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Keli Lane

Conviction and parole record in the Tegan Lane disappearance and murder case.

Convicted
last updated 3 August 2026 · 8 sources
Confirmed facts
18
Open questions
5
Sentence
18 years
Parole
Denied
Latest source
2025
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Timeline of what's confirmed18 entries
12 September 1996
Keli Lane gave birth to a baby girl named Tegan at Auburn Hospital in Sydney's west.
ABC News
14 September 1996
ABC News reported that Lane was discharged from hospital with Tegan between 11:00am and 2:00pm, and that Tegan was never seen again.
ABC News
14 September 1996
ABC News reported that Lane arrived at a friend's wedding at 4:00pm without Tegan.
ABC News
4 November 1999
ABC News reported that DOCS worker John Borovnik reported baby Tegan as missing to police.
ABC News
14 February 2001
ABC News reported that Lane was first interviewed by police and said she had given Tegan to the natural father, agreeing his name was Andrew Morris.
ABC News
9 May 2003
ABC News reported that Lane told police in a second interview that Tegan's father's name was Andrew Norris, not Andrew Morris.
ABC News
8 January 2004
ABC News reported that Lane was interviewed by police for a third time and was told police did not believe her account.
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31 August 2004
ABC News reported that the first day of the inquest into Tegan Lane's disappearance took place, with a non-publication order placed on the matter.
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February 2006
ABC News reported that State Coroner John Abernethy said he was comfortably satisfied Tegan Lane was dead but made an open finding because place, manner and cause of death were not established.
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November 2009
ABC News reported that the NSW ODPP charged Keli Lane with murder and three counts of perjury related to statements made during adoptions of her children; the charges were allegations at that stage.
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July 2010
ABC News reported that Lane's trial began and that she did not give evidence.
ABC News
13 December 2010
ABC News reported that Lane was found guilty of murder and three counts of making a false statement by a majority verdict of 11-1.
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15 April 2011
ABC News reported that Lane was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 13 years and five months.
ABC News
13 December 2013
The Guardian reported that the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed Lane's appeal against her murder conviction.
The Guardian
19 March 2019
ABC News reported that its Exposed program found up to 2,000 police phone-intercept and listening-device recordings from 2004 and 2008 had not been disclosed or handed to Lane's defence team at trial; NSW Police and the ODPP said they complied with disclosure obligations.
ABC News
3 July 2019
ABC News reported that confidential NSW Police reports written before Lane's 2010 trial contained adverse police opinions about a key prosecution witness and were not disclosed during the trial or listed on the disclosure certificate.
ABC News
22 March 2024
The Guardian reported that the NSW State Parole Authority denied Lane's first parole bid under NSW's 'no body, no parole' laws because it was not satisfied she had cooperated satisfactorily to identify Tegan's location.
The Guardian
19 March 2025
ABC News reported that Greens MP Sue Higginson identified Lane in NSW parliament as a victim of former prison officer Wayne Gregory Astill and called for Lane's parole application to be reconsidered.
ABC News
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Where is Tegan Lane?unconfirmed; ABC News and The Guardian report that Tegan has never been found · unconfirmed
What happened to Tegan after 14 September 1996?unconfirmed; the coroner's finding did not establish place, manner or cause of death · unconfirmed
Who is Tegan's biological father?unconfirmed; ABC News reported police never found Andrew Morris/Norris · unconfirmed
Will any further review of Lane's conviction occur?unconfirmed; ABC News reported calls for review and disputed disclosure issues but no current verified outcome in the trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
Will Lane's parole be reconsidered after the 2025 parliamentary call?unconfirmed; ABC News reported the call for reconsideration, not a later decision · unconfirmed
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