Mystery

Update Saturday 6am, map addition: Herman Rockefeller is dead. Two people have been charged with his murder. The Herald Sun reports police are investigating a swingers’ website that may have led to a meeting between the suspects and Mr Rockefeller.

Excerpts from the court report: Mario Schembri, 57, from Wallan, and Bernadette Denny, of Hadfield, have each been charged with one count of murder. A detective told Melbourne Magistrate’s Court both had admitted being involved in an altercation with Rockefeller on the night he vanished. They also admitted to police that they had assisted in the disposal of the body, the court was told. Police were taken to a residence in View St, Glenroy, where it is understood that human remains were believed to have been buried in the back yard.

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It’s not exactly a cheery Tuesday morning photo, but there is an intriguing mystery surrounding this skull that washed up on a Sydney beach.

It’s 700 years old, but the trouble is it’s not Aboriginal. So where did it come from? The Manly Daily has the full story here.

As you’ll see from the report, police are appealing for the owner of the skull to come forward. He or she is described as being between four and six years old and having no head.

What do you think is the story behind the skull? Tell us in the comments. Some background on what was going on in the 14th century is here.