Tena, do you know anything about Phoe's disappearance? Stepping into Gingin's house of hell. Where's Phoebe? Tena, I can't prepare you enough for this. Did you really drive her to the airport? What happened to Phoebe? You remember 17? That weird space between kid and adult when you're old enough to want freedom, but still young enough to believe nothing bad will really happen to you. It's the age when you're chasing dreams, making mistakes, falling in love, and maybe for the first time figuring out who you are. Phoebe Bishop was 17. She had plans. She had fire. And she had just taken her first real step toward independence. Then on one morning in May, she vanished. What started as a normal day in a small Australian town would unravel into something far more disturbing. A story that raised questions not just about where Phoebe went, but about who she was surrounded by and what was happening behind closed doors. This case doesn't start with a crime scene. It starts with a girl trying to get out and the silence she left behind. Let's dive in. Phoebe Jade Bishop was raised in the rural town of Gingen, located in Queensland, Australia, approximately 50 km west of Bundberg. The kind of place where everyone knows your name and your business. And Phoebe, she stood out. Her family described her as strong willed, sassy, and full of heart. She loved music and wasn't afraid to speak her mind. Phoebe attended the Y School in Bundberg, an alternative education program designed for students who need extra support. Like many teens her age, she craved independence and space to grow. According to a report in the Daily Mail, after a recent falling out with her mother, she moved out of the family home. She ended up living in a shared house with two adult roommates, 33-year-old Tena Bramley and her partner, 34year-old James Wood. She was just 17. They were in their 30s. We'll circle back to that. At the time, her family wasn't too concerned about the age difference. Tena had previously worked for Phoebe's mother, the owner and director of a business linked to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme. Therefore, it's not like it was some random situation. And by all accounts, Phoebe was happy about an upcoming 10-day trip to visit her boyfriend in Perth. She had saved the money herself, and she was ready. And then came the day everything changed. Search efforts will continue today for missing 17-year-old Phoebe Bishop, who was last seen near Bundberg 11 days ago. Live to Today, Queensland reporter Mia Glover on the Gold Coast. Mia, what's the latest on this search? Good morning to you, Jane. Well, the dog squad has been called in. And these are dogs that are specifically trained to detect human remains, and they have been sent to the Good Night Scriber National Park, which is about an hour west of Bundberg. That is where the search is really honing in for this missing 17-year-old Phoebe Bishop. Police have also seized a number of items from that national park over the weekend. They've also brought in drones and the police helicopter. The search set to resume later this morning. Her mother, absolutely devastated, took to social media overnight, describing Phoebe as a sunflower amongst a field of wild flowers. She also told Queenslanders and encouraged them to leave their porch lights on overnight in a bid to guide Phoebe home. Phoebe was supposed to board a flight from Bundberg to Perth to visit her boyfriend. She had planned everything down to the last detail, but she never made it on the plane. Her roommates, Tena and James, said Phoebe woke up late, was stressed, and they dropped her off at the airport around 8:30 a.m. They claimed it was the last time they saw her. But there was one problem. Phoebe never appears on airport surveillance. Never printed or shown any boarding pass. She never went through security. She simply vanished. Her boyfriend got a garbled call from her that morning. He said it sounded like yelling. followed by silence. No texts, no activity, nothing. By the next morning, Phoe's mother reported her missing. Police called the disappearance suspicious, and it was. The roommates described what she was wearing. A green tank top, gray sweatpants, and a black suitcase. Yet, none of it showed up on CCTV. Then came the first break. Surveillance outside the airport showed Tena's gray Hyundai EX-35 headed away from the area at 10:30 a.m. 2 hours after they initially claimed they dropped her off. And it wasn't on a main road. It was on a back route toward rural Scrubland. That detail cracked everything open because suddenly this wasn't just a missing person case. It was a warning sign. And when police looked closer at where Phoebe had been living, what they found was something no teenager should ever be exposed to. Stepping into Gingin's house of hell. This is just a hint of what will confront you behind this door. I can't prepare you enough for this. It's where Phoebe Bishop sore out her final days. The