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Chapter 7 "Links To The Past"

"Links To The Past"

Chapter 6 "The Fall"
"Parallel"

* This is the 7th Chapter of The Book Series Called "Links To The Past"

PLOT:

Mark awakes from hitting his head in Chapter 6 "The Fall", and gets up, he says "Wait What Happened?", Then a Flashback to Mark Falling Down The Stairs in (Chapter 6 "The Fall"),Then Mark tries to get out of the house, He says "I'm stuck here, wait a minute" Then he has a Flashback to Chapter 5 "The Key", In the flashback Mark says "Here's the key" and grabs the key, Back in the present day Mark says "Ill try the key" and tries to use it to get out of the house but i does not work, Mark then turns around and says "If i link my memories with the book, then i will know what that man wanted and what his name was", then he says "Ok here goes" and he headbutts the book, it flashes to white and Chapter 1 "The Beginning", Chapter 2 "The Book", Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door", Chapter 5 "The Key" and Chapter 6 "The Fall" play sped up, Voice clips can be heard from Dom saying "My name is Dom" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), "Who are you?" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), and Mark replies saying "The names Mark" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), Then Dom saying "What book?" and Mark replying "THE BOOK OF MONSTERS" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning") then Mark says "Then i have to kill you" to Dom (Chapter 2 "The Book"), Then Dom says "My name is Dom, I live in this house all by myself" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning") this is said 2 times, Then Dom says "i live in this house all by myself" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), Then Mark says "Then i have to kill you" (Chapter 2 "The Book"), Then Dom says "My name is Dom" (Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), then a Gun shot can heard heard, Then Finally Dom says "My name is Dom" Chapter 1 "The Beginning"), Then it flashes back to Mark in the present day, Mark then says "Oh god Dom never existed"

APPEARANCES:

* Reappearance of Mark
* Reappearance of Dom *(Flashbacks/ Voice Clips/ Mentioned)*

 FLASHBACKS:

* Footage from Chapter 1 "The Beginning", Chapter 2 "The Book", Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door", Chapter 5 "The Key" and Chapter 6 "The Fall" are Reused (Flashbacks)

TRIVIA:

* Reappearance of Mark
* Reappearance Of Dom *(Flashbacks/ Voice Clips/ Mentioned)*
* Flashbacks are seen from Chapter 1 "The Beginning", Chapter 2 "The Book", Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door", Chapter 5 "The Key" and Chapter 6 "The Fall"
* The book was last seen in Chapter 5 "The Key"
* The key makes a brief appearance and in a Flashback from Chapter 5 "The Key"
* This is the last appearance of Dom until Chapter 12
The Rubaiyats Of Omar Khayyam

There are three copies of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' linked to this case.

1) The Somerton Man's copy, found in the back of a Hillman Minx by "Ronald Francis". This copy was linked to the Somerton man by way of the slip of paper found rolled up in the fob pocket of the Somerton man's trousers. This was a Whitcombe & Tombs ('Courage & Friendship') edition from 1941. It was an Edward FitzGerald translation. This is the copy that had the telephone number [X3239] of a house not far from the beach where the Somerton man's body was found. This was where 'Jestyn' was living at the time, but the number was also used by her husband Prosper for his business dealings and had appeared in the local newspaper. This copy was not signed by 'Jestyn' as has been suggested. The only copy that had been signed 'Jestyn' was the copy given to Alf Boxall. There is nothing beyond the telephone number linking this copy to Jestyn.

2) Alfred Boxall's Copy, this is the only copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam we know is actually linked to Jestyn. It is the copy that she gave to Alf at the Cliffton Gardens Hotel. It was a dual language copy with the words in both English and Malay. It was printed the Australasian Publishing Co. (1944). Again this was an Edward FitzGerald translation. The illustrations were by W.G.Stirling. There is a drawing of a lady wearing a fez inside the front cover but this is not of 'Jestyn'. Before giving the book to Alf, Jestyn had carefully written out verse LXX (70) just above the drawing of the lady in the fez.

    ***Indeed, indeed. Repentance oft before,                                      'I swore - but was I sober when I swore?                                And then and then came spring, and Rose-in-hand                   My thread-bare Penitence apieces tore.***

She had signed it JEstyn

This was not a cheap copy, particularly for someone on a nurse's wage. It seems odd that she would give a copy to someone she barely knew. It also seems odd to copy verse 70, what was the true meaning behind this? Does it speak of an affair, was this her way of calling it off? Something for him to always remember her by, but to remind him of his marriage vows?

3) George Marshall's copy, this was the apparently non-existent 'Seventh edition' by Methuen & Co. Although George Marshall's body was found in a park not too far from where Jestyn was training to be a nurse, there is absolutely no evidence linking this copy of the Rubaiyat to her.

There are supposedly only 5 editions of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Methuen. Which means that George's copy must be a fake.

Except that researchers have found 7th Editions, so either there are multiple forgeries of the 7th Edition, or there really was a 7th Edition.
The Mangnoson Case

On 6 June 1949, the body of two-year-old Clive Mangnoson was found in a sack in the Largs Bay sand hills, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) up the coast from Somerton. Lying next to him was his unconscious father, Keith Waldemar Mangnoson. The father was taken to a hospital in a very weak condition, suffering from exposure; following a medical examination, he was transferred to a mental hospital.

