The mystery of a dead man 's body washed up on a beach 67 years ago may be solved thanks to the technological advances in DNA testing . People walking along Somerton Beach , southwest of Adelaide , found a dead fully-clothed man , aged about 45 , lying on shore on December 1 , 1948 . He was wearing only his underwear and had no identification papers or wallet with him. Handwritten note found in pocket of trousers but did n't provide any clues . The Persian phrase 'ended ' was scrawled on the scrap of paper and secret code and woman 's telephone number in book where paper came from . Experts now say they have a good chance of identifying body through DNA .
The mystery of a dead man 's body washed up on a beach 67 years ago may be solved thanks to the technological advances in DNA testing . People walking along Somerton Beach , southwest of Adelaide , found a dead fully-clothed man , aged about 45 , lying on shore on December 1 , 1948 . Post-mortem concluded he died of poisoning but type was undetectable . Handwritten note found in pocket of trousers but did n't provide any clues . The Persian phrase 'ended ' was scrawled on the scrap of paper and secret code and woman 's telephone number in book where paper came from . Experts now say they have a good chance of identifying body through DNA .