What Happened to Vanessa and Alan?

Vanessa was raped by Alan Lay four or five days before Julianne's body was found. He convinced her that they were in love and they became a couple, though they concealed this from the children. The relationship ended when Alan moved to Western Australia to be with another woman. Vanessa grappled with many painful feelings over what had happened. She believes he used her for an alibi on the night of their disappearance. Other members of the family had told previous investigators there was something wrong with the way Alan treated Vanessa and Margaret. It had never been looked into before. Mangla and O'Gorman made a point to interview Alan on multiple occasions. While he admitted to having had a sexual