The Mangnosons had been missing for four days. The police believed that Clive had been dead for twenty-four hours when his body was found. The two were found by Neil McRae of Largs Bay, who claimed he had seen the location of the two in a dream the night before.

The coroner could not determine the young Mangnoson's cause of death, although it was not believed to be natural causes. The contents of the boy's stomach were sent to a government analyst for further examination.

The boy's mother, Roma Mangnoson, reported having been threatened by a masked man, who, while driving a battered cream car, almost ran her down outside her home in Cheapside Street, Largs North. Mrs Mangnoson stated that "the car stopped and a man with a khaki handkerchief over his face told her to 'keep away from the police or else.'" Additionally a similar looking man had been recently seen lurking around the house. Mrs. Mangnoson believed that this situation was related to her husband's attempt to identify the Somerton Man, believing him to be Carl Thompsen, who had worked with him in Renmark in 1939.

J. M. Gower, secretary of the Largs North Progress Association received anonymous phone calls threatening that Mrs. Mangnoson would meet with an accident if he interfered while A. H. Curtis, the acting mayor of Port Adelaide received three anonymous phone calls threatening "an accident" if he "stuck his nose into the Mangnoson affair." Police suspect the calls may be a hoax and the caller may be the same person who also terrorised a woman in a nearby suburb who had recently lost her husband in tragic circumstances.

Soon after being interviewed by police over her harassment, Mrs. Mangnoson collapsed and required medical treatment.

http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/tamanshud/mangnoson1949.pdf
A Family Tree

So hang on a minute, who's related to who?

As you can (hopefully) see from this family tree, Jestyn is (through the marriage of her brother) distantly related to the Beaumont children. "A LINK!!" I hear you cry, connecting two of Australia's most profound mysteries. Well, if certain commenters are to be believed there certainly is.

Was the Somerton Man Robin's biological father? Many people seem to think so.

You can also see that Derek Abbott (yes, THAT Derek Abbott), has now married into the case and could well call the Somerton Man his grandfather.
On The Buses

AEC Leyland double-decker bus on Graymore to St. Leonards route c1950.

This is similar to the bus that the Somerton Man would have caught.This was taken where SM is supposed to have gotten onto the bus to St Leonards, outside the Grosvenor Hotel and directly across from the Train Station, Pie Cart, News Stand etc.

The bus ticket found on the Somerton Man's body was a 7d bus ticket. The ticket was shown to Edmond Leslie Hall of the Mucipal Tramways Trust [M.T.T.], he examined the ticket and stated that it had been issued by Conductor Arthur Anzac Holderness, on November 30th.

(This is an 8d bus ticket from a similar time.)

The 7d ticket numbered CBT88708 had been sold somewhere between the Adelaide Railway Station on North Terrace and the intersection of West and South Terraces where the cost fell to 6d.(CBT is the TLA for Canberra).

The ticket shows that it was issued on a bus that departed from North Terrace at 11:15am. The ticket in question was the 6th of 9 7d tickets issued on that trip. There had been 40 passengers in total on that trip however it is impossible to know how many where on the bus at any given time. The St Leonard's Bus ran every 30 minutes.

The St Leonard's Bus Route was:

West along North Terrace from opposite the Adelaide Railway Station,

South along West Terrace,

South-west along Anzac Highway,

North along Osmond Terrace

West along St Anne's Terrace

North along Todd Street,

East along McFarlane Street,

South along Osmond Terrace to the terminal on the east side of Osmond Terrace just south of McFarlane Street. Then East onto Anzac Highway to return to Adelaide Railway Station via West and North Terraces.
Crippled Childrens Home

This is the Crippled Children's home, known as "Bickford House" that was on the Esplanade at Somerton. The dead man was reported found on the beach opposite this house. It no longer exists, but as far as I can ascertain, it was between the parallel streets Ferris St and Bickford Tce. It appears that the crippled children were moved to Regency park in 1976.

Before it was turned into a children's home, it apparently belonged to the Bickford family. This is the same family known for "Bickford's lime cordial."

   The upper image is a 1948 photograph taken from the beach at Somerton, to the right in the image you will see the Crippled Children's home, it is readily identifiable by the chimney stacks, windows and the roofline. The pathway that runs down to the beach is as arrowed, there was an identical pathway that ran down to a spot almost in front of the Crippled Children's home which would be to the right of the image and just out of camera shot.

The next two images show first the Home in its hey-day and below a photograph taken in 1944:

The image below and right, was taken in 1944, you can see the home and no sign of the steps or low sea wall which came, I think, following the big storm of April 1948.

However, you can see the ramp that existed as arrowed, It is believed to have been there in 1948 and it mirrors the one shown in the coloured image above.

What it means is that between Ferris Avenue to the North and Bickford Terrace to the south end, there was a single entrance to both ramps, each leading down diagonally to the beach. One led down to the sand at the Bickford Terrace end and the other lead to down to the beach opposite the Crippled Children's Home.
Raiken

**Raiken** (ライ県, *Raiken*) is a character who appears in A Villain For Fun. He is an omega league hero who belongs to the planetary defense agency. He holds the title of **Kensei** (剣聖, Literally meaning; *"Sword Saint"*), a name which is only issued to the strongest most powerful swordsman of said individuals time. He is a licensed and highly famous member of the galactic martial arts federation.

