New DNA technology will be used to try to crack the cold case murder of man whose limbs were found in an Adelaide drain more than two decades ago.
South Australian police on Sunday revealed forensic material linked to the 1993 murder of Peter Livingstone has been earmarked for further DNA testing.
The items include several pieces of clothing and a curtain Mr Livingston's dismembered limbs were found wrapped in when they were stuffed inside a stormwater drain in Marino, in the city's south, on March 19, 1993, two weeks after he was last seen.
Detective Sergeant Justin Ganley says the murder is still "an active case" and hopes new DNA analysis technology may offer Mr Livingston's family some peace after years of torment.
"It's really sad for his family that they don't have any answers."
Sgt Ganley says investigative work has not brought them any closer to identifying a suspect, having ruled out several over the years.
Detectives are also yet to establish the killer's motive but suggest Mr Livingston, then 32, may have been coaxed from his property by someone known to him.
Mr Livingston was due to meet a friend for a drink at a nearby hotel on 6 March but left his property unexpectedly without his watch and only pair of sandshoes.
A fortnight later his limbs were found wrapped in three 1960s-styled jumpers which, in turn, were wrapped in batik-style cloth fashioned into a curtain.
His head and body were never found.
A $200,000 reward has been offered for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of the killer, or help in the recovery of his remains.
Sgt Ganley said he found it "callous and cold" in the extreme that someone would be able to "do that to a body".
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