystery of the 17-year-old Gomeroi boy's suspicious death. The story of those two boys is a vital piece of a puzzle that has consumed me since 2013 when I went to Tamworth in north-eastern New South Wales to meet Mark's family. By dawn his body had been run over by a 300-tonne freight train. Within hours he would be dead, and that mysterious teenager would be bending over him. Late Friday night, January 15, 1988, Mark had been out partying with his mates, flashing his trademark smile. The body on the tracks is that of local teenager Mark Haines. The TOTBL tour kicks off at Lucerna Music Bar in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 9, 2017.Mark Haines was just 17 years old when he was found on the train tracks outside Tamworth in 1988. However, further tour dates are reportedly forthcoming. The upcoming anniversary docket from Interpol - guitarist Daniel Kessler, singer-guitarist Paul Banks, and drummer Sam Fogarino - currently contains dates in Europe only. It will be Interpol’s sixth studio album and the first since their critically heralded 2014 return-to-form LP, El Pintor. In addition to the news of Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights anniversary outing, the New York-based indie outfit disclosed their progress in assembling a brand new album, tentatively slated to be released in 2018. On Monday, the rock band revealed European tour dates for the retrospective jaunt, which includes stops at summer festivals such as Romania’s Summer Well festival and Switzerland’s Openair festival. Interpol have announced a 15th anniversary tour in celebration of their 2002 debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights. Interpol have announced a 15th anniversary tour celebrating their debut 2002 album, 'Turn On the Bright Lights.'