Cold case reward upped to $1 million to help find Lynette White's killer

A reward for information into the 1973 death of Sydney mother Lynette White has been increased to $1 million, the NSW government has announced.

Lynette White's widower, Paul hopes the new reward will be a catalyst for someone to come forward.

Lynette White's widower, Paul hopes the new reward will be a catalyst for someone to come forward. Source: AAP

A reward for information into the death of a Sydney mother stabbed to death 45 years ago today has been increased to $1 million, the NSW government has announced.

Lynette White, 26, was in her Coogee apartment in the city's east on June 8, 1973, when she was killed as her 11-week-old son lay in his cot nearby.

Less than a year ago, Minister for Police Try Grant announced a $100,000 reward and on Friday has said that figure was being increased to $1 million.

This is the third time in NSW history a $1 million reward has been offered, matching the amount that remains available in the case of missing toddler William Tyrrell.

In May, a $1 million reward was announced for information leading to a conviction over the 1974 murder of young Sydney woman, Maria Smith.

Mrs White's widower, Paul, who has never given up on finding who was responsible for his wife's brutal murder, hopes the new reward will be a catalyst for someone to come forward.

"I'd hoped that someone would come forward just because it's the right thing to do, but now there are a million reasons to talk to police," he said in a statement.


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