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14 People Who Carried Dark Secrets To The Grave

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5. The Somerton Man

5. The Somerton Man
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In 1948, the body of an unidentified man was discovered on Somerton Beach near Adelaide, Australia.
The only clues: no ID, a cryptic code in his pocket, and a book linked to Persian poetry. Despite decades of investigation, his identity remained a mystery, spawning theories of espionage and forbidden love. Recent DNA analysis may have finally offered a name, but the true story of the Somerton Man remains shrouded in secrecy, with many questions left unanswered.

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