The body of suspected triple murderer Julian Ingram has been found in a heavily decomposing state, four months after he allegedly murdered three people in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.
Ingram allegedly fatally shot three people, including his pregnant ex-partner Sophie Quinn, 25, her friend John Harris, 32, and Sophie’s Aunt, Nerida Quinn, 50, and a fourth man who survived the attack, before he fled the town.
Police confirmed on Monday that workers from the National Parks and Wildlife found the body, believed to be Ingram, next to a white Ford Ranger.
“Next to this vehicle, police have also located a male body in a very decomposed state,” Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland said on Monday.
“Next to this body is a firearm and, at this point, police believe that the person laying next to the vehicle could be Julian Ingram, but that is yet to be formally identified.”
He added that a drivers license belonging to Ingram was found at the scene, and the clothing on the body “would lead us to believe that it is him.”
Since the shooting, Lachlan Shire mayor John Medcaff, said the town had been living in fear, as the manhunt for Ingram continued.
“This has been going on for four months at least and people have been very anxious at not having any hint of where (he is) or closure at all, worried that he could come back,” he told ABC.
“You never expect this to happen in that community, but it’s just something that they’ve got to deal with and hopefully we can help them with this news.”
He added that, if the remains are confirmed to be Ingram’s, he hopes it will provide closure for the community.
The victims family have since spoken out, with a relative of the Quinn’s saying that there was no justice in the way Ingram died.
“It doesn’t bring them back,” they said.
“Justice doesn’t coincide with stolen lives.”
Sophie’s mother, Cathy, told 9News the alleged murderer was “gutless”, and her sister Tegan said “it was about time (police) found him”.
“We can grieve but now it feels so real and it’s only hit me now,” she said.
Ingram had been out on bail for domestic violence at the time of the alleged murders.
Assistant Commissioner Holland told Sunrise that police are considering making changes to the bail process.
“Police are looking at different ways and how we can amend the bail considerations,” he said.
“Obviously, that will come out as part of the criminal investigation.
“The changes will be obviously conducted as part of the review while the domestic family violence team, and we’ll obviously go from there.”
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