He was a much-loved brother, a true country boy, a joker and a good friend.
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A decade on from Shane Barker's unsolved murder his siblings remember their fun-loving brother, reflect on life without him and remain hopeful his killer will be caught.
Sitting on his lounge-room couch on a wet and windy June day, Paul Barker recalls his father Robert's reaction the moment two detectives told their family Shane had been murdered.
"I can still remember dad's gasp," Paul said.
The Campbell Town man was gunned down after parking his car in the garage of his former East Street house on August 2, 2009.
Shane was ambushed by his killer, who police believe knew the victim's movements and cowardly laid in wait for the 36-year-old to return from having dinner at his parents' house.
Despite a long-term investigation by Tasmania Police and a reward of $250,000 offered to anyone with information that leads to a conviction, Shane's killer has never been identified and charges have never been laid.
But Shane's family remain hopeful those responsible for his murder will be brought to justice.
In the 3652 days since Shane was ripped from their lives, babies have grown into children and special occasions have been celebrated with a missing piece of the family puzzle, but Shane's memory lives on through stories and photos.
Shane's sister Nikki Garwood said her son was only eight months old at the time of the murder, so he never got to know his uncle.
"I know Shane would've got on famously with him," she said.
The eldest of the three Paul holds back tears as he remembered going outside, finding the brightest star and telling his children it was Shane.
Paul and Nikki both smile as they talk about who Shane was.
For Nikki - the youngest of the three - Shane was her big brother, her protector from the typical sibling taunting her eldest brother Paul dished out, and the source of her humour.
"Neither of them were the type of big brothers that didn't want anything to do with their little sister," she said.
"Shane always did Frank Spencer impersonations and would have the family in fits of laughter."
Paul and Shane had a passionate brotherly bond which saw them fight like cats and dogs, but they loved each other immensely.
"He was a great brother. There's not much more you can say really," Paul said.
But there was plenty more to say, Paul smiled as he recalled the adventures he had with Shane and his father Robert.
"We always went rabbit shooting and fishing with dad," he said.
As Shane got older his love of the outdoors grew and he spent every spare moment shooting with his pop.
"You wouldn't see Shane on weekends or in deer season," Paul said.
"I didn't have the patience to go shooting and hunting, I was more football and cricket."
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Nikki described Shane as being very hands-on, with no task too difficult.
"He was very much a country boy," she said.
The siblings laugh as they remember Shane driving to the Quadrant every fortnight to pay his bills, despite being able to pay them online, and using cheques to buy a television and fridge.
"He was pretty old fashioned," Paul said.
Paul fights back tears as he talks about the proudest memory he had with Shane.
It was the early '90s and Paul had been playing for the Campbell Town Football Club seniors for a few years when Shane finally got the call up, meaning the two brothers got to run out on the oval together.
They didn't win the game against Fingal, but Paul laughed and said they still had a few celebratory beers afterwards.
For Nikki it was weekends away at the lakes.
"When I got married, we would go to my in-laws' shack up at the lakes and Shane came up on a few occasions," she said.
"He and his daughter would come fishing with us. It was nice even as adults to have that commonality."
As children, Shane would do a Cujo the dog impression and have Nikki and her friends in fits of laughter.
"I would hide in the car and Shane would be the dog, Cujo, and get on top of the car roof and scare the hell out of us," she said.
Just like all siblings, the Barkers debated about who their parents' favourite was, with Nikki saying their parents didn't have favourites but Paul was adamant Shane was the twinkle in his father's eye.
Despite the significant amount of time that's passed, Paul and Nikki vividly remember the day they were told their brother was dead.
Paul's pop called and asked if he was sitting down before he gave him the news.
"It was weird because it was on my mobile phone and it came up 'mum and dad' on my phone," Paul said.
"I could tell he was a bit emotional.
"He said 'Jane's died', and I said 'who the bloody hell is Jane', and he said 'no, your brother Shane'."
Nikki's husband Grant picked up his wife and Paul and the three of them drove straight to Campbell Town.
"It felt like it took forever, like two hours," Paul said.
The family was initially told Shane had a heart attack, which the siblings found difficult to fathom because of how fit their brother was.
Instead of driving to the police station to meet their parents, the trio went straight to Shane's house.
They could see a number of forensic officers scoping out the property in their blue suits, then they spotted a police officer manning the scene and directing cars away, so Paul told his friend to keep driving.
When the siblings introduced themselves, the police officer told them to wait while he got Senior Sergeant Rick Newman, who came out to speak to Nikki and Paul.
"He shook my hand and I said 'you can't tell me this is a heart attack, look at all the people here'," Paul said.
Senior Sergeant Newman wasn't able to say much about the situation, but told Paul and Nikki the best thing they could do was to go see their parents at the police station, so they did.
When the siblings arrived their father Robert was extremely emotional about Shane's death.
"I'd never seen him cry before," Paul said.
Later that night at their grandparents' house, Paul told his family he was sure Shane didn't die from a heart attack because of the amount of police officers at the seen.
At 6pm on the dot Senior Sergeant Newman and another detective came to speak to the immediate family - Shane's parents and two siblings.
"Rick cleared everyone out, it was just the four of us, and said 'look, there's no easy way to say it but he has been murdered'," Paul said.
"One of us must've asked how and he said 'shot'.
"Even though we knew it wasn't a heart attack, it still hits you like a sledgehammer when we were told it was murder."
One of the family's biggest challenges has been losing Shane's nan, pop and father before the murder was solved.
"It is what's so disappointing. They really wanted to see it solved," Nikki said.
Not finding Shane's killer was particularly hard on their father, who spent every day trying to figure out who was responsible.
The 74-year-old suffered a stroke on June 19, leaving him paralysed down the right side of his body and unable to speak.
Robert remained in hospital until he died on July 6.
Nikki said they believe Shane's unsolved murder contributed to their father's stroke.
"Dad passing away without there being any resolution really hit a spot for us, because for him probably more than any of us he wanted some kind of justice," she said.
"He always said 'a piece of me died when Shane died'."
Paul and his father spent many road trips talking about the case.
"As soon as we'd get in the car he'd start talking about it. He just wanted to know why and who," Paul said.
The thought of Shane and Robert reunited was the "only comfort" for the Barker family.
The Barkers acknowledged even when Shane's case is solved it won't bring them full closure, but they hope they'll at least learn why it happened.
"In some regards there will be nothing worse than hearing what happened that day, but I want that day to come because I want the people responsible in jail," Paul said.
The tragic loss of Shane had changed Paul's perspective on life.
"You can't waste a single day. You don't know what's going to happen," he said.
A dedicated investigation team within Tasmania Police's serious organised crime division had actively worked on Shane's murder since January 2016.
Detective Sergeant Mark Lopes said the investigation into the murder was following a specific line of inquiry and remained ongoing.