## Powers & Abilities

### Possessions

**Zanbanto** (斬万刀, Literally meaning; *"Universe-Cutting Blade"*)
The Telephone Numbers

Some months after the Somerton Man's body was discovered a copy of the Rubaiyat was handed in to police by a local 'businessman'. The final words “Tamam Shud” had been removed. It was claimed that the book had been thrown into a car parked not far from the beach where the man's body had been found some months before, around the time of the Parafield air show. On the back of the book was the code and at least one telephone number. The phone number **X3239** turned out to be that of a nurse called Jessica Ellen Thomson (née Harkness) [Jestyn], who was living at 90A Glenelg Street, not far from the beach where the man's body was found.

The telephone number however wasn't just used by 'Jestyn', it was also used by her "husband", Prosper McTaggart Thomson, for his business. The number has appeared in the local newspaper a number of times. It is therefore possible that the telephone number has nothing to do with Jestyn but was related to her husband's business. It is also possible that the Somerton Man was enquiring about an advert that had been placed in the Advertiser. He could have wanted to hired Prosper's car.

We do not actually know how many telephone numbers were on the back of the book. It is often stated that there was another number on the back of the book, for a local bank, but this is unconfirmed.
Omegabrain

**The Omegabrain** (オメガブレイン, *Omegaburein*) is an even larger and more destructive version of the original ultrabrain unit which invaded earth a few decades ago. The omegabrain houses the **Alien Empress** (エイリアン皇后, *Eirian Kogo*), who is the true leader of the mysterious race of terrible and unmerciful alien creatures which have set their sights on planet earth to conquer,for whatever reason.
Spy Theory 1

**Spy Theory 1**

**Was the Somerton man a spy?**

I suppose the first thing we need to examine is what we mean by 'a spy'. The first thing that I think of is James Bond, but the world of secret agents, spies, and espionage is very different to what we see on the big screen. A spy is simply a person employed by a state, company or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries,organizations, or companies. In 1948 WWII may have ended but the Cold War was in full swing. Everybody it seems was spying on pretty much everybody else. The Lapstone conference was under way at the Lapstone Hotel near Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains. 110 delegates from 18 different countries, as well as all of their staff.

This was a perfect opportunity for a bit of spying by both sides. Is it possible then that the Somerton Man was working as a spy for one of Australia's enemies? (Most likely the Russians)

If so, could he have been discovered and covertly taken out?

A Russian, a certain Mr Sherbakov (no first name), was to be included in the Russian delegation at the Lapstone ECAFE conference December 1948 that was held in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney. Mr Sherbakov seems to have arrived in Australia with the delegation, but didn’t show up at the conference.

Australian Archives. “Correspondence, Reports and Statements, 1948-1955, Lapstone” Barcode 438694. page 28.

“*Of the fourteen Russians who landed, twelve only have left.  Apparently Sherbakov and Miss Bogotyreva are still in Australia.  Mr. Brennan never saw Sherbakov during the whole of the conference and was under the impression that he had not come. (There was great uncertainty about the composition of the delegation.) Qantas passenger list received by C.I.S. some days later, clearly shows Sherbakov as a passenger*.” [\*]

The Lapstone ECAFE conference commenced on the Monday before the Somerton Man died. Could SM be Sherbakov? Who was Sherbakov? ~ B Deveson

Miss Tatiana Bogatyreva was Soviet delegate Col. Kirrill Novikov's secretary. Col. Novokov also had nine male assistants with him. It is quite possible Mr Sherbakov was one of Col. Novikov's assistants. [2]

Maybe the pair decided they had had enough of Russia and decided to run off together and start a new life in Australia under assumed names.

**UPDATE**: Both Sherbakov and Bogatyrova have been traced to Australia in late 1949. They were employed at the Russian Embassy in Canberra.
HCReynolds

In 2010, an Adelaide woman contacted biological anthropologist Maciej Henneberg about an identification card of an H.C.Reynolds that she had found in her father's possessions. The card, a document issued in the United States to a foreign seamen during WWI, was given to Henneberg for comparison of the ID photograph, to that of the Somerton man. While Henneberg found anatomical similarities in features such as the nose, lips and eyes, he believed they were not as reliable as the close similarity of the ear. The ear shapes shared by both men were a "very good" match, although Henneberg also found what he called a "unique identifier;" a mole on the cheek that was the same shape and in roughly the same position in both photographs.

"Together with the similarity of the ear characteristics, this mole, in a forensic case, would allow me to make a rare statement positively identifying the Somerton man."

The ID card, numbered 58757, was issued in the United States on 28th February 1918 to H.C. Reynolds, giving his nationality as "British" and his age as 18. Note, just because the card says "British" doesn't eliminate Reynolds being born in Australia. Many Commonwealth citizens back then were officially part of the British Empire.

There is absolutely no independent piece of information of fact linking this card to the Somerton Man Case. It is a completely random find and of questionable providence. There was a Horace Charles Reynolds with a 1900 birth-date. His family, who were living in Tasmania were tracked down in 2010, they positively identified the seaman's card as belonging to Horace Charles Reynolds who died 18th May 1953.

