Ray Speechley disappearance: Wife marks decade of grief

Ten years after the disappearance of Ray Speechley, his wife Jan Speechley continues to express grief and anger regarding the circumstances of his vanishing. Ray, a 77-year-old man suffering from dementia, disappeared from a secure wing at the Illawarra Retirement Trust Retirement Village in Dalmeny on July 7, 2016.

According to reports, Speechley used a ladder to climb over the perimeter fence of the secure facility before walking toward the Princes Highway. Jan Speechley has expressed significant frustration with the handling of the disappearance and the subsequent police investigations, stating, “I just feel there were so many mistakes made.”