THE SOMERTON MAN CASE:AN UPDATE… 5 KEY QUESTIONS...

An update…

For some months much of my available time has been devoted to matters related to the Somerton Man case and the impending Inquest. The intervening years since 1948 to this third inquest concerning the man would have been described by some as shrouded in mist and mystery. Personally, I suggest it’s more like a ‘pea souper’.Almost impenetrable. My project will be completed in the next week and posts will re-appear more regularly from the end of this month.

To the Inquest. SAPOL has no doubt, invested significant time and resources in their investigations regarding the identity of the Somerton Man and, given my experiences many years ago, you would have to believe that the last thing the police would want is to have their final report to the coroner, handed back to them for more information. Thus the final document would be extraordinarily detailed with no stone left unturned.

THE 5 QUESTIONS ARE:

1. Will the Coroner be able to clearly identify the man? 
2. Will the mystery of not just who he was but what he was, be resolved once and for all? I say ‘what he was’ because his identity will probably, in my view be inextricably linked to his occupation or activities in life. 
3. Did he end his own life or was it ended by others known or unknown? 
4. Will forensics be able to identify the presumed poison that hastened his death? 
5. Has new information been found that links persons of interest in the case to the events of December 1st, 1948? In the case of the latter, that information would have to, under the brief, point to a possible identity of the man.

In due course, we will all see.....