Detective Brown was not involved with the enquiries relating to the Rubaiyat.
First we had Detective Brown admitting Detective Sergeant Leane lost the Rubaiyat early in the investigation (refer Littlemore’s notes) and now we have Gerry Feltus telling us Brown was kept out of the investigative loop after the book was handed to DS Leane by ‘Chemist Freeman’.
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11 January 1949 – Detective Len Brown joins investigative team. (GF 61)
14 Jan – Suitcase discovered.
Brown was involved.
18 Jan – Leane compiled a very comprehensive report for the interstate police and media. (GF66)
Brown was involved.
19 Jan – Suitcase taken into custody.
Brown was involved.
At some stage shortly after Leane collected the suitcase he gave all the clothing including the items SM was wearing to Prof Cleland of the UoA where he and Cowan examined the clothing – Cowan it was noted tried on the pair of slippers and the shoes worn on the body. (GF 65 / 79)
19 April – Leane states this was the day Prof Cleland told him he’d found the TS slip. (GF 79)
Brown was involved.
29 April – Leane submitted a report to be forwarded to the Canberra Police and thence to the Dept of Immigration (GF76)
29 April – Leane forwarded an identical report to the Vic Police (GF77)
Brown states in his deposition that “He saw the slip of paper “Tamam Shud” I received from Leane.” (GF79)
Brown was involved.
June 7 – SM’s body removed from refrigeration in preparedness for Lawson’s mould making/
Brown was involved.
June 8 – Brown visits Beck’s Bookshop. (GF 79)
Brown was involved.
June 10 – remaining mould was removed and project inspected.
Brown was involved.
June 10 – Brown submits a lengthy report to be forwarded to all States. (GF 81)
Brown was involved.
17 June – Inquest starts.
21 June – Inquest adjourned.
4 July – Leane reports on the inquest and bust and suggests that the Museum be approached with the view of having the cast made available for public inspection (GF103)
22 July – Freeman remembers the Rubaiyat found in his car.
23 July – Freeman shows the book to Leane who notices what appeared to be a phone number written in pencil on the back cover (GF105) – then the capital letters.
Brown was not involved.
24 July about – Detective Canney interviews the subscriber of the telephone number.
Brown was not involved.
26 July – Leane and ‘other’ detectives escort Harkness to the museum to view the cast. (GF108)
Brown was not involved.
29 July – Leane seeks assistance from Naval Intelligence at Port Adelaide, sending them a photograph of the code and a ‘copy of a similar Rubaiyat’ to be forwarded the Director of Naval Intelligence in Melbourne (GF114)
Brown was not involved.
Post July – Police distributed a photograph of a copy of the Rubaiyat and torn page to the national press.
Brown was not involved.
1 Dec ’49 – Per ‘News’ (Adelaide) “The Somerton Body investigation is
still ongoing with Det-Sgt Leane & Det. Brown in charge”. (Clive)
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First there’s this …..
BROWN WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE ENQUIRIES RELATING TO THE RUBAIYAT HANDED TO POLICE BY THE GLENELG BUSINESSMAN (GF165)
… I CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ACTUAL RUBAIYAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEDIA AS A PHOTOGRAPH WITH DETAILS APPEARED IN NUMEROUS NEWSPAPERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. (GF167)
Then this ..
AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH TWO RELIABLE SOURCES WHO SAID THEY VIEWED THE ORIGINAL COPY I AM NOW OF THE OPINION THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH APPEARING IN NEWSPAPERS WAS NOT THAT OF THE ORIGINAL RUBAIYAT BUT A SIMILAR COPY WITH A PORTION TORN OUT FOR DISTRIBUTION AS AN EXAMPLE (GF 172)
Header pic is of Detective Inspector Brown. A handsome reward for his diligent police work.
The Somerton Man 
And on the 8th July?
I missed one … what was the event that day?
Russell Richard Webb died, but where?
Yeah .. and how.