Overview
- A sealed package with no clear sender appeared on Dom-archivist Franz Zehetner’s desk containing the human skull.
- The enclosed letter stated the writer stole the skull during a guided tour decades ago and sought to make peace at the end of his life.
- Cathedral staff said the skull cannot be linked to a specific individual among the thousands of remains in the catacombs.
- Zehetner described the return as moving and called the gesture a sign of respect for the dead.
- The cathedral gave the remains a dignified burial, and no police involvement or legal action was reported.