That was on June 2, 2009 and it was one of the last sightings of the-then 23-year-old, now feared murdered.

Mr Herbert never got the birthday card and he hasn't celebrated a birthday since. This year, as he turns 50, is no exception: The family say they have no reason to celebrate now Andrew is gone.

Mr Russell's sister Kiara White says she can't believe it's been 10 years since her beloved "Drew" went missing.

"It breaks my heart to think about it. Ten years of heartache, our family falling apart. It's a pain that's indescribable," she said.

"People say that over time it gets easier; that's not true, it gets harder. To know I'll never see his face again, never hug him again, never hear his goofy laugh or see his face tears me apart."

Ms White said the hardest thing of all was not having somewhere to lay flowers and to sit and talk to her brother.

"The people in this world [who know where he is] are cruel, heartless monsters," she said.

Ms White said the 10^th anniversary on Sunday of Mr Russell's disappearance was one of the hardest days of her life.

"I miss him so much, it's like I'm missing a piece of me."

She said she won't stop fighting for him and pleaded with anyone who knows anything about Mr Russell's disappearance and murder to come forward.

"I never give up hope that one day we will find him and have our family as one again and lay him to rest."

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Andrew Russell was last seen leaving a home on Slim Street, Bathurst about 8pm on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

He said was going to see his family and has not been seen or heard from since.

Detectives from Chifley Police District established Strike Force Renshaw to investigate the disappearance and quickly established he met with foul play.

Despite extensive investigations and searches over the years, Mr Russell's body has never been found and no one has been convicted in connection to his death.

The matter was the subject of a coronial inquest in 2015 which returned a finding that Mr Russell had likely been murdered around the time he disappeared.

Investigations to locate Mr Russell's remains are continuing with the assistance of the Homicide Squad's Unsolved Homicide Team.

In March 2018, police announced a $750,000 reward for information which leads to the recovery of his remains.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.