So in all probability, H.C.Reynolds in NOT the Somerton Man.
Mr Minx

Police conducted an Australia wide search in an effort to locate a copy of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' with the word 'Tamam Shud' torn from it. After their intentions were published in a newspaper, an Adelaide businessman recalled that during November last year (1948), around the time of the Parafield Air Show, his brother-in-law had found a book lying on the back seat of his car, which at that time was parked in Jetty Road, Glenelg. Mr Minx handed the book to the police. The last page had the words "Taman Shud" missing. On the back of the book there was a telephone numbers and some pencilled capital letters. Tests were performed and was determined that the torn slip of paper found in the Somerton man's fob pocket had been removed from the book found in the car.

A few points to bear in mind.

1) There are varying reports as to how many telephone numbers were written on the book, the only one we know of for sure was the telephone number belonging to Prosper/Jestyn [X3239].

2) There are varying reports as to the occupation of 'Mr Francis'. Sometimes he is referred to as a Doctor, sometimes as a Chemist, and sometimes simply as a Businessman.

3) The name 'Ronald Francis' is a pseudonym invented by Gerry Feltus in his book *The Unknown Man.* We do not know his real name as it was concealed by the police.

Gerry Feltus claims to know who Ronald Francis is, and to have talked to him *relatively recently.* Obviously the man is quite old now and was unable to offer any additional information.

It is often stated that the car was left unlocked, I assume this is based on the fact that 'Mr Francis' claimed the Rubaiyat was found on the backseat of his car. I wonder whether this was really the case, he may have driven a convertible.

This is a 1951 Hillman Minx drop-head coupe. It would be quite simple to toss a book into a car like this as you walk past it.

Another possibility is that if Mr Minx was a 'businessman' he may have used his Minx for transporting goods. Hillman produced large numbers of Minx-based utility vehicles, This is a 'Light Utility 2 + 2', shown here with the canvas top removed. The two rear seats were of the folding type. There were several modifications for the many production contracts. This is an early 'Mk1'.
Ballet Dancer Theory

The Somerton Man had a great physique with well developed high calf muscles, very soft hands, and no callouses on his hands or feet. You can develop calf muscles with calf raises (repeatedly going up and down on your toes). A profession such as ballet dancing would would explain condition, As would wearing boots with a high heel. It can also be genetic. Jestyn's son was a professional ballet dancer who had natural talent. The story was that when he was a kid he didn't ask to go to ballet lessons. One day, out of the blue Jestyn grabbed his hand and dragged him off to lessons. He did well enough to become a professional.
Joseph (George) Saul Haim Marshall

Joseph (George) Saul Haim Marshall died in 1945, in Ashton Park, Mosman, not far from where Jestyn was living at the time. He also had a copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Is there a link or this just a strange coincidence?

This is "George" Joseph Saul Haim Marshall. His Hebrew name was Yosef Chaim Saul ben Yisroel. This photo was presumably taken in Taronga Zoo. (Can anyone confirm this?)

His permanent place of residence appears to have been Perth. His occupation was listed as a "price investigator." This would have been for the Prices Commission. It seems that he travelled to Sydney on a regular basis as he had a flat in Sydney. He had disappeared from his flat in Wylde Street, Potts Point, Sydney on May 19.

He was found dead, in Ashton Park, Mosman, on a ledge of rock over-looking Taylor Bay on the 3rd June 1945.

A copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam lay on his chest.

The book had a pencil mark against the lines:

*Ah make the most of what we yet may spend,*
Before we too Into the dust descend;

Dust into dust, and under dust to lie.

Sans wine, sans song, sans singer and-sans end.

[Quatrain 23]

A few inches from the his left hand was a glass tumbler, a lemonade bottle containing some liquid, and a powder. His head was resting on a newspaper dated May 20, and it seems reasonable to assume this indicated the date of his death. Reg Johnston, of Bond Street, city, found the body as he was walking through the bush. It was believed to be a suicide, particularly as he had previously attempted suicide before. The estimated date of death was May 21st, 1945.

Marshall was the brother of David Saul Marshall who was a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as Singapore's first Chief Minister and was the founder of Workers' Party of Singapore, one of the two dominant parties in Singapore.

Could this case involving poison and a copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam have been the inspiration for a copy-cat case in Adelaide in 1948?

Interestingly he had shared a meal with a woman by the name of Gwenneth Dorothy Graham on May 19th, the day he disappeared. He had sent her a cheque for £200 to start her own hair dressing business. Gwenneth later gave evidence at the inquest into George Marshall's death and shortly after that committed suicide. It seems like a very strange set of events to me, and I wonder if there is more than meets the eye in this sad story.  .
The Strathmore Hotel

**Ina Harvey and the Strathmore Hotel**

In 1948, Ina Harvey was working as a receptionist at the Strathmore Hotel, which was just across the street from Adelaide Railway Station. In 1982, she was interviewed by Tom Loftus from Adelaide News. Harvey recalled a “strong and fit”, “professional” man with “an air of refinement” who had checked into the Hotel a few days before the 1st of December, 1948.

She noted that “[He] had no baggage, except for a small black case – such as a doctor or musician who played the flute might carry”. Because she had suspicions about the man, she asked an employee to go into the man’s room (#21 or #23, she couldn’t recall) and have a look in the mysterious case – to her surprise, “the only item in the case was a needle”. Furthermore, “[from the employee’s] description I got the impression it could have been a hypodermic syringe.”

Gerry Feltus very helpfully included the text of Ina Harvey’s interview with Tom Loftus in “The Unknown Man” (pp.197-200).

