<p>54-year-old James Hunter has been missing for four years, vanishing in the Central West of New South Wales. James is described as Caucasian, about 175cm tall, with brown hair and eyes and a medium build. James is the son of famous award-winning Australian actor Bill Hunter, who died in 2011. Bill has been in movies like Gallipoli, Murie's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Finding Nemo. </p><br><p>James was last seen at a pharmacy in Dubbo in February 2020 and has not accessed his bank accounts since then. His blue 2005 Toyota Hilux was found on a property in Mendooran in March 2022, adding to the mystery of his disappearance. Despite extensive investigations and searches, he has yet to be located. He was in the area for work, mining for opals on Lightning Ridge.</p><br><p>A company called <a href="https://workingdrones.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Working Drones Australia </a>has taken tens of thousands of images of an area where they think James may have gone missing. James' family and friends urgently need your help combining <a href="https://airs.workingdrones.com.au/James%20Hunter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">these high-resolution images</a>&nbsp;for clues online.</p><br><p>James' friends and family have also started a <a href="https://gofund.me/801ccad7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a>. Also, please consider <a href="https://www.change.org/p/request-a-parliamentary-inquiry-into-missing-persons-investigations?utm_medium=custom_url&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;recruited_by_id=0dda58a0-bf59-11eb-836b-d3bb152f7b1f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signing a petition</a> to request a parliamentary inquiry into missing persons. </p><br><p>In part 1, I spoke with Maree and Chloe. Maree is James' ex-partner, and Chloe is Maree's daughter. I also spoke to Daniel Wood, the Chief Remote Working Pilot at Working Drones Australia, who is helping in the search for James. &nbsp;</p><br><p>It is crucial that anyone with relevant information comes forward immediately. Your information could be the key to finding James, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem. Please get in touch with Dubbo Police Station at 02 6883 1599 or Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000.</p><br><p>---</p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/tylerhooper?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tyhooperstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show on Buy Me a Coffee</a>.</p><p>---</p><p>DISCLAIMER:</p><p><em>The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are </em>those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those<em> of any of the guests on this show. Assumptions or commentary made in the analysis do not reflect the position of any entity other than the creator – and, since I am a critically thinking human being, these views are always subject to change, revision, correction, or rethinking at any time.</em></p><p>---</p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissingUnexplainedPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MissingUnexplainedPod</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missingunexplainedpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingunexplainedpod</a></p><p>TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/missingXpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@missingXpod</a></p><p>EMAIL: [email protected]</p><p>---</p><p>Credits:&nbsp;</p><p>Theme Music: Premium Beat, Dark Woods by Colorfilm Music&nbsp;</p><p>Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>