Third Arrest Deepens the Tragic Case of Pheobe Bishop’s Alleged Murder
The story of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop has taken another disturbing turn. A third person has now been charged in relation to her alleged murder, further intensifying public interest and heartbreak surrounding this tragic case out of Queensland.
Pheobe was last seen on May 15, near Bundaberg Airport, where she was supposed to board a flight to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend. She never made it onto that plane. For weeks, her whereabouts remained a mystery. Her mother, Kylie Johnson, held on to hope, organizing searches and pleading for answers. That hope was tragically dashed when human remains found in Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6 were confirmed to be Pheobe’s eleven days later.
Already, her housemates—34-year-old James Wood and 33-year-old Tanika Bromley—had been charged with her murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Authorities believe all three individuals, including Pheobe, were in a car headed toward the airport. But Pheobe, for reasons now under grim investigation, never even made it inside the terminal.
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Now, 30-year-old Kieren Daniel Mittelheuser has also been charged—specifically, with two counts of being an accessory after the fact to murder. Police allege he attempted to interfere with the investigation by using Pheobe’s mobile phone after her disappearance. He was arrested in Bundaberg West and is expected to face the magistrates' court this week. Alongside these charges, he also faces unrelated allegations of drug possession, fraud, and unlicensed driving.
This growing list of charges reflects the complex and chilling layers surrounding Pheobe’s final days. Detectives claim her body was moved more than once and that forensic evidence led them to multiple crime scenes, including the share house in Gin Gin where she lived, the Hyundai IX35 used in her last known journey, and the remote national park where her remains were discovered.
In the wake of this tragedy, Pheobe’s community has come together to mourn. Candlelight vigils in Bundaberg and Gin Gin have seen hundreds gather in support. Bright colours, tears, and laughter mixed in remembrance of a teenager who, in her mother’s words, “sang her own tune” and “lived life to the fullest.”
At a private funeral held shortly before Mittelheuser’s arrest, Pheobe was remembered as vibrant, loyal, and deeply loved. Her mother urged others to cherish their time with loved ones—“hug your kids tighter, say ‘I love you’ more often, and don’t wait to make those memories.”
As the investigation continues, Queensland Police are still appealing for public assistance—especially for any information related to the movements of that grey Hyundai IX35 between May 15 and 18 in the Gin Gin region. Justice for Pheobe remains the goal, but for her family, friends, and the wider community, the grief is fresh and raw.
“Forever 17,” reads the front of her funeral program. It’s a heartbreaking truth that a young life, full of promise, has been so violently cut short.
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