Harvey's account of events has been called into question, Gerry Feltus apparently says her account is ‘all crap.’ DA says ‘it’s best to ignore her and even her relatives thought she was 'a bit queer'. [1]

Ina Harvey is the sister of Lawrence Elliot, the man who embalmed the Somerton Man.
Alexander "Sandy" Sutherland

Alexander "Sandy" Sutherland, was born on the 16th of August 1900, in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. It seems he came from a family of 10 children that moved to Canada. His parents were John Sutherland (b. 1855) and Jane Naughy Bain (b. 1866).

I don't believe that Sandy is the Somerton Man, but he does share many facial features. It may be worth following up on him.

The photo looks like it was taken in his early teens.
Chapter 5 "The Key"

"THE KEY"
Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door"
Chapter 6 "The Fall"

* This is the 5th Chapter in the Book Series called "The Key"

PLOT:

Mark is standing with The Book in his hands where Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door" left off, Then Mark has a Flashback of Dom From Chapter 2 "The Book" saying "By the way you need a key to open the book, and Mark replys "Have you got the key?", then Dom replys "Yes", It flashes back to mark in the present day and He is running up to Dom's Bedroom, Mark then says (trying to find the key) "Where's the key?", then he says "Here's the key" and Mark grabs the key from the bench, He sits down on a chair and says "OK lets see whats inside" and he then looks at the book longer and says "So that's who He is", Mark then has a flashback again to Chapter 2 "The Book" when Dom showed him the Book for the first time and him saying "Finally Finally I found it", then it flashes to Mark closing the book.

APPEARANCES:

* Reappearance of Mark
* Reappearance of Dom *(Flashback/ Mentioned)*

 FLASHBACKS:

* Footage from Chapter 2 "The Book" is Reused (Flashbacks)

TRIVIA:

* Reappearance of Mark
* Reappearance of Dom *(Flashback/ Mentioned)*
* Flashback Scenes From Chapter 2 "The Book" are Seen
* Mark has still got the book from Chapter 4 "Knocking At The Door"
* First Appearance of The Key
* Dom's Corpse Is not seen in this episode but is still in The House
The Somerton Man's Ties

Tie -Tootal Tie Standard Quality

X Grease resisting Patent No. 10835 Dec 14, 1927

(It should say CREASE resisting.)

This is the label from an Australian Tootal's Scarf (rather than a tie). The Patent No. is 10896 rather than 10835, but it does have the right date. The patent relates to crease-resistance. It would seem reasonable to assume that 10835 would be a similar patent. It is perhaps worth noting that the label does not say 'Made in England' like most of the Tootal's ties that I have seen. This could show that the Somerton man's tie had been made in Australia.

The Tootal Building - Joseph Gibbons Sankey designed this building for Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee & Company in 1898. It stands four storeys high, dominating the west side of Oxford Street with its red brick and banded fawn-coloured terra cotta. The ground floor and basement are rusticated. At either end of the frontage are lantern topped gable turrets. This was the home of Tootal Ties for many years. It has seven central bays separated by Corinthian columns. On its southern side it backs onto the Rochdale Canal flight of locks, hidden from the throng of passers-by above by a high parapetted bridge.
Solving The Mystery

The case has remained unsolved for over 65 years. Without new evidence it seems unlikely it will ever be solved, so just how might we unravel this mystery?

**Long handled shovels**

 Long handled shovels under the cover of darkness?

Well, it's certainly one way to get that DNA sample! I think I may have to pass on this.

**Time Travel**

I am beginning to think that the only we can ever hope of solving this is time travel, then we can ask him (I know, I know... the safety scissors are mine). So all we need is a DeLorean, and a flux capacitor.

(I do like gull wing doors.)

Somebody flag down that blue box.

In all seriousness though, how the hell do we solve this?
Index

**Index of pages**

A Family Tree

Alexander Litvinenko

Alexander "Sandy" Sutherland

Alfred Boxall

An Armchair Detective

An Introduction

Background Information

Beaumont children

Cigarettes and Lighter

Connected Cases

Exhumation

Fingerprints

Fred Pruszinski

Genetics

Gwenneth Dorothy Graham

Harry Dexter White

Harry Dexter White

HC Reynolds

Identification

Important Events

Jestyn

John Edmund Thomas O'Sullivan

Joseph "George" Saul Haim Marshall

Keith Waldemar Mangnoson

Locations - Adelaide

Locations - Australia

Locations - Sydney

Matrix

Miscellaneous/Other

Newspapers

On The Buses

People Connected to the Case

Poisons and Natural Causes

Possessions

Possible Identities

Prestige

Queenie

Robin

Ronald Francis

Spy Theory 1

Suicide

T.Keane

Tamam Shud or Taman Shud?

The 3 Rubaiyats Of Omar Khayyam connected to the case

The Code

The Cold War and Spies

The Coronial Inquest

The Funeral

The Lapstone Conference

The Parafield Airshow

The Police Investigation

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Somerton Man

The Somerton Man's Rubaiyat

The Somerton Man's Ties

The Tamam Shud Slip

The Unknown

Theories

Timeline of Events

Useful Links

Vimpto
Connected Cases

As if the Taman Shud Case is not enough of a mystery itself there are other mysterious cases potentially connected to it...

The case of ***Keith Waldemar Mangnoson ,*** who had attempted to identify the Somerton Man, believing him to be *Carl Thompsen*, who he had worked with in Renmark in 1939.

