‘ALLISON WOULD BE SO PROUD'

TEN YEARS ON FROM HER SENSELESS MURDER, ALLISON BADEN-CLAY’S DAUGHTERS AND HER SISTER LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY IN HER HONOUR

- Lizzie Wilson

It’s late afternoon in the town of Kalbar in Queensland’s picturesque Scenic Rim region, and a cool autumn breeze gently blows across thousands of fresh sunflowers. For mum-of-two Vanessa Fowler, it’s a place she comes to remember her precious little sister, Allison Baden-Clay.

“It was her favourite flower – it represents adoration and loyalty, which is Allison in a nutshell,” says an emotional Fowler. “She was strong, passionate and generous to the bone. She was just an amazing woman in every possible way. It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since she was senselessly murdered – cruelly robbed of a wonderful life. I miss her beautiful smile, and often look at her photos and think of all the special times we shared.”

Allison, a loving mum-of-three, was just 43 when her body was found on a creek bank back in 2012, 10 days after her real estate agent husband Gerard Baden-Clay had reported her missing.

He earlier claimed to police she’d gone out for a morning walk and never returned. He was later charged with her brutal murder, killing his wife of 15 years in cold blood so she wouldn’t find out he was cheating on her. The family’s only comfort is that he’s been sentenced to life behind bars, but could be eligible for parole as early as 2027.