Jayden Penno-Tompsett: Missing Files podcast released by Adam Drummond, Dan Johns and Matt Olsen

Actor and video producer Adam Drummond, investigative journalist Dan Johns and TV and film editor Matt Olsen, with the help of former Griffith Local Area Commander, Detective Superintendent Michael Rowan, are determined to find out what happened to Newcastle man Jayden Penno-Tompsett.

Speaking on the podcast The Missing Files this month, an emotional Rachel Penno spoke of her torment at the ongoing lack of answers surrounding her son's case and has called for a coronial inquest into the matter.

Mr Penno-Tompsett, 22, was on a road trip from Newcastle to Cairns on New Year's Eve in 2017 when he reportedly ran into bushland at Charters Towers after an argument with a travelling partner and was never seen again.

The Missing Files Podcast speaks with Jayden's family, some of his closest mates and seasoned police officers in a bid to uncover new leads in the probe.

In episode one of the four-part series, released this month, Ms Penno spoke of the pain she had endured since her son's disappearance and urged authorities to look more closely at a mysterious property near where Jayden disappeared on the outskirts of Charters Towers.

"There's a house there, a property, and it needs to be searched but nothing has been done," Ms Penno said.

The mother said she remained angry at Jayden's travelling companion Lucas Tattersall for not reporting him missing earlier.

Jayden wasn't reported missing until January 4, 2018, four days after he and Mr Tattersall parted ways.

"There's been so many different things said: the most recent one was that he is in a dungeon and then there's others, like he was thrown off a cliff or that he was dismembered and acid was used," she said.

"It's so difficult to hear that and I just want my boy home."

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She said Christmas and the upcoming anniversary of Jayden's disappearance were particularly difficult times.

Speaking on podcast, best friend Jayson Hungerford said he feared Jayden may have stumbled onto a nearby property and, in a heightened state of emotion, been killed during an altercation with a property owner.

Other theories examined by the podcast include speculation Jayden was killed by a bikie gang over drug debt; committed suicide in a remote location; changed identities and fled to start a new life; or was the victim of a roaming serial killer on the notorious Flinders Highway, colloquially known as the "Highway Of Death".

The Missing Files Podcast producer and narrator Adam Drummond said the team was determined to shed new light on the fascinating cold case.

"Jayden's loved ones have been subjected to unimaginable pain for three years now and we hope by keeping this case in the public eye, we can spark a lead and a breakthrough in the case," Mr Drummond said.

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