Excerpt from report – Coroner Simon Cooper, 5 June 2024

Record of Investigation into Death (Without Inquest)

No further investigation was carried out in the aftermath of its discovery until last year when, at my direction, the DNA profile of the humerus was compared to other DNA profiles on the Tasmanian database, however a match was not made. That profiling did however exclude as a possibility that the humerus was of Aboriginal ancestry.

In addition, the humerus was examined as part of the National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons without result.

As more DNA profiles are added to the database, it is my hope that one day the humerus will be identified

Read the full report: https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/762325/UHR-Right-Humerus.pdf