Answers for Allison - Episode Four: 'This isn't fair'
This week Allison Sealy’s friend Tracy Williams tells Standard journalists Monique Patterson and Jessica Howard what she remembers about her.
Voiced by Monique Patterson and Jessica Howard
Produced by Sophia Baker
Voiced by Monique Patterson and Jessica Howard
Produced by Sophia Baker
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00:00Let it go. Get that burden off your shoulders. It must be a heavy weight to carry.
00:10How would you like to be remembered after you died?
00:13For Warrnambool woman Alison Seely, she is remembered as being magnetic, a die-hard Richmond
00:20supporter, and for her zest for life.
00:25The 35-year-old woman was found dead in her bed on August 1, 2003. Police believe she
00:31was bludgeoned to death by an assailant who, after more than two decades, has never been
00:35found. This is despite a $100,000 reward for information which was offered in 2010.
00:42Welcome back to Answers for Alison. This week, journalists Monique Patterson and Jess Howard
00:47have been diving into the life of Alison Seely through the eyes of the people that knew her
00:53Tracey Williams first met Alison when they were teenagers, and their friendship hit off
00:56from there.
00:57To be honest, I actually can't remember how we met. I think we just met through mutual
01:04friends. I would have been about 17, 18. She was pretty magnetic. She was friends with
01:10everyone. Everyone loved her. She was always hanging shit on everyone, always bubbly, always
01:14in your face, especially if I get beaten by a Richmond or something. I vote for Geelong.
01:19She's mad Richmond. She was hard not to like. There's people from every circle that kind
01:24of liked her. It's not often you've seen her in a mood or anything like that. She was just
01:28always positive and always cheery. She didn't care what people thought of her. She just
01:32loved life. Yeah, she was definitely unique. It's not fair.
01:37Can you remember how you found out what had happened?
01:40My mother-in-law at the time rang me. I just recall her going, I've got some really bad
01:45news for you. And I'm like, what? And yes, I just remember her telling me and that's
01:49it from there. It's just like you just go into a different mode after that, I think.
01:53I've got her photos right now. I was up in the room and that, and I still just look at
01:58her and go, this is not fair.
02:00Did you go to Alison's funeral?
02:02I can't remember much about it. I just remember standing on the hill over there at the cemetery
02:07in Portland thinking, I just can't believe this is real right now.
02:11And did police speak to you as a friend?
02:14No, I've never been contacted by police.
02:17For you as a friend, how important do you think it is that someone's held responsible?
02:23Oh, very, because it's very important to her. Let it go. Get that burden off your shoulders.
02:30It must be a heavy weight to carry.
02:36Thank you for listening. That was Answers for Alison. Make sure you're subscribed to
02:40the Vulnerable Standard to keep up to date with the investigation. The standard is available
02:45online or through our newsletters and app. If you have information about the case, please
02:51email answersforalison at gmail.com. That's Alison with two L's. A-L-L-I-S-O-N.
03:02Thank you again for listening and we'll see you in the next episode.