only thing worse than the squalor is the stench. My goodness. The free-spirited 17-year-old who lived away from family was subjected to absolute filth by her housemates Tena Brmley and James Wood. It's not just what you see on top, it's what's underneath as well. In every corner of the house, there is rubbish clothing. So, the side is obviously one thing, but the smell, it's just unbelievable, isn't it? Yeah. The the air tastes dirty. This was where Phoebe was was staying. Out of respect to her family, we've chosen not to detail what was left behind in her room. But there are reminders of a life full of hope and promise. Still sitting on the printer, posters alerting the public to Phoebe's disappearance, allegedly printed by Brmley and Wood. The footage spoke for itself. Filth, decay, and a home no teenager should have been living in. But that was only the beginning. While the public was just starting to grasp the severity of the situation, police were already digging deeper. With Phoebe officially missing and no trace of her at the airport, Queensland police launched a full investigation. From the start, something felt off. Her mother, Kylie, said Phoebe would never go silent, especially not on the day she was flying to see her boyfriend. Police brought the roommates back in for questioning. When confronted about the timeline discrepancy, James changed his story. He now claimed Phoebe had panicked that morning, so they pulled over to let her cool off. They left her alone in the car, and when they returned, she was gone. They didn't go into the terminal. They didn't call her mom. They just drove away. Between May 23rd and May 27th, during the second week of the investigation, police searched the house and found the horrifying conditions hinted at earlier. Neighbors had called it a dump. Trash everywhere, a school bus on the lawn, spray painted with graffiti, and the smell of decay. Inside was worse. Rotting food, feces on the walls, razor blades on the floor. Phoe's room was noticeably cleaner. Her belongings were neatly packed like she planned to return, but her doorframe had been busted like someone had kicked it in. And outside in the yard, police discovered four dead dogs. No explanation, no attempt to bury them, just left to rot. Shortly after news of the conditions broke, local media tracked down and attempted to question the roommates. Tena, do you know anything about Phoe's disappearance? When Phoebe, did you really drive her to the airport? What happened to Phoebe? Why were there dead dogs found on your property? Before police searched the house, they had already examined Tena's gray Hyundai. Inside, they found a saw-off shotgun, ammunition, and two replica firearms. That discovery led to her arrest on weapons charges. Based on the evidence, both the vehicle and the home were formally declared crime scenes. Meanwhile, public suspicion exploded. Online sleuths dug up Phoe's most recent social media posts, including one that shows a young girl sitting alone by the edge of a calm body of water. The text reads, "The hardest part about being the daughter that everyone's better off without and finds comfort away from home." The post suggests feelings of isolation, sadness, emotional displacement, and a deep sense of being unwanted or misunderstood. Also uncovered were text messages in which Phoebe called the house a [ __ ] home and said she couldn't wait to leave. In a recent text thread with her aunt, Phoebe wrote, "I'm flying the f out of here to see my BF and I need to get out of this hell hole." She added that she had asked her father if she could live with him and the response was simply no. In a TV interview, the aunt, who was estranged from Phoebe's mother, shed some light on her niece's upbringing. Phoebe, she was always moving from Queensland to New South Wales and backwards and forwards. She was always changing schools. She had so many different stepdads in and out of her life. She never had no one that she could really speak to and they just they grew up in Phil. No disrespect for anyone because I grew up in housing housing commission, but they lived like a typical housing commission family. with mounting evidence and two adults under scrutiny. Police were running out of time. Phoebe didn't just disappear. She was running from something and whatever it was, it may have caught up with her. It had been over 2 weeks since Phoebe vanished. With no answers and hope fading, her mother made a public plea, desperate for someone, anyone, to come forward. Hi, I'm Kylie. I'm Phoe's mom. Um, our lives have been changed for the worst after the sudden disappearance of my daughter who was last seen on May 15th. This is a pain no person or family should ever have to experience. Phoebe was a beautiful, loving, kind, and person. and every day not knowing where she has where where she has been is devastating for us. This is why we are appealing to anyone with any information that may help to bring Phoebe