Skull found in hunt for slain man’s missing head
Police believe a skull found in scrubland is the missing head of murder victim Julian Story, whose reality TV star partner has been charged over his death.
A human skull found in scrubland in Port Lincoln is believed to be the missing head of murder victim Julian Story.
Authorities had been searching for the head of Story, 39, since his dismembered body was discovered in the South Australian town on June 19.
Police on Thursday were told a member of the public found what appeared to be a human skull in scrub, Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said.
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“Preliminary investigations and phone calls to the forensic science centre have provided information that the remains are most likely human and I believe they are the remains of Julian Story,” the Major Crime officer-in-charge said.
“Julian’s family have been contacted today and provided an update in relation to what has been located and what the ongoing process is from here.
“Hopefully we can give them some comfort that we have found all the remains of Julian.”
Former Beauty and the Geek reality TV contestant Tamika Sueann Rose Chesser, 34, has been charged with Story’s murder.
