![\"Tamika](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tamika-sueann-rose-chesser-wearing-a-black-headscarf-and-bla-UTVD42P42NGBLJFW3MVL2WDPIQ.jpg\")
<\/p>\nA skull found by a bushwalker has been formally identified as the missing remains of Julian Story \u2013 with a former reality TV star facing charges over his murder.<\/p>\n
Authorities had been searching for Story’s head since the 39-year-old’s dismembered body was discovered in the South Australian town of Port Lincoln on June 19.<\/p>\n
The skull was identified after it was discovered in scrubland by a person pursuing a wandering dog in the town on July 31 and underwent testing.<\/p>\n
“The remains were forwarded to Forensic Science SA for a detailed scientific examination which has confirmed their identity,” police said.<\/p>\n
“Police extend their gratitude to the many members of the Port Lincoln community who have come forward with information to aid this investigation.”<\/p>\n
Tamika Sueann Rose Chesser, 34, a former Beauty and the Geek reality TV contestant, has been charged with Story’s murder.<\/p>\n
She was arrested on June 19 after Story’s body was found at the couple’s home at Port Lincoln, on the Eyre Peninsula.<\/p>\n
Police issued a plea for public help on June 27 to find his remains “because tragically, we have not recovered the head of Julian Story”.<\/p>\n
Chesser last appeared in Port Lincoln Magistrates Court on July 31 via video link from James Nash House, a psychiatric facility in Adelaide.<\/p>\n
Along with a murder charge, Chesser was also accused of assaulting a police officer the day after her arrest and faces unrelated charges of assault and disorderly behaviour.<\/p>\n
In June, police released still images and video of a woman they allege was Chesser walking on Port Lincoln streets that were recorded after the killing, which investigators allege occurred about midnight on June 17.<\/p>\n
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Tamika Sueann Rose Chesser wearing a black headscarf and black full-body coverings. (Source: South Australia Police )<\/p>\n
The images show a woman wearing a black headscarf and black full-body coverings, carrying a bag.<\/p>\n
Police said they would not discount Story’s head was inside the bag.<\/p>\n
Chesser’s next court appearance is slated for December 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A skull found by a bushwalker has been formally identified as the missing remains of Julian Story \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[85,67,42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-3501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-crime-and-justice","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-top-news","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-topnews","15":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}