Joanne Ratcliffe, 11, and Kirste Gordon, 4, were with their families at an AFL match at Adelaide Oval on August 25, 1973. The two girls left the Edwin Smith stand, where they were seated with ...

Fifty years ago, girls Kirste Gordon and Joanne Ratcliffe were abducted from Adelaide Oval in one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries. Now Kirste’s parents reveal how they coped.