The Mystery of the Man's Death

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The man's body was brought to the city morgue. An autopsy showed that his spleen was enlarged and his liver was in bad condition. The pathologist guessed that the cause of death was heart failure, but also said that the man's heart looked completely normal. He suspected poison, but couldn't find any trace of poison in the man's system. And there was no sign of physical violence on his body. Yet no disturbance in the sand around him and not a scratch on him, so there were no signs of any struggle.

In 1948, two horse jockeys were riding on a beach in Australia when they came across a man lying in the sand. There was a partially smoked cigarette resting on his jacket. He was well dressed, with a striped tie and polished shoes. And he was dead.

No one could figure out who he was.

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