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Portsmouth

Marconi's Portsmouth companies, subject of the MoD police fraud inquiry from 1986, where Victor Moore worked and Sharif spent part of early 1986

Portsmouth is a city in the record of Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990, placed to about 10 km.

Two events on the site happened here, between 1986 and 1987: MoD police begin investigating Marconi contracts, and later Victor Moore dies of an overdose.

City point.

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Placed to about 10 kmOpen the mystery's map

In the mysteries

The Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990
Marconi's Portsmouth companies, subject of the MoD police fraud inquiry from 1986, where Victor Moore worked and Sharif spent part of early 1986 · 2 events
The mystery

What happened here 2

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Portsmouth [Place PLC0DGGE5F0ZVDR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DGGE5F0ZVDR
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