Latest / Echoes of the Unknown
The Somerton Man: The Tamám Shud Mystery
In today's episode, we're heading to Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia, where a man was found dead in 1948 — with no ID, and labels cut from his clothes. Police found a small scrap of paper with the words “Tamám Shud" in a hidden pocket of his clothing. It was torn from a copy of the Persian poetry book Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Although the phrase means "it is finished," for investigators, the mystery was just beginning.
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.