# He was poisoned by someone else, possibly in connection with espionage.

> Still possible: He was poisoned by someone else, possibly in connection with espionage.

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Answer · Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)

# He was poisoned by someone else, possibly in connection with espionage.

He was poisoned by someone else, possibly in connection with espionage.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A person with motive and access is identified.
- Evidence of the body being placed on the beach exists.

## What would rule it out

- Strong evidence of suicide, such as a note or a purchase of the poison.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[A witness in 1959 reported seeing a man carrying another along the beach the night before.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC24ME2ZSM/a-witness-in-1959-reported-seeing-a-man-carrying-another)

Speculative

FOR

[No physical evidence ties the death to another person or to intelligence work.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC24W83TW7/no-physical-evidence-ties-the-death-to-another-person-or-to)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[How did he die?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/questions/QST0CVC20QE314Y/how-did-he-die)

Most likelyHe took poison deliberately, probably a cardiac glycoside or a hypnotic

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). He was poisoned by someone else, possibly in connection with espionage. [Answer ANS0CVC24CM38JE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVC24CM38JE
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**ANS** 0CVC24CM38JE

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