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Watch super size me for free King James Bible - KJV Offline Holy Bible - Pro For PC can be easily installed and used on a desktop computer or laptop running Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and a Macbook, iMac running Mac OS X. The Somerton Man A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux Download Now Name your own price On 1 December 1948, a body was found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia.
On an early December morning, a man was found dead and so began the mystery of The Somerton Man. Named after the beach on which he was found the man's true identity to this day remains unknown. Also known as Tamam Shud, due to a clue that revealed itself during the investigation, here is the story of the bizarre case. Aug 03, 2019 TSM alizikwa mnamo Juni 14, 1949. Alisindikizwa na wapelelezi wa kesi hiyo na mamlaka ya mji wa Adelaide ila vitu vyake viendelee kuhifadhiwa maana vyaweza kuwa msaada mbeleni, huku kaburi lake likiwekwa jiwe lenye maandishi ya “Hapa ndipo alipozikwa mtu asiejulikana aliepatikana ufukweni Somerton mnamo Desemba 1, 1948”. TSM alizikwa mnamo Juni 14, 1949. Alisindikizwa na wapelelezi wa kesi hiyo na mamlaka ya mji wa Adelaide ila vitu vyake viendelee kuhifadhiwa maana vyaweza kuwa msaada mbeleni, huku kaburi lake likiwekwa jiwe lenye maandishi ya “Hapa ndipo alipozikwa mtu asiejulikana aliepatikana ufukweni Somerton mnamo Desemba 1, 1948”.
Filmmakers say they may have found a crucial detail to help solve the 1948 mystery of the Somerton Man....
Filmmakers say they may have found a crucial detail to help solve the 1948 mystery of the Somerton Man.
It’s hoped the mystery could soon be solved. Picture: Matt TurnerSource:News Corp Australia
It was the first day of summer in 1948, when two trainee jockeys, exercising their horses at Somerton Beach in South Australia, made a discovery that would become one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.
They saw a man lying slouched against the seawall at an uncomfortable angle. His body was flat, his head was propped up awkwardly on the concrete wall.
On closer inspection they discovered the man had died with an unsmoked cigarette rested on his chest.
His hair was immaculate, his double-breasted jacket was pressed and in perfect condition and all the labels had been removed from his clothes.
He didn’t seem homeless or like he’d been drinking; rather he was well-presented and overdressed for what was a warm evening prior.
The man became known as the ‘Somerton Man’.Source:The Advertiser
An autopsy found he was a fit 40 to 45-year-old man, possibly an athlete, “in top physical condition”.
To make the death even more mysterious, a small rolled up piece of paper was found in a hidden fob watch pocket — read “Tamam Shud”, which is Farsi for “it is ended” or “finished”.
The strange circumstances surrounding the man’s death, led to speculation and theories that have baffled experts and amateur sleuths to this day.
THE SOMERTON MAN
Nobody has ever come forward to identify him, and police couldn’t match his dental records or fingerprints with anyone.
Due to this, he became known simply as the “Somerton Man”.
But now, for the first time ever, the answers about who he was, how he died, where he came from are within reach.
The word ‘Keane’ was found written on the Somerton Man’s clothes.Source:Supplied
That’s because South Australian Attorney-General Vickie Chapman, who studied the case at law school, has granted conditional approval for an exhumation of the body.
And, it’s hoped new technology will solve the mystery spanning seven decades.
One of those who invested years of their lives investigating the mystery of the Somerton Man, Professor Derek Abbott, has a theory about who he is.
And in a bizarre twist of fate, he married a woman, Rachel Egan, who he believes is the Somerton Man’s granddaughter.
Ms Egan told Australian Story he thought the professor was a “nerd” who showed an unusual interest in her ears and teeth, when she first met him at a Brisbane restaurant.
“He wanted to look at my ears and my teeth. He was also after my DNA,” Ms Egan says. “It’s probably the first request I’ve had from a man to do that.”
They are now happily married with three children.
Professor Derek Abbott met his wife Rachel Egan while investigating the Somerton Man. Picture: Australian StorySource:ABC
CRYPTIC MESSAGE
The jagged piece of paper found on the Somerton Man was soon discovered to have been ripped from the final page of The Rubaiyatof Omar Khayyam, specifically a 1941 edition.
The book was a translation of verses by an 11th century Persian poet, and popular in the Western world during the 1940s.
Police launched a nationwide appeal for information on the book with the missing page and, surprisingly, a man came forward claiming he found the book on the back seat of his vehicle, which was parked at Somerton Beach around the time of the man’s death.
He often left the windows of his car open and thought little of it until he read about the search in the paper.
The book itself revealed a startling clue on the back page: an encrypted message, five lines long, each with nonsensical strings of letters.
The code has stumped experts around the world. Picture: Supplied by Gordon CramerSource:Supplied
The second line is struck out, adding to the mystery. Code-crackers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard were tasked with decoding the message, but this came to nothing.
