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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2025 · 56 MIN

The Somerton Man: Australias Greatest Mystery

from History and Hearsay · host Christina

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:33 -  Disclaimer - Requested Solved case1:27 - The Man On The Beach3:49 - Police Arrive7:14 - Autopsy10:28 - Un-Natural Death13:19 - The Suitcase20:48 - New Evidence & The Inquest23:10 - The Book28:31 - Jilted Lover Theory31:00 - Spy Theory33:54 - Derek Abbott40:11 - Derek & Colleen’s Announcement41:50 - Identity of the Somerton Man45:13 - Muscular Calves47:25 - Clothing tags49:40 - The Code:51:27 - The Divorce Documents54:04 - Final Thoughts►Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-enduring-mystery-somerton-man-one-of-australias-most-puzzling-cold-cases-50795611/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/somerton-manfamily-photographs-revealed-/101643524 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71520/mysterious-death-somerton-man https://biographics.org/the-somerton-man-australias-greatest-crime-mystery/ https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/stories-from-the-archive/but-what-poison-mystery-of-the-somerton-man https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/tamam-shud-case-the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11063903/Toxic-marriage-explain-death-Somerton-Man-new-details-emerge-1948-mystery.html https://ciphermysteries.com/tamam-shud-somerton-man/the-somerton-mans-secrets-part-1 https://anemptyglass.fandom.com/wiki/Genetic_Evidence Divorce papers stuff: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/somerton-manfamily-photographs-revealed-/101643524 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-02/somerton-man-who-was-carl-charles-webb/101288890  Claims to have solved the “secret code” https://www.abc27.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/703090579/rest-of-australias-somerton-man-case-mystery-solved-using-his-own-code-as-deciphered-in-2021-okcir-sociologist-reports/ Books about this case (prior to it being solved) The Unknown Man – book by Gerry Feltus Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery – by Kerry Greenwood The Identity: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/australia/australia-somerton-man-mystery-solved-claim-intl-hnk-dst/index.html   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11451865/Somerton-Man-Charles-Webbs-true-identity-revealed-family-photographs-divorce-papers.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/27/somerton-man-mystery-identity-solved-identified-australia  https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/somerton-man-mystery-solved-professor-identifies-man-found-on-beach-in-1948/news-story/d66ba706a66e30561dbe0ba355edbfe0 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/somerton-man-identified-melbourne-born-engineer-researcher-says/101272182?fbclid=IwAR2AM4MaGLhu0l2wIPhG844dnkLCOu_hzRfDlVSUKRRAHqjnX8y9uMFnmdk https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555 🕵🏻‍♀️Video Request Email: [email protected]  **Include as many photos, links, details, as you'd like **Support the show

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