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Coroner delivers open finding in murder of Simone Strobel in Lismore
A second inquest into the unsolved murder of a German backpacker on the NSW North Coast 20 years ago has rejected, and ruled unlawful, findings of a previous inquest that cast suspicion on her former boyfriend.
I believe the key to solving this case is the DNA evidence found on the chicken wire fence and the black item of clothing found on Uralba Street.
The black top that Simone was wearing in the CCTV footage was fond on the way to the bocce court, it's highly improbable she dropped it her self.
It's not likely that Tobias would have a sexual motivation.
If the crime was sexually motivated, it may have been removed by one of the offenders at the scene of the crime and accidentally dropped in the process of disposing of her body at the bocce courts.
If the DNA was not identified to be from the Suckfuel family or Jens, it will likely point to those responsible.
I think this is a likely scenario:
After the argument with Tobias while highly intoxicated Simone sought a place to sleep and joined people unknown to her at the caravan park.
While inside a tent or caravan the offender attempted to sexually assault Simone, possibly while she was passed out.
Simone woke up and screamed. The offender forcefully covered her mouth in an attempt to silence her screams which caused Simone to die of asphyxiation.
Simone's clothes were removed at the scene of the crime either during the sexual assault or in at attempt to hide DNA evidence.
The offender sought the assistance of an associate at the caravan park to hide Simone's body.
While on the way to the bocce court the offenders accidentally dropped Simone's black top on Uralba Street.
While disposing the body at the bocce court one of the offender's blonde hair got caught in the chicken wire fence.
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