Former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser is the woman accused of the grisly murder of her partner in Port Lincoln, it can now be revealed.
The 34-year-old was arrested on Thursday after police responded to reports of a small fire at the South Australia home she shared with her boyfriend Julian Daniel Story.
But when emergency services arrived, they found Mr Story dead inside.
Chesser was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder.
It is understood Chesser had only moved in with Mr Story a few months earlier.
Her identity was revealed on Friday after Magistrate Ben Sale lifted a suppression order on her name and image.
Chesser sported a shaved head as she appeared in court via a videolink from James Nash House, a mental health facility.
She first appeared in court last week where she was refused bail, with a committal hearing scheduled for December.
Former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser (pictured) is the woman accused of the grisly murder of her partner in Port Lincoln, it can now be revealed
The 34-year-old (pictured) was arrested on Thursday after police responded to reports of a small fire at the South Australia home she shared with her partner
Chesser, from Queensland, was the runner-up on the 2010 season of Beauty and the Geek (pictured on the show)
When emergency services arrived at the Port Lincoln unit (pictured), they found the body of Chesser’s partner, Julian Daniel Story, inside.
Chesser, from Queensland, was the runner-up on the 2010 season of Beauty and the Geek.
She later modelled for men’s magazines including Playboy, Ralph and FHM under the name ‘Mike Chesser’.
Her social media accounts featured a mish mash of racy modelling photos and spirituality-themed posts.
‘Our Creator our Father and our Mother Nature our Earth are crying out to us all,’ she wrote in June 2024.
‘What do you think your ancestors would say in regards to the life you’re currently living? Would they be proud?’
South Australian Police will allege Chesser murdered Mr Story sometime between June 16 and June 19.
SA Police Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said last Friday the scene officers found a day earlier was ‘complex’ and Mr Story’s cause of death wasn’t yet known.
Chesser is also charged with knowingly performing an act or omission intending to result in human remains being less likely to be found for the purposes of concealing the commission of an offence relating to the human remains.
Friday’s revelation came after bizarre images emerged of Chesser standing topless on the Port Lincoln war memorial
Today’s revelation came after bizarre images emerged of Chesser standing topless on the Port Lincoln war memorial, just weeks before she was charged with murder.
Chesser was wearing a white wedding dress-style veil and stood motionless and silent in the eerie footage obtained by a passerby and broadcast on Seven News.
She was also holding what appeared to be a sharp, pointed object.
Neighbours said Mr Story’s death had rocked their community. One said he would often see Chesser in passing on local streets.
He said she was in a relationship with Mr Story and had moved into his unit several months ago.
‘She seemed normal, she was good,’ the neighbour said.
‘It’s devastating. This doesn’t happen in a small town like Port Lincoln.’
