Sensational posts circulating online claim that “burnt bodies” carrying Australian suspect Simon Peter Carman’s DNA were discovered in a remote Thai forest. Other versions refer to secret burials, leaked forensic files and a confession to multiple killings.

A review of publicly available police statements and reporting from ABC News, SBS, Reuters, AP and The Guardian found no credible evidence supporting those claims.

However, another important detail has been reported: Thai police were examining possible similarities between Tunchanok Donhomla’s death and two earlier unsolved cases involving women whose bodies were found in suitcases. No connection to Carman had been established in the available reporting.

What the viral posts claim — and what is actually known

Viral claim	Verified finding
Burnt bodies were discovered in a remote Thai jungle.	No credible news report or public police statement reviewed mentions such a discovery.
A leaked DNA report connects Carman to charred remains.	No authenticated document or confirmed DNA finding supporting this claim has been published.
Carman confessed to multiple murders.	No verified report supports this. Police say he gave an account concerning Tunchanok’s death, while he continues to deny the charges.
Police ruled out every possible additional victim.	This is also too strong. Police reportedly examined similarities with two earlier suitcase-body cases, but no link was confirmed.
A trial is already approaching its conclusion.	No confirmed trial date was announced in the latest reliable reports located.

The “burnt bodies” story should therefore be treated as unsupported, not as a police-confirmed breakthrough.

What happened to Tunchanok Donhomla?

Tunchanok “Cake” Donhomla was 17 when she disappeared in Pattaya on June 25, 2026.

Police allege that she met Carman near Pattaya’s beach district before accompanying him to the condominium where he was staying. CCTV reportedly captured them entering the building together shortly after 3.30am.

After reaching the room, Tunchanok sent friends what would become one of her final known messages: “The room is so messy.” SBS News reported that the message was intended to reassure her friends and let them know where she was.

She was never recorded leaving the building.

The suitcase captured on CCTV

Later that evening, surveillance footage allegedly showed Carman struggling to move a large dark suitcase from the condominium. Police say he strapped it to a motorcycle, travelled towards a grassy area beside a railway line and returned without it.

The footage was recorded at approximately 9.25pm — not 8.30pm, as some online retellings claim. Tunchanok’s body and belongings were subsequently found inside luggage near the railway tracks, around a ten-minute drive from the building. ABC News published a detailed reconstruction of the police timeline.

Carman was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Australia. Reports from AP and ABC News identified him as 45 at the time of his arrest.

Police allegations and Carman’s account

Thai police allege that Tunchanok was strangled following an argument inside the room. Investigators reported seeing scratches on Carman’s neck and arms that they considered consistent with a struggle.

Carman has offered differing accounts during the investigation. Police initially said he claimed Tunchanok disappeared while he was asleep. He later reportedly said he had acted in self-defence after she threatened him with a knife.

Although police have described part of his account as a confession to causing her death, he has denied the criminal charges. His claims and the prosecution evidence have not yet been tested at trial.

Carman faces charges including murder, concealing a body, moving or destroying a body and taking a minor for sexual purposes. He remains entitled to the presumption of innocence unless convicted.

Was police investigating a possible serial offender?

This is where the online rumours appear to have distorted a real development.

Thai police told reporters that Tunchanok’s case bore similarities to two earlier unsolved cases in which women’s bodies were found inside luggage in nearby areas. Officers were reportedly checking whether any connection existed. The Guardian and ABC News both reported on that wider inquiry.

That does not mean Carman was linked to those deaths. It means investigators were checking similarities rather than ignoring them.

Crucially, those reports concerned bodies found in suitcases — not burnt remains discovered in a jungle. No credible evidence reviewed establishes a DNA match, a secret burial site or additional victims connected to Carman.

Tunchanok’s family demands the maximum punishment

Tunchanok’s family returned her cremated ashes to a Buddhist temple in Kalasin province while publicly calling for the harshest available sentence.

Her stepmother, Oradee Bussarakum, said she wanted Carman to face the “full consequences” if convicted. Thailand retains the death penalty for murder, although the sentence and any punishment can only be determined through the legal process. ABC News documented the family’s farewell and demand for justice.

The verdict on the viral claims

The confirmed case is already devastating without adding fabricated forensic discoveries.

There is currently no publicly verified evidence of:

• Burnt bodies connected to Carman
• Charred remains containing his DNA
• A leaked police DNA report
• Secret jungle burial sites
• A confession to multiple murders
• A confirmed serial-killer designation

What is confirmed is that Carman has been charged over Tunchanok’s death, police assembled CCTV and other evidence, and investigators reportedly checked whether similarities existed with two unresolved suitcase-body cases.

Until police or prosecutors release further verified findings, any claim about “burnt bodies” or additional victims should be treated as unsubstantiated.