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One of the country’s most curious cold cases will take a major step forward when authorities exhume the corpse of a body that has puzzled police for 70 years.

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...

Man’s remains to be exhumed - 73 years after his death It’s a mystery that has led to extraordinary theories of Cold War spies, love affairs and murder. Now police will exhume the Somerton Man. Crime by Nigel Hunt Premium Content Subscriber only The remains of the Somerton Man, whose death almost 73 years ago is still one of South Australia's most baffling mysteries, are to be exhumed by police. Major Crime detectives are hoping advances in forensic technology may enable a DNA profile to be extracted from his remains to identify him and pos...

Friends and staff paid tribute to the 21-year-old with candles lit in her memory on the same day her work I...

The man denies the being involved in her death. Police allege that the 21-year-old finished her shift at Southern Cross Homes in the Adelaide suburb of North Plympton on March 5 at 10pm and left her car in the car park. "We believe it to be extremely unlikely that Jasmeen left willingly with anybody and are investigating that possibility that she was taken by force," Detective Superintendent Bray said. Police allege that she is believed to have left with an Indian man aged about 20, described as having "a neatly trimmed beard and moustache, and neatly dressed". READ MORE: A man, who cannot be...