The Somerton Man

December 1, 1948 — A body is found on Somerton Park Beach in Adelaide. No name. No identification. Only mystery.

The Discovery

On a warm morning at Somerton Park Beach in Adelaide, Australia, a well-dressed man was found slumped against a seawall. All labels had been removed from his clothes. He carried no identification.

        A scrap of paper hidden in his pocket read: "Tamám Shud" — Persian for "It is finished."
    

For 74 years, he remained Australia’s most enduring mystery.