Overview
- An unmarked package arrived at St. Stephen’s Cathedral containing the long-missing human skull.
- A letter inside, attributed to an older man from northern Germany, confessed to taking it as a young tourist during a guided tour.
- Dom archivist Franz Zehetner called the gesture a work of respect for the dead and said he was moved by the admission.
- Staff reported that matching the skull to specific remains is no longer feasible due to the vast ossuary and 18th-century secondary burials.
- The cathedral received the parcel in late October and carried out a respectful burial, with reports indicating the matter is now considered resolved.