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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 -
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 -
HCReynolds
In 2010, an Adelaide woman contacted biological anthropologist Maciej Henneberg about an identification card of an H.C.Reynolds that she had found in her father's possessions. The card, a document issued in the -
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This is by no means a comprehensive list of the newspaper articles available on TROVE and is now a few years out of date.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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TIBOR KALDOR, THE ACROSTIC CODE, DANETTA
Adelaide based Clive Turner discovered a small front-page paragraph about a man's body being found in a Hindley Street Hotel on the 14th December 1948. Two weeks to the day after the discovery -
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) -
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 -
Useful Links
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ACROSTIC 'DANETTA' SOMERTON MAN CODE PAGE
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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 -
PROSPERS GOLD WATCH AD ACROSTIC MESSAGE
The Tibor Kaldor first appeared on the Tamamshud blog in 2016 and the issue of the acrostic code was found shortly afterward. Not only had an acrostic coded name been found hidden in Tibor Kaldor -
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 -
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 -
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
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