The Somerton Man code was actually cracked in late June 2020. At 6:30 am on December 1, 1948, police were called to Somerton Park beach south of Adelaide, South Australia after the body of a man was found. It was believed the man had died while sleeping. The Somerton man mystery began in the early hours of December 1, 1948, when beachgoers found a body lying on Somerton beach in Adelaide. Victoria detectives disproved all the claims and said that "other investigations" indicated it was unlikely that he was from Victoria. The man's body was found propped up against the seawall at Somerton Beach in Adelaide on December 1, 1948. C.I.B. Mack stated that the reason he did not confirm this at the viewing was a difference in the colour of the hair. His identity has never been determined, but there are several theories about his origin. "I have spoken to them, except they're all of a generation well below him and so none of them knew himand have no photos in their old family albums or in their garden sheds, unfortunately," he said. [18] About the same time, Ina Harvey, the receptionist from the Strathmore Hotel opposite Adelaide railway station, revealed that a strange man had stayed in Room 21 or 23 for a few days around the time of the death, checking out on 30 November 1948. Carl moved out in 1947 and no official records revealing his subsequent whereabouts have been found as of 2022.[113][116]. Video, 00:02:36, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. [93] Police stated that the remains were in "reasonable" condition and were optimistic about the prospect of DNA recovery. He gave Cleland a piece of paper with the names of the two drugs which was entered as Exhibit C.18. [27], Around the same time as the inquest, a tiny piece of rolled-up paper with the words "Tamm Shud" printed on it was found in a fob pocket sewn within the dead man's trouser pocket. A half-smoked cigarette was resting on his collar, and there was a line from a Persian poem in his pocket - but investigators had no idea who he was.