Police have charged a second man with the cold case murder of Jay Brogden in north Queensland, after he was extradited from New South Wales yesterday.
Gavin Philip Parnell, 33, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning, and was remanded in custody.
Mr Brogden, 21, was last seen alive in Cannonvale near Airlie Beach in 2007 and his body has never been found, but information on the cold case received this year led homicide detectives to believe he was murdered.
It followed a coronial inquest into Mr Brogden's disappearance in 2015, which found flaws in the initial police investigation and ruled his death was likely the result of "foul play".
New information was presented to police after they launched a public appeal for help, which included a billboard and a $250,000 reward and indemnity offer for anyone other than the principle offender.
Police then charged Braddon Butler, 33, in April over the murder, with detectives saying all three men were known to each other in the Whitsundays, moving in the same circle of friends and associates.
Mr Parnell was originally arrested in Coffs Harbour on March 26 by the New South Wales Police Force on unrelated matters.
He sat quietly in the dock during the brief mention in court this morning, but winked at media as he was led back out to the holding cells.
The matter was adjourned for mention in Mackay on November 7.
Police believe there are multiple other people involved, with investigations ongoing.
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