Overview

• A 34-year-old ex-Beauty and the Geek participant was arrested at the scene of a small house fire in Port Lincoln on June 19 after officers discovered her partner’s body inside.
• Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Branch and Forensic Response Section have joined local police to process what Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott described as a “very complex” scene, and the cause of death remains undetermined.
• Video footage emerged showing the accused days before the alleged killing standing topless in a wedding-style veil at the Port Lincoln war memorial while holding a sharp object.
• The suspect appeared via phone link in Adelaide Magistrates Court on June 20, was remanded in custody, and is scheduled to return to court in December 2025.
• Former Beauty and the Geek winner Kiera Johnstone publicly denied any involvement after her name circulated online in relation to the case.