Another body has been discovered in the notorious Belanglo state forest - the killing ground for Ivan Milat who is credited with the torture/murder of seven backpackers there decades ago.
Unfortunately the wide publicity the Milat case received over the years has made Belanglo a choice dumping ground for those wishing to dispose of a body. It is a huge area serviced by a busy highway and if the body is ever discovered it will most likely be blamed on Milat.
Considering the number of people who go missing each year there is every expectation that many of these lay undiscovered in various bushland settings. The discovery in Belanglo was pure chance. Belanglo could hold dozens more - or none !
Advances in forensics - particularly DNA - increase the hope that no matter how degraded a body has become because of the elements - and the attentions of wild animals, there is a chance that recognition of identity may be achieved.
Once again the relatives of the missing will hold their breath - in the hope that a mystery may be solved !
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