<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A walker has opened up about the surreal moment his dog stumbled across human remains in South Australian scrub, believed to be the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/julian-story-investigation-victim-head-located-port-lincoln/2609e489-4d9b-47e6-a428-e7136e22703c" rel="" target="" title="missing head of alleged murder victim Julian Story"><span>missing head of alleged murder victim Julian Story</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The discovery in Port Lincoln comes amid a six-week-long investigation into the death of Story, who was allegedly murdered by his partner, former Beauty and the Geek contestant Tamika Chesser.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Yesterday was meant to be just a regular walk for Tyson McCallum and his dogs, until Benji the Beaglier found what police believe is Story's head. </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/nsw-hunter-wedding-bus-crash-grooms-family-defends-driver/f07416cc-477f-41c8-b8ff-1450b5c72d84"><strong><span>Groom's family defends bus driver involved in wedding day crash</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just went in a bit closer and kind of made the connection pretty quickly as to what I thought it was," said McCallum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(It was) pretty surreal to be honest," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was kind of like 'No way, it's not what I think it is, surely not'. But it was too coincidental."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/dog-walker-interview-discovery-julian-story-head/b8161599-1312-4128-b03e-29e183fae57a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are confident the remains are those of Story, however, forensic testing is required to confirm the identification, which is expected to provide some closure for his family. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They've obviously been through a lot, can't even imagine it, to have it I guess finalised, they can get some closure which will hopefully bring them some peace," said McCallum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chesser remains before the courts accused of killing Story before beheading and discarding his remains.</span></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/finance/donald-trump-tariffs-announcement-australia-impacts-economy/7063ae38-48d9-4916-9896-a35c826ed1c5"><strong><span>Australia dodged one tariff bullet but a second could do the damage</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police and the State Emergency Service conducted further searches of the reserve where the skull was found today, with cadaver dogs were deployed to locate any additional remains. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Forensic officers have seized several items from the scene, which have been transported to Adelaide for forensic analysis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As for Benji, McCallum said "he will definitely get a few extra treats" following his discovery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>
SHARE:
Leave A Reply
Your email address will not be published.*