The case of ***Joseph "George" Saul Haim Marshall*** who was found dead in Ashton Park, Mosman, Sydney, with an open copy of the *Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam* on his chest.

The case of **Gwenneth Dorothy Graham,**The death of Miss Graham may not be directly linked to the Somerton Man, but may well be linked to George Marshall's death. Gweneth was a friend of George Marshall and had given testimony at the inquest into his death.

The Case of **Harry Dexter White** who died on August 16, 1948, age 55 of a heart attack shortly after giving testimony before the HUAC and denying being a communist. Two years after his death he was positively identified by the FBI, through evidence gathered by the *Venona project*, as a Soviet spy, code named "Jurist".

The disappearance of the **Beaumont children**.The Beaumont children disappeared from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia, on Australia Day, 26 January 1966.
The Somerton Man

So what do we know about the man himself?

* We know he was male
* He was about 5 ft 11 inches (180 cm)
* Regarding his ears, his *cymba* was bigger than his *cavum.* This is a characteristic possessed by only 1-2% of the Caucasian population.
* He has attached rather than hanging earlobes.
* He had grey/hazel eyes.
* His hair was a mousy ginger colour, turning grey on the sides and behind the ears.
* His hair was receding at the front.
* His hairline did not have a widow's peak.
* His hair was wavy and fairly coarse.
* His age was estimated to be between 40 and 50.
* He had size 8 shoes
* His hands were large.
* He was clean shaven.
* He had broad square shoulders, with a narrower waist, and was physically fit.
* He had well-developed high calf muscles.
* His toes were wedged as if he had worn pointed shoes (perhaps riding boots)
* Estimating from his height and build, his weight would be approximately in the 75 kg - 80 kg range (165 lbs - 176 lbs).
* He was uncircumcised.
* He was not particularly hairy
* His teeth were natural, but he had 9 teeth missing from the top, and another 9 teeth missing from the bottom. Most of the missing teeth were back teeth.
* Two of his missing teeth were lateral incisors. This is quite possibility due to genetic anodontia, ie. he didn't grow those teeth in the first place. It is unlikely that he lost these two teeth by decay or accident. This is supported by Dwyer's statement if one was talking to the Somerton man one would not notice missing teeth. He did not appear to wear a dental plate to compensate for his lack of rear teeth.
* He had 3 pre-existing small scars on the inside of his left wrist. A one-inch curve scar on the inside of his left elbow. A one-inch scar (that had the appearance of a boil mark) on his upper left forearm.
* He was a heavy smoker judging from the nicotine stains on his fingers
* He had no tattoos.
* If he wore glasses, he must have lost them at the same time as his hat and wallet.
* We don't know if he was right or left handed. But the fact an unfinished cigarette was found on his right collar and that John Lyons observed him raising his right arm, is a probable indication of right handedness. But we cannot be totally certain.
* There was mark on his left arm that was too faint to say for certain if it was a vaccination mark. Some people do not have pronounced vaccination marks. If he had served in the war (which is likely), he certainly would have been vaccinated.
* Finger and toenails were clean and cared for.
* His hands were soft and showed no sign of callouses or manual labour.
* His feet showed no signs of callouses, showing he had the means to buy good quality shoes.
* He wore his hair brushed back without a parting.
* The clothes in his suitcase were well kept and tidy, though many of the clothes had their labels removed.
* It is believed the Somerton man's last meal was a pasty, this was based on the presence of potato in his stomach.
The Somerton Man's Rubaiyat

**The Somerton Man's Rubaiyat**

This was the copy handed into police by 'Ronal Francis' the 'Chemist' who found it in his car which was parked on Jetty Road. He supposedly found it around the time of the 'Parafield Air Pageant' on November 20th, 1948. It was connected to the Somerton Man, by the slip of paper bearing the word Tamam Shud, that was found rolled up inside the fob pocket on the Somerton Man's trousers.

This is a photo of the Somerton man's copy of the Rubaiyat that was published in a newspaper.

The tear on the back page is where the words "Tamam Shud" were ripped out from. Notice the shape of the tear does not match the shape of the piece of paper that we have today. Presumably this is because it was trimmed back a little. The dirt and smudges on the left hand page happen to be on that copy of the photo (as it is old) and was not on the Somerton Man's original copy.

I believe the Somerton Man's copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was a Whitcombe & Tombes, Courage and friendship booklet.

So, how can you tell if you have the right copy? The front cover matches the photo
It should be published by Whitcombe and Tombs. It should be a FitzGerald translation. It should be a 1st edition. The last quatrain should be. The last page should bear the phrase "Tamám Shud". The phrase "Tamám Shud", should be blank on the reverse side. The phrase "Tamám Shud", should have a white background. The phrase "Tamám Shud" should be in the same font shown in photo

The aspect ration (width of the book divided by its height) should be 0.58, this could be a red herring though as the newspaper photo of the front cover may have been cropped.

The photos in the newspapers are all black and white of course, so what colour is the rubaiyat really? Well we don't really know. Here is a selection of Whitcombe and Tombs Rubaiyats, as you can see the colours vary.

From the B&W photo in the newspaper though it seems that the border is lighter than the centre.

