Seventy years ago a man was found dead on Somerton beach. Seventy years and we still do not know who that man was. The mystery of the unknown man has baffled generations for years. On December 1, 1948 the unknown man was found dead on Somerton Beach slumped against the sea wall. The man’s identity is still unknown today, he is referred to as The Somerton man. This is such an interesting mystery because even today we haven’t been able to put all the pieces together on this case although today we have more resources. The big question is how did he do it? How has this man kept his identity secret for decades? By solving this case we would be able to see if the Somerton man was just an average guy or was he holding a secret. For years people have
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This could be a potential threat note. This acts as a threat note that could have been placed by the man watching him on the beach trying to send a message. We could maybe test the paper to see if there were any finger prints on it to see if it is linked to anybody. The Rubaiyat was brought in by a man who told the police that he parked his car near Somerton beach and it had the same words ripped out. On the back, there was a code and a phone number tied to a local nurse named Teresa. She was asked if she knew anything about the situation and “The nurse admitted that she had indeed presented a copy of the Rubaiyat to a man she had known during the war. She gave the detectives the name: Alfred Boxall” (Rush 1). But Alfred was alive. I think she is tied to the case because of the Rubaiyat although she told the police she gave the Rubaiyat to a different man. Her son and the Somerton man also share some surprising rare characteristics. They both have highly developed calf muscles that only dancers or people who wear high heels have. They also have this teeth disorder where their canine teeth were not developed. This was not the only person the Rubiayat was tied
This could be a potential threat note. This acts as a threat note that could have been placed by the man watching him on the beach trying to send a message. We could maybe test the paper to see if there were any finger prints on it to see if it is linked to anybody. The Rubaiyat was brought in by a man who told the police that he parked his car near Somerton beach and it had the same words ripped out. On the back, there was a code and a phone number tied to a local nurse named Teresa. She was asked if she knew anything about the situation and “The nurse admitted that she had indeed presented a copy of the Rubaiyat to a man she had known during the war. She gave the detectives the name: Alfred Boxall” (Rush 1). But Alfred was alive. I think she is tied to the case because of the Rubaiyat although she told the police she gave the Rubaiyat to a different man. Her son and the Somerton man also share some surprising rare characteristics. They both have highly developed calf muscles that only dancers or people who wear high heels have. They also have this teeth disorder where their canine teeth were not developed. This was not the only person the Rubiayat was tied