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Remains of mystery Somerton man to be exhumed 70 years after his death South Australian police will conduct forensic testing on the body discovered on Somerton beach in 1948, in an attempt to solve enduring cold case South Australia police will resume the body of the so-called Somerton man (pictured here shortly after his autopsy in 1948) at the centre of the Tamam Shud mystery. Photograph: Wikimedia South Australia police will resume the body of the so-called Somerton man (pictured here shortly after his autopsy in 1948) at the centre of the Tamam Shud mystery. Photograph: Wikimedia Austral...

South Australian police are exhuming the body belonging to the Somerton Man. More than 70 years after the bloke was discovered on a South Australian beach, the Tamám Shud case is still a complete mystery. But authorities are confident new DNA testing could be undertaken to find out the identity of the body and have ordered for his bones to be brought to the surface. Detective Superintendent Des Bray is hopeful this new direction in the case will get them a step closer to solving it. Advert 10 "Following recovery of the remains Forensic Science SA will attempt to recover a DNA profile from th...

Date Time Body of Somerton Man exhumed, South Australia On December 1, 1948, the body of a man was found on Somerton Beach. The man has never been identified and as such the investigation into his identity and the circumstances of this death remain an open inquiry. Following approval by the Attorney-General Vickie Chapman, his body will be exhumed this morning (Wednesday, 19 May). The case is in the hands of the SA Police’s Major Crime Investigation Branch, who have continued to review and investigate the matter. Detective Superintendent Des Bray said the exhuming of the man’s body is yet...

Police in South Australia (SA) said that a 73-year-old body has been exhumed in an attempt to solve one of the country’s oldest cold cases.

The remains of the so-called Somerton man are being exhumed at an Adelaide cemetery in a bid to solve the more than 70-year mystery over his death and his identity.  On December 1, 1948, the man's body was found on Somerton Beach with the circumstances of his death remaining an open police investigation. The case is in the hands of the Major Crime Investigation Branch, with detectives to be on hand as his body was exhumed at the West Terrace Cemetery on Wednesday morning. The Somerton man's body was first found by passers-by who noticed him slumped against a seawall. The remains of the so-ca...