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FORENSICS | The Somerton Man
Season 3 · Episode 177

FORENSICS | The Somerton Man

Crime Insiders · LiSTNR

March 16, 202549m 39sExplicit

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Show Notes

A man found dead on an Adelaide beach in 1948—his identity unknown, his past a riddle, and his pocket containing a cryptic phrase: "Tamam Shud"—meaning "it is finished."

But what if it wasn’t finished?

In this episode, hear from Professor Derek Abbott, a man who has spent decades unraveling this enigma. And now, he claims to have the answer. 

Using DNA technology, Derek has identified the Somerton Man. 

But does this revelation truly close the case? Or does it open even deeper questions about who The Somerton Man was, how he died, and the strange, almost spy-like clues surrounding his final days?

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