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(1) Removing the Tamam Shud slip from a Rubaiyat.
(2) Obliterating an indented code.
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all the steps along the way, updated irregularly
- 69 The Littlemore Leane interview
- 68 A review of the Somerton Man case.
- 67 Detective Leane’s mission on 22 Dec. 1948
- 66 Proof that the Rubaiyat code contains telephone numbers.
- 65 The Tamam Shud slip was found in the pocket of SM’s spare trousers.
- 64 Cleland’s fob pocket problem
- 63 The Deviations
- 62 The pestering things
- 61 Interlude 4 – rebranded
- 60 A theory from the gentleman standing in left field.
- 59 This is what we wait for ..
- 58 Inside the event that may lead to the identification of ‘Mr Francis’
- 57 Debunking the hot car scenario
- 56 Twenty six answers, updated 31 Aug.
- 55 Twenty six questions
- 54 First she did, then she didn’t
- 53 Kensitas, Army Club and Tony Soprano
- 52 The Allied Intelligence Officer
- 51 Two Conflicting Depositions
- Interlude 3
- 50 George Saul Haim Joseph Marshall
- 49 Q and A with Jessica
- 48 Home Free
- 47 Fallback, updated
- Interlude 2
- Interlude 1
- 46 The Big Picture in seven sentences
- 45 This is what we have learned ..
- 44 A half-smoked cigarette
- 43 The exoneration of PC Moss
- 42 DS Leane’s unreliable testimony
- 41 Evidence storage in 1948 and its limitations
- 40 A record of events, updated
- 39 For the code-gazers
- 38 Lady Danetta
- 37 A summary
- 36 Another loose end
- 35 A loose end
- 34 Another scenario
- 33 DS Leane: did he obstruct the investigation?
- 32 The evidence handlers: questions we would have liked to ask
- 31. The evidence gatherers: questions we would have liked to ask
- 30 The investigation team: questions we would have liked to ask
- 29 Ballet slippers, black powder and men who dance
- 28 Moss’s seven discrepancies
- 27 A box of matches, a cigarette and the Tamam Shud slip
- 26 Three distinct procedural failings
- 25 What was he poisoned with?
- 24 Eight witnesses who provided statements
- 23 Where did he die?
- 22 The question of lividity
- 21 Remarks by Coroner Cleland
- 20 Were the tools for marking cargo?
- 19 Did the prints taken from the unclaimed luggage match the prints taken from the body?
- 18 Why were Cleland and Cowan asked to identify the deceased through his clothing sizes and not his fingerprints?
- 17 The handling of crucial evidence, updated 28 April.
- 16 Why were metal traces found in SM’s hair?
- 15 What happened to ballet dancer Otis Pearce?
- 14 Eleven inexplicable investigative omissions
- 13 The Francis family’s generations of silence
- 12 Facts and conclusions drawn from contemporary evidence
- 11 Contemporary evidence
- 10 Ballet dancers, suntanned to the groin
- 9 Ballet dancers and their peculiarly wedge-shaped feet
- 8 Dark rosin powder used by ballet dancers to prevent slippage
- 7 Senior government analyst Cowan’s failure to identify a dark powder
- 6 Why didn’t Detective Sergeant Leane delegate? Updated 30 April.
- 5 Correspondence with Derek Abbott
- 4 The Somerton slideshow. 2
- 3 The Somerton slide show. 1.
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