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‘Familial DNA’ link matches jawbone found on NSW beach with mariner lost at sea 40 years ago
A jawbone washed up on a northern New South Wales beach in 2011 has been genetically linked to a man who went missing at sea more than 40 years ago.
Key points:
- William “Bill” Moran and his wife Philippa died when their motor cruiser sank off Evans Head in 1979
- His jawbone was found 32 years after the tragedy occurred
- Familial DNA helped police find his relative in Goulburn Jail last year
The bone was found on Kingscliff Beach nearly a decade ago, but the case remained unsolved until a “familial DNA” link was found by NSW Police.
New technology allowed investigators to match the jawbone DNA with that of a 34-year-old man imprisoned in Goulburn…
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