The thriller of a person discovered useless in a river on Christmas Day in 1971 has remained unsolved for greater than 5 a long time however a hoop may assist crack open the chilly case.
His badly decomposed physique was discovered by a gaggle of kids out for a swim at Buxton within the Yarra Ranges east of Melbourne.
A police probe discovered no proof of how he got here to be there, how he died or who he was.
Nonetheless, an engraved ring worn on his left ring finger is believed to be a significant clue as a result of what was initially regarded as an inscription in English might actually be in a unique language.
It appeared to learn “21.4.71 P.U.C.Okay” however police consider the letters might spell ‘threat’ in Cyrillic, an alphabet utilized in japanese Europe and components of Asia, so have launched a drawing of the jewelry within the hope it could lastly result in solutions.
The person was discovered about 4 kilometres downstream from a Ukrainian youth camp and 60 metres away from a significant bridge over the Steavenson River.
There have been no indicators of a fishing accident or a fall and no private property was discovered close by.
The unknown man had a big construct and was believed to be in his forties or fifties with darkish, greying hair.
He wore a white shirt, vest with sq. white buttons, blue denims, a belt, desert-style boots and had a gold Unicorn watch.
A second, thick belt was worn round his abdomen and detectives consider it could have been used to assist his belly muscle groups.
His physique was so badly decomposed it was unattainable to inform if he was injured earlier than his dying, with a coroner figuring out his reason for dying was in line with drowning.
The invention attracted vital media consideration on the time and he was checked in opposition to lacking individuals information however nobody has ever recognized him, whereas a search utilizing his dental information additionally failed to show up a match.
It occurred across the similar time because the disappearance of unionist Alfred “The Ferret” Nelson whose automotive was discovered on the Yarra River, nonetheless bodily traits dominated out the chance it was his physique.
Victoria Police Detective Sergeant Flyn Loughlin believes the 53-year-old thriller might be solved and is assured somebody is aware of who he’s.
“This will likely have occurred again in 1971 however this man was somebody’s son, he had a household, and there have been those that liked him,” he mentioned.
“Even the slightest bit of knowledge might be the lacking hyperlink we have to lastly be capable of present some closure on this matter.”
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