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$250,000 Reward To Find Triple Killer

A $250,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a conviction over the shooting of a family of three in southwestern New South Wales five years ago.
The reward is the second largest offered in the state after the $500,000 offered for a conviction over the backpacker murders committed by Ivan Milat. Steven Brooks, 38, his wife Barbara, 34, and her 13-year-old son Stacey Willoughby were found dead in March 2000. All had been shot in the head with a .22-calibre weapon.
Mrs Brooks was found slumped in the front seat of a yellow Ford in the Millewa State Forest, south of Deniliquin, on March 16. Her son's body was later discovered in the boot.
Mr Brooks' body was discovered four days later in nearby bushland.
Police initially believed Mr Brooks had murdered his wife and her son before turning the gun on himself but later discounted the theory.
The family was seen sitting in a car with an unknown man in Deniliquin's main street the day before their bodies were found. The identity of the man has never been established.
During an inquest in Deniliquin in 2001, NSW Deputy State Coroner Jacqui Milledge identified Deniliquin resident Damiano Marando as a person of interest.
But Ms Milledge said she did not find enough evidence to recommend charges against him.
NSW Police Minister Carl Scully said the reward was offered for information leading to the conviction of a person or persons for the murders.
"We are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and help detectives find the criminal or criminals responsible for these heinous murders," he said.
"We want to bring the perpetrator to justice as well as bringing closure to this community and, most importantly, to the surviving family members."

AAP (15-3-2005)