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Genetic Evidence
Many people believe that there is compelling evidence Jestyn's son, Robin Thomson, is the biological son of the Somerton Man. This is based on shared genetic characteristics such as the shape of their ears -
T.Keane
What's In A Name? Ok, so the name written on one of the ties found in side the suitcase that had been left at Adelaide Train Station appears to be "T. Keane", also in -
Alexander Litvinenko
The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the FSB (Federal'naya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti) the Russian Federal Security Service and the KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) the Russian Committee for State Security -
Coronial Inquest 1949
The first Coronial Inquest was held over two days, on the 17 and 21 June 1949. "The resumed inquest into, the body of an unknown man, found on the beach at Somerton on December 1 -
Newspapers
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the newspaper articles available on TROVE and is now a few years out of date. However it's a good start and I shall be adding -
JETO-Life
PRISONERS SENTENCED. 28 May 1929 Wellington [NZ] http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19290528.2.153&e=-------10--1----0John+Edmund+Thomas+O%27Sullivan-- -
Timeline of Events
1903: The estimated year of the Somerton Man's birth. 1906 April 16th: Alf Boxall is born in Hammersmith, UK. -
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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People Connected to the Case
Derek Abbott, Dr John Barkly Bennett: Was the doctor who pronounced the Somerton Man dead at 9:40am on the 1st of December 1948. Note that it was a quick examination while the body was -
SOE The Importance Clothing!
In July 1940, the British government established a secret intelligence agency called the Special Operations Executive (SOE). After the fall of France and the evacuation of the British forces at Dunkirk, Britain needed a way -
SOMERTON BEACH November 30th/December 1st 1948
A step by step account of how and when this man died.. With many thanks to Clive and to a fellow commenter and researcher for their input. It has been invaluable as usual. -
SECRET INKS & SECRET WRITING
A subtopic under the broad heading of'Tradecraft', secret inks and secret writing were standard tools used for communication. Also referred to as'Clandestine Communications'. Perhaps one of the best known Australian cases of the -
JETO
John Edmund Thomas O'Sullivan (Suggested by Dan Botham) John Edmund Thomas O'Sullivan, AKA Carl Mattiske, AKA Patrick Daly, AKA Daniel Sullivan, AKA Patrick Michael Kevin Murphy, AKA Thomas O'Brien (Aliases taken from -
Alf Boxall
Alfred Boxall Birth: 16 Apr 1906 - Middlesex (England) -
The Code
Around the same time as the inquest, a small piece of rolled-up paper bearing the words "Tamam Shud" was found in the fob pocket of the dead man's trousers. The scrap of paper -
Useful Links
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Anemptyglass Wikia
The Tamam Shud Case, also known as the Mystery of the Somerton Man, is one of Australia's most profound mysteries of all time. On the 1st of December 1948,the body of a man -
The Rubaiyats Of Omar Khayyam
There are three copies of'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' linked to this case. 1) The Somerton Man's copy, found in the back of a Hillman Minx by "Ronald Francis". This copy was linked -
List of Facts
He wore a jacket on top of a pullover on a very warm day. This almost certainly indicates he was not a local. It probably also rules out the theory that he was a stockman -
Theories
I grew up on a diet of Poirot, Jonathan Creek and James Bond but much as I love the idea of him being a'spy', I fear the reality may be a little more mundane -
The Funeral
Few people got to see the burial of the Somerton man, he was buried at West Terrace Cemetery at 9.30 am. on Tuesday the 14th of June 1949. Arrangements for the funeral were kept -
Joseph (George) Saul Haim Marshall
Joseph (George) Saul Haim Marshall died in 1945, in Ashton Park, Mosman, not far from where Jestyn was living at the time. He also had a copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Is there -
The Somerton Man's Rubaiyat
The Somerton Man's Rubaiyat This was the copy handed into police by'Ronal Francis' the'Chemist' who found it in his car which was parked on Jetty Road. He supposedly found it around the -
Keane's Trunk
Richard Valentine Keane (14 February 1881 – 26 April 1946) Keane was vice-president of the executive of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party in 1928 and its president in 1930 and from 1937 -
Cigarettes and Lighter
During the Second Word War cigarettes were rationed, even after they were taken off the ration list they were still in short supply. In 1948 most shops only stocked a limited range of the more
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