Posted on 05/21/2021 7:13:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin
On 1 December, 1948, the man’s body was found on Somerton Beach in South Australia with the circumstances of his death remaining an open police investigation.
The Somerton man was first found by passers-by who noticed him slumped against a seawall.
The cause of death remains unknown and many theories have been advanced over his identity, ranging from a jilted lover to a Cold War spy.
An initial police investigation and coronial inquest left the matter unresolved, with the case particularly mystifying because of a number of items found with the body.
They included a suitcase, items of clothing with the tags removed, incoherent writing believed to be a code, the poetry book The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and a torn scrap of paper with the Persian words “Tamam Shud”, meaning it is finished.
The remains will be taken to Forensic Science SA as experts attempt to build a DNA profile.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Intestering story, Thanks.
70 years later and they come up with an elaborate story about a depressed, divorced guy that committed suicide.
Boy - whatever spy stuff he was doing must have been huge to attempt to bury it even now. /sarcasm
Conspiracy theories are REALLY hard to kill!
Seriously though, how many depressed divorced guys have there been over the years? Obviously a spy! /rimshot
“Conspiracy theories are REALLY hard to kill!”
Sometimes it takes 2 grassy knoll shooters to kill a conspiracy.
Even then, it’s hard to get rid of a good shovel. lol. :)
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