Given the man’s “top physical condition”, as described by the coroner, the secret code, undetectable poisoning, the fact that nobody could identify him and the “Tamam Shud” paper, theories abounded that the Somerton Man was a Russian spy.
This was the beginning of the Cold War and paranoia loomed large.
Another clue found in the examined copy of The Rubaiyatof Omar Khayyam was far more fruitful: the indentation of an unlisted phone number, which belonged to a nurse named Jessica Thomson. Could she hold the key?
WHO WAS JESSICA THOMSON?
Ms Thomson was born in 1921 in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville, and worked as a nurse at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
At the time of the Somerton Man’s death, she’d moved to Adelaide and lived in Glenelg, 400 metres from where the body was found.
Police speculated he had arrived in the suburb to visit her and neighbours claimed an unknown man knocked on her door the night before.
Ms Thomson, however, denied any knowledge of the Somerton Man. Her denial didn’t ring true to detectives, however.
It’s hoped the mystery could soon be solved. Picture: Matt TurnerSource:News Corp Australia
Detective Sergeant Leane showed Ms Thomson a plaster cast made of the man’s head and described her reaction as “completely taken aback, to the point of giving the appearance that she was about to faint”.
Nevertheless, she still denied knowing him.
Jessica Thomson died in 2007.
However, Professor Abbott believes she had a son called Robin who shared remarkable similarities with the Somerton Man — a rare genetic disorder present in only 2 per cent of the population. The child would have been 16 months old when the Somerton Man died.
2016 was the year I completely and utterly became obsessed with podcasts. Before then, books were my main source of escaping reality but they took a back seat as I became captivated by a different source of entertainment.
I should also mention now, ever since I was a young girl I have been fascinated in serial killers, murder and scary stories. No idea where this came from, perhaps it was my Grandparents showing me the exact spot distant relatives saw the blood from one of the Jack the Ripper victims (East London born and bred), or perhaps I’m just one of those with a general morbid fascination. Either way, most of my favourite podcasts are true crime related and so I thought I’d share my favourites with you today, in the hope some of you share my interest!
* Before I get into this, I just want to give a disclaimer that the content of some of podcasts are graphic and listener discretion is advised.
My Favourite Murder
MY FAVOURITE PODCAST OF ALL TIME.
There were just a few episodes out by the time I first heard about this and so I started listening from the beginning and fell in love with the hosts and the format of the show immediately.
In each episode, Georgia and Karen, both American comedians, each share a story of one of their ‘favourite’ murders. Despite the subject matter, these women never fail to make me smile, all whilst teaching us to stay sexy and not get murdered. They also record minisodes where they read crime stories that people have sent in, named hometown murders. Just listen!
Sword and Scale
This was the first true crime podcast I listened to and quickly worked my way through all episodes available – I was instantly hooked. Now, this is a warning that some of the episodes are highly graphic and disturbing. The narrator Mike Boudet covers real cases and also includes the 911 calls or court hearings which do leave me feeling often upset or on edge for days. Not for the faint hearted.
Some of the episodes that have stuck with me the most (in a bad way): #4 (one of the most disturbing police calls I’ve ever heard). I’m not even gonna mention the others.
True Crime Garage
I love this podcast because it covers true crime cases with such great detail and with immense research. Hosted by two guys, recorded in their garage whilst sipping beers, I haven’t yet listened to an episode that I haven’t enjoyed. Most of the ‘cases’ are covered over multiple episodes as they go into such detail about the crime, timeline, what happened, theories etc, also playing back 911 calls and analysing them in depth. The first episode I listened to was about the Columbine and it was horrific but did a great job at busting some of the rumours around the case & explaining how it really was.
Episodes that stuck with me: Ed Gein #49, Columbine #09, Elisa Lam 89+90
Casefile
Casefile is an Australian True Crime Podcast with an anonymous narrator. The first episode I listened to was ‘The Somerton Man’ and I LOVED it, the case was full of twists and turns and I loved how the host told the story. He covers a good range of cases now from around the world and I always find them fascinating.
Episodes that stuck with me: #2 The Somerton Man, #37 The Yorkshire Ripper
Other notable mentions:
Serial
Thinking Sideways
No Sleep Podcast
Unsolved Murders
The Moth
The Somerton Man Mac Os 11
In the Dark
You Must Remember This
S’laughter
They Walk Among Us
Isdal Woman
Life After
Crimetown
Criminal
Lore
As with all of these, I recommend starting to listen from the very beginning. That’s the way I’ve done it and it makes some of them (especially MFM) often nicer to follow.
If you’re not into true crime and want something a little more lighthearted, I highly recommend My Dad Wrote A Porno. As soon as an episode is released, my plans for the evening are cleared! It’s hilarious, you won’t be disappointed.
(Note: I listen to all of these via the podcast app on my iPhone. If you aren’t an apple user, then most episodes are available either direct through each podcast’s website or via the acast app!)
What’s your favourite podcast? And are you obsessed with true crime too?
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