The coronial inquest into the unsolved murder of Melbourne woman Maria James has homed in on two suspects — a Catholic priest and a convicted killer.

Key points:

• Former detective Ron Iddles told the inquest Father Anthony Bongiorno had the motive, means and opportunity to murder Maria James
• The brother of Vicki Cleary, who was killed by Peter Keogh, said police did not follow up on tip-offs naming Keogh in connection to Ms James’s murder
• An expert exhibit tracker said the loss of crucial exhibits from the scene of the crime still keeps him up at night

Out of the six persons of interest, testimony at the inquest this past week focused on Father Anthony Bongiorno and on Peter Keogh, a man responsible for the killing of another Melbourne woman.

But as testimony is heard about the two men and their potential connection to the 1980 murder of Ms James, there are still…