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Inquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull was used as pub ashtray

Original: Inquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull used as ashtray at pub By Bryn Wakefield An inquest into the disappearance of M

An inquest into the 1972 disappearance of Queensland schoolgirl Marilyn Wallman has heard disturbing evidence that a piece of her skull was kept in a shed at a pub and used as an ashtray before being handed to police. The revelation has shocked Australians and renewed attention on one of the country's oldest unsolved missing-person cases.

Why now: The shocking detail emerged at a current inquest into a decades-old cold case, prompting widespread coverage and disbelief.

Marilyn WallmanQueenslandAustralia

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• Inquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull used as ashtray at pub By Bryn Wakefield An inquest into the disappearance of Marilyn Wallman hears that a piece of the schoolgirl's skull was kept in a shed and used as an ashtray before it was handed over to the police. https://www.… · abcfeeds@rssfeed.media

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