Inside the investigation to find murdered Queensland schoolgirl Tiah Palmer's killer
The day Gold Coast schoolgirl Tiah Palmer was murdered she planned on wagging school but her friends are holding back information, investigators believe.
7 News was given exclusive access to the police operation underway to find the 12-year-old's killer after she was found murdered on the banks of the Pimpama River last week.
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She was last seen on October 30 when she was dropped off at Marsden State High School, but police think the year seven student was going to wag class and meet someone instead.
Her cause of death and her final movements are still a mystery, and police have worked tirelessly since Tiah's body was found.
"We do have some versions, which put her in certain places at certain times, but we need to try to confirm that and corroborate it, and it's not easy to do that.
Detectives have scoured hours of CCTV footage but they are still yet to find Tiah's backpack. They hope members of the public might provide dashcam footage from around the school or nearby Muchow Road.
Tiah's young friends have also been interviewed, but detectives feel some might be withholding information out of fear they will get into trouble.
"They're not going to be in trouble, we really want them to be honest with us and tell us exactly what occurred, it's their information that may actually help us solve this crime," said Superintendent Dave Hutchinson.
There have been hundreds of calls made to Crime Stoppers and the police need all the help and information they can get until the killer is caught.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers 1300 333 000
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