This is the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam currently listed on Amazon as being a Whitcombe and Tombs edition. This is NOT a Whictcombe and Tombs edition. It is certainly not worth £30+.[1](More like £7 or £8)

Unfortunately because of the popularity of the case and the fact that everybody now wants to get there hands on a Whitcombe and Tombs edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam an edition, like those pictured above, that might previously have cost £30-£40 will now set you back £70+.
Gwenneth Dorothy Graham

The death of Miss Graham may not be directly linked to the Somerton Man, but may well be linked to George Marshall's death.

Gwenneth Dorothy Graham (26) was a hairdresser and had been a principle witness at the inquest into George Marshall's death. The Inquest had taken place in Sydney on August 15th, 1945. Miss Graham was found just 13 days later lying face down in the bath with both her wrists cut. Although the cuts to her wrists were deep her death was from drowning.

Gwenneth Graham had been friendly with George Marshall for about 4 years whilst he was working in Sydney for the Prices Commission. He later returned to Perth, West Australia. She had met up with him again when he was back in Sydney, and the pair had dinner together May the 19th.

George had frequently told Gwenneth that she should set up her own business as a hairdresser, it was at the dinner they had together on the 19th that George told her he had sent her a cheque for £200. The cheque arrived on the Monday. Gwenneth tried to return the cheque to George Marshall by registered letter but when the cheque was returned to her she put it into her own account.

At the time of her death Gwenneth was living with a man by the name of Pt. Helmut H Hendon. Gwenneth had met Mr Hendon in January the year before. George Marshall had warned Gwenneth about Mr Hendon, calling him 'evil and ruthless'. Shortly before her apparent suicide, Gwenneth had confided in her mother just how true George Marshall's warning had been.

According to the testimony given by Helmut Hendon on the night of her death, he and Gwenneth had been out and they had returned home at about 11pm. At about 1.30am she had said "I want to have a hot bath. Leave me alone, I want to think". Later Mr Hendon had called out to her but got no reply. On going into the bath room he saw her lying face down in the bath, the water stained with her blood.

Police Sargent Marsh stated that there was a new cake of soap that had not been used and a safety razor blade beside the bath, he added that the girl's garments were placed tidily one on top of the other in a corner of the bathroom. Miss Graham had apparently been very worried over the evidence she had given at George Marshall's Inquest.

So, was this a suicide? or was this another murder, concealed as a suicide?

If it was a murder what was the motive? Did Helmut Hendon kill her to steal the money George Marshall had given her to start her own Hairdressing business? or was there something even more sinister going on?
The Funeral

Few people got to see the burial of the Somerton man, he was buried at West Terrace Cemetery at 9.30 am. on Tuesday the 14th of June 1949. Arrangements for the funeral were kept secret to prevent the attendance of curious sight seers. A small wooden cross was placed on the grave, bearing the words "Unknown Man". Police had to call on a newspaper reporter and a publican to assist as pallbearers. To prevent the Somerton Man being buried as a pauper, the cost of the funeral was met by the SA Grandstand Bookmakers' Association.

For the first time in the history of the SA police the body had been embalmed and the grave site specially selected in dry ground. This was to help ensure the body stay preserved for many years, should it have been necessary to exhume it.

The burial service was conducted by Capt. E. J. Webb, of the Salvation Army. The coroner's warrant to bury was made out for "the body of an unknown man found on the beach at Somerton on December 1, 1948. Age, address, and occupation unknown." The funeral, comprised of a hearse and one car, which left the parlours of F. T. Elliott & Sons, Port road, Hindmarsh, at 9.15 that morning. There were no wreaths. Before the casket was sealed the coroner's constable (PCC Sutherland), who had been associated with inquiries since the mystery began, viewed the body. Mr. L. A. Elliott, who was a member of both the British Institute of Embalmers and the British Embalming Society, had embalmed the body 10 days after it was found. He believed it was the longest period a body had been kept embalmed in Adelaide. The embalming was done by injecting special fluid into the veins. The case had aroused great interest among embalmers in England, and a full report was sent away by Mr. Elliott. Mr. Leo Kenny, licensee of the Elephant and Castle Hotel, opposite the City Morgue, acted as a pallbearer. He had followed the case with great interest.

Burial of the Somerton Man on 14 June 1949. From left to right are: Bob Whitington (reporter for the Advertiser), Claude Trevelion (funeral assistant), police sergeant Scan Sutherland, Jack Elliot (brother and partner of Laurie Elliot), Leo Kenny (publican, Elephant & Castle, opposite the cemetery), Laurie Elliot (funeral director and embalmer of the Somerton man), and Salvation Army Captain E. Webb (leading the funeral prayers).

Following the Somerton Man's burial it was noticed that an unknown woman regularly placed fresh flowers in two jars on the grave. the flowers included red Gladioli, yellow Antirrhinums and Daisies. The woman was never identified.

It is entirely possible that the woman had nothing to do with the case, as people will sometimes tend to a negected grave site when visiting a friend or family member's grave. I do wonder though if it could have been 'Jestyn' herself, paying her respect to the Somerton Man, a man she quite possibly knew.
Luggage

**Left Luggage**

Early in the new year the police had appealed to all boarding house keepers and hotel licensees to advise them if they had any unclaimed luggage that had been left with them before December 1st. On January 14th the police went to Adelaide Railway station to collect case that had been booked in on November 30th, 1948. The case had the ticket number G52703. According to the automatic time register the suitcase had been booked in sometime between 11am and Noon.
Fred Pruszinski

Richard Frederick Arthur Pruszinski had a hectic weekend, the 17-year-old stole a motorcycle from Broken Hill on the night of Friday the 25th of December 1948, and rode it to Adelaide. He then abandoned the motorcycle in sand hills at Glenelg. Dumped a suitcase containing clothing and a rifle with the barrel missing on Somerton beach, and illegally used a motor car at Port Noarlunga where he was arrested by police.

