i am new to this site and would like to offer what i believe is a new perspective. It is my understanding that adam baker either was, or that he claimed to be, of australian aboriginal descent. When i saw zahra's photo with the caption referring to "dark child lol", i interpreted the lol to mean that she didn't really look aboriginal. It also explains why zahra's clothes were left behind in the wardrobe after the eviction. During the mourning process, the deceased person's clothes are generally destroyed. They would certainly never be kept as a "keepsake". Death is often referred to as "sorry business" and use of somebody's name after they have died is generally forbidden. As far as mortuary rituals are concerned, this very much depends upon the particular aboriginal nation to which the person belonged. Burial in the ground was never an option. One way or another, the body was offered to the elements, knowing that the deceased is still part of the natural environment. In general, the flesh is dealt with first (sometimes it is even manually removed). A second disposal involves the bones. The body may be left on a platform or in a tree to decay. The bones can later be placed in a hollow log or wrapped in bark or hidden between rocks. Lyne river aborigines have a rather unique custom of dividing the bones into three separate bundles, which are then placed in three different locations. As it becomes apparent that zhara's body was dismembered, perhaps there could be some truth in elisa's statement that what adam "did after the fact is kinda horrifying". Kind of horrifying to us westerners, but perfectly natural perhaps for a grieving father of aboriginal descent who knew that he could never afford to return her body to her real "country" of birth - wagga wagga, australia.
