Mystery of the Somerton Man

Main article: The Somerton Man (Also known as the "Taman Shud Case")

Ever wanted to mystify an entire nation with every essence of your untimely demise? What about just disappear off the grid? Well, there probably wasn’t much of a “grid” back in the 1940’s (Unless asking the switchboard lady to kindly connect you to Mabel down the street counts), but either way, if you were half as smooth as the Somerset man or his killers, you could probably do both.

Best. Unsolved murder/suicide/man-death mystery. Ever.

Why? Because it’s so over-the-top that if it were a plot, it’d be cheesy. But that’s the best part; it’s all factual.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. This is gunna be like some Nancy Drew or Hardy boys book. A little foreshadowing and you’ll have yourself a pretty good idea of what happened. Well forget that shit. The Somerset man is the Chinese finger trap of mysteries. Check it:

• Mysterious identity
• Mysterious cause of death
• Mysterious witnesses
• Mysterious secret, seemingly unbreakable codes? WTF??

Same mystery, significantly less homoeroticism.

Universal law #27: Turns out that most things were more hardcore in the 1940’s. This is why hat-man wears a fedora. This mystery comes from the 1940’s so keep that in mind.

Awesomeness tip: This is a pretty long and (hopefully) engrossing article. You should probably only start reading it if you have more then 5 minutes to kill.