Australian police say they have identified the victim and think she was murdered more than ten years ago as they continue to investigate the alleged murder of a woman whose bones were discovered behind a concrete wall last year.
Tanya Lee Glover, who was born in 1971 and had hearing and vision impairments, would have been about 38 years old when she passed away, according to a statement released by Queensland Police on Thursday.
Her fate initially came to light when cleaning staff discovered unidentified human remains in the basement of an apartment block in the Brisbane suburb of Alderley last December.
Police reported at the time that her body was discovered firmly wrapped in garments and bedding and partially buried.
According to Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham, it took eight months for officials to successfully identify Glover using DNA forensics and public databases. Her death is currently under homicide investigation.
The few details we do have about Glover’s life depict a picture of a lonely lady who had fallen between the gaps to the point that no one had reported her missing.
“At this point, we are unsure if she was employed in any capacity. According to preliminary information, she was very private, lived a very quiet and reserved lifestyle, and didn’t use social media much, Massingham added.
When Glover’s DNA was used to identify her, authorities contacted her family and learned that she had lost touch with them in the past and that they had “the mistaken belief that she was elsewhere in the country,” according to Massingham.
He went on to say that the crime was “concerning and peculiar,” and that police had not yet identified a cause for why someone would pick on a helpless, unmarried woman before ruthlessly disposing of her body.
Police published a blurry photo of Glover, who is shown as a happy woman with shoulder-length brunette hair and glasses.
Glover, who is characterised as looking Caucasian and standing between 155 cm and 165 cm tall, arrived to Queensland from New South Wales in 2006 and remained there until 2010.
Detectives issued a request for information from anyone who may have met Glover or interacted with her, especially between the years of 2006 and 2010.