home to contact the police. Even the smallest bit of information may be all the police need to find Phoebe. I would like to thank the police involved for their tireless efforts in looking for my daughter. They have kept me informed and are doing everything they can to find her. I also want to thank our community for their constant support and messages. I know that in this investigation isn't over. It will not be over for me until we find Phoebe. I still hold hope that Phoebe will come home. But I have to consider the possibility that she also won't in the worst case scenario. If the worst case scenario has happened, I at least need to know where she's resting. I need to know where Phoebe is. My daughter wouldn't just disappear. Someone knows something. And as a mom, I'm asking you to come forward with your information. As days passed, the silence around Phoebe's disappearance grew louder. Her family kept pushing for answers, but the trail fell cold. And on June 4th, all public searches were called off by police. Still, investigators weren't giving up. They focused on the surveillance footage, which contradicted Tena and James' initial timeline, showing their car leaving the airport area hours after they claimed to have dropped Phoebe off. It was never seen returning. Instead, it was recorded taking a back road straight toward Goodnight Scrub National Park, and phone location data supported that route. On closer inspection, investigators noted the vehicle had been deliberately altered. The Hyundai appeared in two surveillance clips with two different license plates. One plate read 414EW3 near the airport. Hours later, a camera near Gingen captured the same car with 474BW8 plates. Police also noticed the Hyundai logo had been replaced with a makeshift Toyota badge. When they peeled it back, they found spray paint and tape. That was no mistake. It was intentional. Police now believe Phoebe never made it to the airport at all. That she was killed that morning, possibly in the car, and her body was dumped, then later moved again. Based on a combination of physical, digital, and circumstantial evidence, police arrested Tena Bramley and James Wood on June 5th, charging them with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse. Marched from his cluttered caravan, James Wood realizes, just listen to me. His freedom is short-lived. Police seized and towed a four-wheel drive he'd been living out of. Forensic officers are analyzing it for any signs of death. His girlfriend, Tena Bramley, was also arrested at Bundberg Police Station by detectives who tellingly called their alleged victim by her first name. Whilst we always hoped to find Phoebe alive, um our investigation as it progressed quite clearly uh showed us that that was not going to be a viable outcome. The accused murderers weren't brought into the courtroom where Phoebe's sister was waiting. She was love. She's missed dearly. 3 weeks is too long for us as family and all of our friends. We just want a home. Throughout the search, something kept pulling investigators back to the strange route Tena's car was seen taking on the morning Phoebe went missing. It didn't lead to the airport. It led to a place called Goodn Night Scrub National Park, a dense, remote, rugged stretch of wilderness about an hour southwest of Bundberg. At first, they kept the reason for the search quiet, but eventually Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield confirmed it. Phoe's phone had pinged in that area, and not just once, there were multiple hits. It was enough to send cadaabver dogs, drones, and dozens of search personnel deep into the brush. And then on June 6th at 2:30 in the afternoon, one of those dogs hit on something. Roughly 5 miles from the park entrance in a thick isolated patch of scrubland, police made a grim discovery. It took them more than 3 weeks, but police are now confident they found the remains of Phoebe Bishop. Her housemates remain in custody, charged with murdering the 17-year-old, then moving her body twice. We can take you inside the investigation and reveal the incredible stroke of luck that led to the devastating breakthrough. Off an unassuming path in unrelentingly dense bushland, a crime scene, it's here investigators claim Phoebe Bishop's body was dumped by her alleged killer housemates. Those remains have now been uh tested and examined further by our forensic capability. They've been identified as being human remains. Mobile phone data led police to Goodn Night Scrub National Park two weeks ago. That search was called off. Police believed crucial evidence had been moved. Then late yesterday, a lone detective and a cadaavver dog made the horrifying and chance discovery, deciding to scour this track on a whim because it looked similar to the site of the first search. That national park is vast. Uh and as I've mentioned previously, it's an unforgiving terrain. Uh the second site is uh approximately 9 km uh from the first u but