Article Alert: Rainhill Man to Solve the Mystery of Ned Kelly's Skull

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The St. Helens Reporter of Thursday 17 May 2012 has an article called Rainhill man to solve the mystery of Ned Kelly’s skull.

It begins with:


The skull of a Rainhill man may have been mistakenly exhibited for decades as the remains of Australia’s most infamous outlaw Ned Kelly.

Frederick Deeming was executed in 1892 after he butchered his wife and four children in St Helens before fleeing to Melbourne where he went on to commit a second murder.

Deeming and Kelly’s remains - along with a number of other executed prisoners - were exhumed in 1929 from the burial grounds at Melbourne Old Gaol....
It continues later in the article with:

Media reports in Australia say they have now applied to the Church of England for permission to exhume the grave of Deeming’s brother, Alfred.

If successful, they hope DNA samples from Alfred’s remains will prove the skull belonged to Deeming.

Australia’s Attorney-General Robert Clark has now said he will also write to the UK’s Ministry of Justice asking for help....
To read in full:

http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/local/rainhill-man-to-solve-the-mystery-of-ned-kelly-s-skull-1-4552619