About this episode

The episode explores the enduring mystery of the Somerton Man, an unidentified body found in Australia in 1948.

Somerton Man is one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries: an unidentified body found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide in 1948, a hidden scrap of paper reading “Tamám Shud”, and a trail of clues that only got stranger.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kyle Risi, Adam Cox

Topics covered

• mystery
• true crime
• history
• unidentified body
• clues

Keywords

• Somerton Man
• mystery
• unidentified body
• Tamám Shud
• Adelaide
• clues
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tamám Shud

Places: Somerton Beach, Australia

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