The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened
The documentary series 'The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened' delves into the mystery of Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, who disappeared from Glenelg Beach in Adelaide on 26 January 1966. The three siblings, aged 9, 7 and 4, took the bus to the beach one summer's day but never returned home.
The series reviews the many theories and leads investigated over the decades. Several witnesses saw the children playing with an unknown man on the beach, but this person has never been identified. The case triggered a massive search and led to changes in Australian legislation concerning children's safety.
The production combines archival footage, interviews with investigators and expert analysis of the evidence gathered. The series sheds new light on the various suspects considered over the years, including links to other unsolved cases from the same period.
More than 50 years on, the Beaumont case remains unsolved and is considered Australia's most famous disappearance. The documentary series attempts to answer the question of what really happened on that fateful day in 1966.
