Coroner Confirms Homicide in Simone Strobel Case, Identity of Attacker Remains Unclear

An inquest in New South Wales confirms that German backpacker Simone Strobel was a homicide victim, yet the identity of her attacker remains unknown, raising concerns in Australia.

• The NSW state coroner, Teresa OSullivan, confirmed Simone Strobels death as a homicide during an inquest, but the perpetrators identity remains unclear.
• Investigators were urged to analyze two unmatched DNA samples collected during the initial inquiry into Simone Strobels murder near a Lismore, New South Wales campground.
• Simone Strobel, a backpacker from Germany, was found dead in 2005, and this latest inquest contradicts earlier suspicions that a member of her traveling party was involved.