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Somerton Man to be exhumed by police in attempt to solve mystery of his identity
The remains of the mysterious Somerton Man will be exhumed by police in the hope that DNA samples could solve the case that has baffled detectives, researchers and amateur sleuths for more than seven decades.
Key points:
- The Somerton Man’s body was found at Adelaide’s Somerton beach on December 1, 1948
- Despite repeated attempts to solve the mystery, his identity remains unknown
- Police will exhume his body in the hope that DNA samples will shed further light on who he was
The identity and cause of death of the unknown man, whose body was found on Adelaide’s Somerton beach, have remained a mystery ever since he was spotted by passers-by slumped against the seawall on December 1, 1948.
The case has sparked theories about who he was,…
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