Larissa Beilby, 16, was found dead in a barrel at the back of a stolen utility truck on June 27
June 15: Larissa Beilby, 16, is last seen at a home in Sandgate in Brisbane’s north.
June 26: Larissa’s father Peter Beilby reports her missing, sparking a massive police manhunt
June 27 – 1.30pm: The desperate search for the 16-year-old leads police to a semi-rural property in Buccan, south of Brisbane.
As detectives arrive, a man escapes through the back door and speeds away in a black utility truck.
Dashcam footage captures the ute swerving through traffic on the M1 motorway before turning off at the Stapylton exit.
Approximately 2pm: The vehicle is tracked to a gated community, where police find the car abandoned, the tray covered by a tarpaulin.
Residents call police after finding shotgun cartridges were spilled over the front seat.
Investigators eventually discover a body in a barrel on the back of the truck.
A resident of the estate claims the driver threatened her with a shotgun and offered her $2,000 to be let into the estate.
6.30pm: Police issue a statement saying they believe the man driving the black ute switched cars and fled in a silver Holden Commodore sedan.
June 28: Detectives release a photo of Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, who they believed could assist with enquiries.
Larissa’s sister Deanna commented: ‘We have not been told anything.’
June 29: Police close in on a unit at Alexandra Headland on the Sunshine Coast where Sikorsky is holed up.
A siege situation begins late in the afternoon
June 30: Joseph Geiger, the unit’s tenant, claims he had ‘no idea’ who Sikorsky was before ‘his friend’ brought him to the apartment.
After almost 28 hours holed up in the unit, Sikorksy surrenders to police at about 6.30pm
June 30: Larissa Beilby’s family confirm the death of their loved one in a statement posted to Facebook.
July 1: Sikorsky is charged with Ms Beilby’s murder and interfering with a corpse
Geiger, 38, is charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder, as is Tracy Ann Thomson, 40, of Palmwoods
June 2: Sikorsky is charged with a further 16 offences – including drug and dangerous weapon possession and two counts of possessing tainted property
His lawyer, Brendan Ryan, appears in court and claims Ms Beilby was not murdered.
Her death was instead the result of ‘misadventure’, the defence lawyer claims
June 3: Geiger faces court accused of harbouring Sikorsky in his Alexandra Headland rental