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Somerton Man

2023/4/17
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1948年11月30日,澳大利亚索默顿海滩发现一具穿着西装的男子尸体,70多年来身份成谜。案件扑朔迷离,死者身上无明显伤痕,衣物标签被剪除,口袋内物品也未能提供身份线索。尸检发现死者胃部有大量出血,疑似中毒,但未检测到毒物。警方在阿德莱德火车站找到一个属于死者的行李箱,箱内物品标签大多被剪掉,仅有三个物品标有“Keene”字样,但未找到相关线索。在死者衣物暗袋中发现一张写有波斯语“Taman Shud”(意为“结束了”)的纸条,来自一本罕见的12世纪波斯诗集。诗集背面有奇怪的密码,至今未能破译。此后,各种猜测层出不穷,有人猜测死者是间谍或其他身份特殊的人。2022年,阿德莱德大学教授德里克·阿博特和他的团队通过对死者死亡面具上提取的头发样本进行DNA检测和系谱学研究,最终确定死者的身份为卡尔·查尔斯·韦伯。韦伯是一名电气工程师,与妻子分居后,可能前往南澳大利亚寻找她。但韦伯的死因仍然存在争议,可能是自杀或他杀。尽管索默顿男子的身份之谜已解开,但其死亡原因和相关细节仍然充满疑问,案件的诸多细节至今仍未完全明了。

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The episode begins with the discovery of a well-dressed man found dead on Somerton Beach in 1948. The man had no identification, and his clothes' labels were cut out, adding to the mystery.

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#172 - The identity of a man dressed in a suit found dead on Australia's Somerton beach has baffled investigators for over 70 years. Can the use of genetic genealogy finally identify him?

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Written and produced by Courtney Fretwell

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