***BREAKING*** FIVEAA news director Matthew Pantelis is on the scene in Maitland, SA, where police have arrested a husband over the disappearance of his wife four decades ago.
#Breaking Police arrest 70yo Geoff Adams, over the murder of his 24yo wife Colleen in 1973, Adams brought to the #Maitland house he still owns showing police where she is buried, detectives examing the marked site in the backyard. Backhoes here now to lift cement #FIVEAANews pic.twitter.com/6PC2Czz5Pj
— Matthew Pantelis (@MatthewPantelis) September 19, 2018
Geoff Adams previously told police his wife left their home in 1973 with two suitcases after telling him their marriage was over.
Ms Adams — 24 at the time — has not been seen since.
BREAKING: There has been a stunning development in the investigation into the cold case murder of mother-of-two Colleen Adams. Her husband Geoffrey was a short time ago arrested and charged with murder. The latest in 7 News at 6pm. @C_MacPherson7 #7News pic.twitter.com/scRc9vXHLL
— 7 News Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) September 19, 2018