<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An unidentified bone has been discovered in a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/south-australia" rel="" target="" title="South Australian"><span>South Australian</span></a><span> backyard after police excavated the property as a part of a fresh search for the remains of a missing woman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Susan Goodwin was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/search-missing-woman-south-australia/7607e3ed-f15c-49e0-89a2-9e91cf16e94d" rel="" target="_blank" title="last seen at her local Coles and Woolworths in July 2002"><span>last seen at her local Coles and Woolworths in July 2002</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe the 39-year-old was murdered.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-police-employee-investigated-over-social-media-posts-allegedly-celebrating-charlie-kirk-assassination/0c78f4db-f21b-4eab-9291-bf051bd45a29"><strong><span>SA Police probe employee's posts allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk assassination</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Major crime detectives started to dig at the property in Port Lincoln at 9am, after the backyard was scanned with a ground-penetrating radar provided by the Australian Federal Police yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police found the bone an hour into the excavation and sent the item for forensic examination to test if the bone is human.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The search for the remains has been temporarily paused pending the results.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/susan-goodwin-search-updates-police-probing-cold-case-disappearance-uncover-bone-in-backyard/7145a1f5-434c-4fa7-b326-e08bb6394486" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/educational-ai-tool-south-australia/8ec8741e-1640-484d-ac1e-0efc5c460066"><strong><span>South Australia to roll out custom-built AI program across public schools</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Pamir Court house is a street away from Goodwin's old home in Moonta Crescent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said police hoped for a resolution in the cold case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will wait and see what comes out of that search," Stevens said this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no such thing as a closed unsolved murder investigation, they remain open, are subject to regular review and we take opportunities to explore fresh information or evidence as it comes to light."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Family and friends of Goodwin have been notified about the discovery today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are offering a $200,000 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to a conviction or the discovery of Goodwin's remains.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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