Snippets extracted from www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8653484/beachside-arm-bone-discovery-stays-a-mystery/?cs=14264 published 5 June 2024
The right humerus was found at Dolphin Sands on Tasmania's picturesque east coast on June 9, 2000 and handed to police. Forensic and anthropological testing determined the bone belonged to a man aged 50 to 60 years and about 176cm tall. However, no other information was able to be discerned at the time to help determine the person's identity.
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DNA found in the bone was compared to a Tasmanian database and a national program for unidentified and missing persons under an order by the coroner made last year.
The possibility the humerus was of Aboriginal ancestry was ruled out but no matches were made. In findings published on Wednesday, coroner Simon Cooper said he did not think any further investigations could be reasonably undertaken to identify the bone.
I wonder if the 'national program' mentioned is the one the Australian Federal Police and @othram are working on?
The right humerus was found at Dolphin Sands on Tasmania's picturesque east coast on June 9, 2000 and handed to police. Forensic and anthropological testing determined the bone belonged to a man aged 50 to 60 years and about 176cm tall. However, no other information was able to be discerned at the time to help determine the person's identity.
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DNA found in the bone was compared to a Tasmanian database and a national program for unidentified and missing persons under an order by the coroner made last year.
The possibility the humerus was of Aboriginal ancestry was ruled out but no matches were made. In findings published on Wednesday, coroner Simon Cooper said he did not think any further investigations could be reasonably undertaken to identify the bone.
I wonder if the 'national program' mentioned is the one the Australian Federal Police and @othram are working on?
