This was the result of a molecular genetic comparison, the state criminal police office announced on Thursday. The cause of death, however, remained unclear and was the subject of investigations.

Time of Death Matches Time of Disappearance

"We are investigating in all directions and cannot rule out possible foul play," said the deputy head of the state criminal police office, Philipp Rapold, to the APA. The man is believed to have been dead for several months. The time of death is likely to coincide approximately with the time of disappearance, the investigator explained.

The Innsbruck resident had been considered missing since the beginning of September. The man parked his car in the east of the Tyrolean state capital and was no longer reachable, the police had said at the end of October.

Cause of Death of the 30-Year-Old Still Unclear

A forensic autopsy had not been able to conclusively determine the cause of death. The investigators then placed all their hopes in the result of the DNA comparison, which should at least provide clarity about the identity, which was indeed the case after about a week.

The body was found by the resident of the house on January 21 in a hard-to-reach and barely visible area of the garden, as he was reportedly looking for his cat there. How long the body had actually been in the garden remained unclear.

The house was a larger complex. The aforementioned resident lived there alone. His questioning initially did not provide any significant new insights.

(APA/Red)

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