it is uh within that area of that telecommunications data. Detectives not confirming how they believe Phoebe died or if a weapon was used, but we are satisfied that we have enough evidence to uh support our prosecution of these two accused. The 17-year-old's luggage and phone are still missing and an alleged motive has not been revealed. We always wanted to bring Phoebe home and we believe that this is the first step in that process. The town of Gingin once judged Australia's friendliest and where Phoebe lived with Brmley and Wood is reeling. A small shrine is growing outside the trio's home and from Phoe's mother just moments after the grim find. I didn't think my heart could break any more than it did when you went missing or when the charges were laid, but this this is ripping me apart. As news of the arrests broke, the reaction was immediate and emotional. The town of Gingen was stunned. People had been clinging to hope, hoping Phoebe would be found alive, hoping this wasn't what it looked like. But after weeks of silence, secrecy, and suspicion, the truth began to sink in. This wasn't just a missing person case. It was a homicide. Phoe's mother, Kylie, took to Facebook with daily posts counting the days her daughter had been gone, asking for answers, pleading for help. And when police confirmed they'd found Phoe's remains, Kylie said what no parent should ever have to say. I just need to know where she's resting. And still through all of it, Kylie showed grace at a candlelight vigil held after the arrests. She asked the community not to take their grief out on the accused family or her kids. They didn't make those choices. She said Phoebe would have wanted compassion. Moving vigil has been held in the small Queensland town, ripped apart by the tragic alleged murder of Phoebe Bishop. Among the attendees at last night's memorial, the SCES and police search teams who scoured scrub for the missing teen. Her family, including her sister and mother, also made emotional speeches to a crowd of more than 300 people. I know Tena has been charged. I know her family live within our community and from living within our community. I expect them to receive respect and I expect them to receive the respect that they deserve. They have not made the decisions that this woman is accused of. Pho 17 years was never enough for her life. But in the short 17 years that she was with us, God, she gave us a run for our bloody money. Oh, she was cutthroat person, but she seen the good in everyone. As of the date of this upload, James Wood and Tena Bramley remain in custody. They've been charged with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse. Their next court appearance is set for August 11th, 2025. The full picture hasn't been revealed yet. Cause of death is still unknown and forensic testing is ongoing, but according to police, the case is solid, built on phone records, surveillance footage, conflicting witness statements, and physical evidence collected from both the vehicle and the home. Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said it plainly, "Three people arrived near the airport. Three people never exited that vehicle. Then came another twist. Kieran Daniel Mhouser, 30 years old, was charged on July 1st with two counts of accessory after the fact to murder in connection with Phoebe Bishop's case. Prosecutors alleged that Middle Huser used Phoebe's mobile phone to interfere with the police investigation, an act meant to mislead or obstruct law enforcement. Specifically, police claim he accessed and possibly manipulated data or the device to impede efforts to locate Phoebe and uncover what happened to her. The precise link between Middle Huser and the primary accused hasn't been fully disclosed in public reports. The timing of the charge, however, just weeks after Tena and James were arrested, suggests he was connected to their circle or had access to sensitive information. While it strongly implies coordination with the primary accused, no official source has confirmed the exact nature of their relationship. What we do know is Middle Huser has a confirmed hearing for August 25th. At that time, it is possible that evidence summaries or affidavit may outline the timeline of his involvement. And we can learn whether Middle Huser was knowingly helping conceal a murder, if his actions were more peripheral or reactive, and how close he really was to the two main suspects. Even so, police are firm. As of now, Tena and James remain the only suspects. What comes next is the legal process. A preliminary hearing, possibly a trial, maybe even plea deals. But one thing is certain, the world is watching, and so is Phoe's family. Because this isn't just about justice, it's about answers. What happened in that car? Why didn't they call for help? What could have happened that morning to end a 17-year-old girl's life right as it was beginning? And maybe the hardest question of all, could it have been stopped? [Music]