The State Government has announced an overhaul of the rewards system for unsolved homicides and suspicious disappearances in Western Australia.
On the 21st anniversary of the disappearance of Rockingham boy Gerard Ross, Police Minister Michelle Roberts announced a reward of $250,000 was now on offer to help solve the case.
The reward is offered for information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Gerard's murder.
The 11-year-old was abducted while on holiday in Rockingham on October 14, 1997.
His body was found dumped in a Karnup pine plantation two weeks later.
"Hopefully the offer of a quarter of a million dollar reward may be incentive enough to get someone to come forward with information that leads to an arrest in the Gerard Ross case," Minister Roberts said.
State Cabinet has approved increases in rewards to $250,000 for a further 10 other unsolved homicides or suspicious disappearances
"Rewards can be a valuable tool in cases where investigators believe they have the potential to generate new information or bring forward new witnesses," Minister Roberts said.
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