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- Nearly 70 years after the body of the “Somerton Man” was interred at West Terrace Cemetery, the case has become part of the Australian national mythos. It is still a mystery, like the identity of Jack the Ripper in England or the fate of Jimmy Hoffa in the U.S. Tabloids in Australia take note whenever some amateur sleuth comes up with a new theory, no matter how crazy, and would-be detectives around the world take turns trying to solve the case. One by one, they examine the clues and, like Arthur with the sword in the stone, jiggle the puzzle’s hilt. Most give up and assume it will be stuck forever.
insomniasexx · 3260 days ago · link ·
I know I've read a great story about this before. It might be this one: The Body on Somerton Beach or this post by zebra2, 747 days ago. It's super interesting and has been going on for years and years.
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ButterflyEffect · 3261 days ago · link ·
Most of these articles become character studies of whoever has become obsessed or tangentially involved in the case, but I find that almost as interesting as the case itself.