00:00Let it go. Get that burden off your shoulders. It must be a heavy weight to carry.
00:10How would you like to be remembered after you died?
00:13For Warrnambool woman Alison Seely, she is remembered as being magnetic, a die-hard Richmond
00:20supporter, and for her zest for life.
00:25The 35-year-old woman was found dead in her bed on August 1, 2003. Police believe she
00:31was bludgeoned to death by an assailant who, after more than two decades, has never been
00:35found. This is despite a $100,000 reward for information which was offered in 2010.
00:42Welcome back to Answers for Alison. This week, journalists Monique Patterson and Jess Howard
00:47have been diving into the life of Alison Seely through the eyes of the people that knew her
00:53Tracey Williams first met Alison when they were teenagers, and their friendship hit off
00:56from there.
00:57To be honest, I actually can't remember how we met. I think we just met through mutual
01:04friends. I would have been about 17, 18. She was pretty magnetic. She was friends with
01:10everyone. Everyone loved her. She was always hanging shit on everyone, always bubbly, always
01:14in your face, especially if I get beaten by a Richmond or something. I vote for Geelong.
01:19She's mad Richmond. She was hard not to like. There's people from every circle that kind
01:24of liked her. It's not often you've seen her in a mood or anything like that. She was just
01:28always positive and always cheery. She didn't care what people thought of her. She just
01:32loved life. Yeah, she was definitely unique. It's not fair.
01:37Can you remember how you found out what had happened?
01:40My mother-in-law at the time rang me. I just recall her going, I've got some really bad
01:45news for you. And I'm like, what? And yes, I just remember her telling me and that's
01:49it from there. It's just like you just go into a different mode after that, I think.
01:53I've got her photos right now. I was up in the room and that, and I still just look at
01:58her and go, this is not fair.
02:00Did you go to Alison's funeral?
02:02I can't remember much about it. I just remember standing on the hill over there at the cemetery
02:07in Portland thinking, I just can't believe this is real right now.
02:11And did police speak to you as a friend?
02:14No, I've never been contacted by police.
02:17For you as a friend, how important do you think it is that someone's held responsible?
02:23Oh, very, because it's very important to her. Let it go. Get that burden off your shoulders.
02:30It must be a heavy weight to carry.
02:36Thank you for listening. That was Answers for Alison. Make sure you're subscribed to
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03:02Thank you again for listening and we'll see you in the next episode.
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