Sandy Point John Doe is now Identified
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australian Federal Police & NSW Police Team with Othram to Identify Sandy Point John Doe
As the VIFM's team of experts began their scientific tests, they were able to infer some characteristics of the unknown person. The forensic anthropologist determined that the remains belonged to a Caucasian male, aged between 21 and 37 years, and stood at approximately 170 centimeters tall. The forensic odontologist, delving into the dental restorations, hinted at the intriguing possibility of an overseas origin or a dental work style that harked back to antiquity.
Radiocarbon testing further illuminated the timeline, indicating a 95% probability that the individual lived between 1666 and 1942. A nuclear DNA profile and a mitochondrial DNA profile were obtained from the remains. The DNA profile information was compared to the Victorian Missing Persons DNA Database and no match was found. The DNA profile was also uploaded to the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database – Integrated Forensic Analysis (NCIDD-IFA) for identification purposes, with no match.
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Gippsland’s human skull mystery solved after 95 years
A forensics breakthrough has identified a man who drowned in 1928 in a case that became known as the Sandy Point skeleton.
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