Overview

• The multi-agency land and sea search for Story’s missing head, involving SES volunteers, police divers and local patrols, has been paused for a more focused investigative approach.
• Authorities are reviewing hours of CCTV and dashcam footage from June 17–19 to pinpoint Chesser’s routes and possible locations of interest.
• Tamika Chesser, 34, remains under a forensic mental health order at James Nash House and has not yet been interviewed by detectives.
• Chesser faces charges of murder, disposing of human remains and assaulting an officer, with a July 31 hearing on related charges and a December court date set for her murder trial.
• Story’s family have publicly thanked police, emergency services and first responders and stressed the importance of recovering his head to allow for a proper funeral.