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Shane Barker murder link to fox carcass
Windermere independent MLC Ivan Dean has written to the state’s top cops, alleging another key piece of fox evidence was faked – and Mr Dean believes it’s linked to the cold case murder of Shane Barker.
The letter – sent to Commissioner Darren Hine and Assistant Commissioner Glenn Frame earlier this month – claims the Glen Esk Road fox, found at Conara in 2006, was killed in Victoria and imported by a now-convicted drug trafficker.
The letter goes on to suggest that Mr Barker became aware of the hoax and was prepared to snitch on the culprit, which ultimately led to his rifle murder at Campbell Town in 2009.
Mr Dean said he interviewed an informant who told him he was involved in transporting the carcass from Briagolong, 240 kilometres east of Melbourne, to Tasmania on the Spirit of Tasmania …
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Examiner. First published Feb 26