Man admits to cold case murder of Martin Meffert
A South Australian man has admitted to the cold case murder of Martin Meffert, whose partial skeletal remains were found in a bag in a fireplace in the state's mid-north.
The 30-year-old, who can't be identified because he was a child at the time of the alleged crime, faced Port Augusta Magistrates Court today and entered his guilty plea.
Police discovered Meffert's body while doing a firearms inspection at a nearby property. 9News
The 30-year-old accused cannot be identified because he was a minor at the time of the alleged murder. 9News
Mr Meffert's skeletal remains were found at a property in Terowie in 2013 after police had gone to the home on an unrelated matter.
But the murder charged was not laid until September last year.
Mr Meffert was last seen in February 2005 when he boarded a bus to travel from Adelaide to Terowie.
Police believe the then 23-year-old may have lived in the town for as little as a few days or for as long as a few months.
Police are also investigating after money was siphoned out of Meffert's account in the years after his death. 9News
He had been living on a disability pension and between 2005 and 2013 about $130,000 was siphoned from his account at ATMs in the mid-north.
His killer will next appear in the South Australian Supreme Court in October.
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