# How did Jonathan Wash fall from a hotel in Abidjan on 19 November 1985? · Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990 > Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGGA5P6VXHF/how-did-jonathan-wash-fall-from-a-hotel-in-abidjan-on-19 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-11-03T21:23:42+00:00 --- **0** # How did Jonathan Wash fall from a hotel in Abidjan on 19 November 1985? Asked 3 Nov 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Which of the deaths remain unexplained after their inquests, and what would settle each one?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGG9P56CQK6/which-of-the-deaths-remain-unexplained-after-their-inquests)·2 answers·0·0 following **Two answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters He had told people he feared for his life; the Bedfordshire coroner returned an open verdict after a police inquiry that went to the Ivory Coast. The inquest papers and a Foreign Office file survive. ## Answers 2 [**Fell or jumped, with no one else involved** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/answers/ANS0DGGBGFPZAGY/fell-or-jumped-with-no-one-else-involved) Not tested yet Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Pushed** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/answers/ANS0DGGBH71NPW9/pushed) Not tested yet Evidence: none yet Still possible ## Next steps 2 1 Read Jonathan Wash's inquest file Could shiftGood odds~4 h **20** score Details Order Bedfordshire Archives Co/Inq2/3/CB/85/Wash and FCO 65/3861 at Kew for the evidence on his fall in Abidjan. 2 Read FCO 65/3861 and ask to see the Bedfordshire inquest papers Could shiftFair odds~8 h **10** score Details The FCO file is open at Kew; the 12-part inquest file (Co/Inq2/3/CB/85/Wash) needs the coroner's permission. Together they hold the Ivorian findings and the Bedfordshire police report. 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