Case file · 1948 · Codes & Puzzles
The Somerton Man
Tamam Shud
A man dead on an Australian beach, a secret pocket, and two words: Tamam Shud.
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This 7 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- State Records of South Australia: 'But what poison?' Mystery of the Somerton Man (official archive, inquest records)
- University of Adelaide (Prof. Derek Abbott): Timeline of the Taman Shud Case (research timeline of the 1948 events)
- ABC News: Somerton Man identified as Melbourne electrical engineer, researcher says (2022 DNA identification)
- ABC News: SA Police report to coroner into Somerton Man case complete 'very soon' (status of formal confirmation)
- Wikipedia: Somerton Man (overview)
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