After more than 70 years, one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries – the identity of the “Somerton Man” – is finally solved.
When an unidentified man was found dead on an Adelaide beach in 1948, it was the start of one of Australia’s most baffling cold cases.
Simply known as the Somerton Man, he was found without documents and the labels ripped from his clothes.
With the Cold War as a backdrop, the mystery of his death inspired rumours and theories around the world.
More than seven decades later, DNA technology and forensic genealogy have combined to finally crack the case
In this Australian Story, the Somerton Man’s relatives speak for the first time about how they became involved in the mystery and give the unidentified man a name.