Fred admitted to the police he had dumped the clothes which were found on Somerton beach. Police found only the clothes and a rifle with the barrel missing, but the youth said he had left them in a suitcase. He said he then walked to Port Noarlunga, where he was later arrested for allegedly having illegally used a motor car. He appeared in the Juvenile Court.

This seems all seems quite strange to me. Why would a 17 year-old steal a motorcycle, drive it all the way from Broken Hill to Adelaide (a distance of about 500km), dump a suitcase full of clothes onto Somerton Beach, walk to Port Naorlunga, and then steal a motor car?!
An Armchair Detective

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“Do you feel an uncomfortable heat at the pit of your stomach…and a nasty thumping at the top of your head?… I call it the detective-fever.” - Betteredge [The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins]

An Armchair Detective

Armchair detectives are investigators who do not personally visit a crime scene or interview witnesses; instead, they read about the crime in a newspaper or book or may have it recounted to them by another person. As the armchair detective never sees any of the investigation, they cannot attempt to solve the mystery on the same terms as the police who are directly involved. The phrase ‘Armchair Detective’ possibly originates from a Sherlock Holmes story, The Greek Interpreter, in which Holmes says of his brother Mycroft,

"If the art of the detective began and ended in reasoning from an arm-chair, my brother would be the greatest criminal agent that ever lived."

The earliest example of an armchair detective can be found in the work of Edgar Allan Poe. In The Mystery of Marie Roget, le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, who, working wholly from newspaper accounts, arrives at the correct explanation for a young woman's mysterious disappearance.
T.Keane

**What's In A Name?**

Ok, so the name written on one of the ties found in side the suitcase that had been left at Adelaide Train Station appears to be "T. Keane", also in his possessions were a laundry bag marked “Keane” and a singlet marked “Kean” with the final 'e' either missed off or worn off.

Is this the Somerton Man's name?

At the time police made extensive enquiries to ensure that nobody called “T. Keane” was missing… but it’s entirely conceivable that one might have somehow evaded their net.

It is also possible that the items had previously belonged to a Mr T.Keane but had either been lost, stolen, sold, or donated to a charity shop (op shop) and then bought by the Somerton man. It is interesting that the name Keane only appears on those items where it would have been impossible to remove. The labels had been removed from most of the items of clothing. The only items that have retained their labels are the newer items that were from Australia.

Could they have once belonged to Mr T.Keane, president of the Returned Servicemen's League?

An article from The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), Tuesday 8 June 1937. There is a Ted Kean (baritone) listed here as being part of the Italian Troubadours. Troubadours sang poetry and played musical instruments (just the kind of person Jestyn would have liked, I wonder if they ever played at Pakies) the spelling here is Kean without an 'e' on the end but in other papers it is spelled Keane with an 'e' on the end [1]

A photo of "Scandals Musical Comedy Company" from 1937, it isn't a great picture, and the cast aren't listed. Nobody jumps out at me as looking like a young Somerton Man though. [1]

Here is a comparison of the writing on the Tie and documents contained in Thomas Leonard Keane's military service records. There are some similarities between the two, unfortunately it appears that this T.Keane died at Dandenong on 13/11/1973. He had 6 children, Margaret Mary, Annie Lorna, Francis, Mary Veronica, Kathleen, and John. His wife was Marie Elizabeth who he married 5/9/1923.

There was also a Mr T.J.Keane who was a mayors aid in Warwick.

None of these men, as far as we know, went missing in 1948 though.

The other possibility is that it isn't actually a 'T' but a 'J' with the curve missed or worn off (it's unlikely I know, but possible). Has anyone ever searched for 'J. Keane'?
John Bull Hotel

**The John Bull Hotel Suitcase**

Allan Roy Walters, who took over the managership of the John Bull Hotel, Currie street, on Wednesday the 21st June 1950. He told police that a former employee had handed him a suitcase which had been in his bedroom. The employee had told Mr. Walters that the suitcase belonged to a man who had stayed at the hotel In 1945. The case contained letters, writing papers and ration cards. Papers in the case bore the name of J. Carlin. Abinga, via Marree, Central Australian Railways. Among the contents of the case was a pad on which there was some writing and the words "Omar Khayyam."
Fingerprints

These are the Somerton Mans Fingers prints, they were taken on Friday the 3rd of December by Police Photographer and Fingerprint expert Patrick James Durham. Mr Durham attended the City Mortuary along with Mounted Constable Knight. Together they performed the difficult task of obtaining the finger prints.

Taking the fingerprints of a corpse is not straight forward, particularly after rigor mortis has set in and the fingers are stiff. It can also be easy to get the deceased's left and right mixed up. I think it is within the realms of possibility that the Somerton Man's right hand was recorded as his left, and vice-versa.

His fingerprints could not be found on file, well no, I don't imagine that my fingerprints would be found on file either. I have never had them taken.

Anthony Elliot who is the nephew of the embalmer, Lawrence Elliot and a local funeral director owns the original fingerprint sheet of the dead man.He is also a Tamam Shud enthusiast who has studied the case,