The woman charged with murder after the bodies of a Queensland father and his young daughter were found in a burned down shed has been identified as a travel blogger, OnlyFans creator and self-proclaimed ‘gypsy’.
Kristen Olsen, 24, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson over the deaths of Todd Mooney, 54, and Kirra Mooney, 10, on Friday.
Queensland Police will allege the travel blogger deliberately lit a fire that destroyed a large shed on the Mooney family’s property in Biggenden on December 20.
The remains of the father and daughter were found in the wreckage of the shed, with police now probing whether they died before or after the intense blaze.
Kristen Olsen, 24, (pictured) was charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson over the deaths of Todd Mooney, 54, and Kirra Mooney, 10, on Friday
Queensland Police will allege the travel blogger deliberately lit a fire that destroyed a large shed on the Mooney family’s property in Biggenden on December 20
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Pettiford confirmed that Olsen is the only person of interest ‘at this stage’ of the investigation on Friday afternoon, Courier Mail reported.
He said while she didn’t have any known links to the Mooney family she had attended school in Biggenden, located in Queensland’s North Burnett Region.
Mr Mooney, who owns a bakery in town, had been planning to wed his long-time partner Bec Hansen at the property the same week he died.
Ms Hansen had been working at the bakery on the day the fire began, at about 2pm.
Olsen is understood to have made the 15-hour drive down the coast from Cairns to the town of Biggenden in December.
On November 24, she told followers she was ‘back, bigger and better than ever’ and thanked them for their support over the years in a lengthy Facebook post.
Mr Mooney, (pictured with Kirra as a baby) owns a bakery in Biggenden and had been planning to wed his long-time partner Bec Hansen at the property the same week he died
The body of 10-year-old Kirra Mooney was found in the blackened remains of the shed fire
She shared a link to her OnlyFans page ‘SlipperyGypsy.69’ for people who wanted to see ‘where my feet take me and what they are continuously teaching me’.
‘These two foot falcons have led me to the heart of Far North Queensland … a town surrounded by jungle … where I am able to be myself,’ she wrote in the post.
‘For those who don’t know, I stand for the land; our ultimate sustainable life force.
‘Over the years my barefeet have led me to different places, exploring new ventures and commemorating the origins of Australia’s vast lands and communities.’
On the homepage of her adults-only subscription site, Olsen writes she is a ‘small town barefoot gypsy, exploring the many pleasures in life’.
On November 24, Olsen (pictured) told her followers she was ‘back, bigger and better than ever’ and thanked them for their support over the years in a lengthy Facebook post
The deaths of Mr Mooney and his daughter were initially believed to be a tragic accident, however, post-mortem results saw detectives treat the incident as a homicide.
Prior to Olsen’s arrest, investigators appealed to anyone who may have seen a white Holden Barina wagon with a distinctive solar panel on the roof in the area around the time of the fire.
Divers continued to search for clues in Ban Ban Springs on Friday with Inspector Pettiford revealing some ‘items of interest’ had been found.
‘In any search we are looking for something that is not naturally there (and later) we determine if that is a piece of evidence,’ he told reporters.
The cause of the fire, and a potential motive for the blaze to be deliberately lit, is still being investigated by detectives (pictured, is the burned down shed at the property)
Inspector Pettiford said the cause of the fire was still being investigated.
‘As you can see from the damage that was done, the building was completely burned to the ground, which makes our forensic examination quite difficult,’ he said.
Meanwhile, the Biggenden community is rallying around Ms Hansen, who was left ‘distraught’ by the loss of her partner and daughter five days before Christmas.
Ms Olsen is expected to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Saturday and is expected to appear court in Maryborough on Monday.