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Unidentified man, Brindisi, 21/08/1977

Data shown in the record

Date of recovery
21/08/1977
Case file number
10
Place of recovery
Saline locality
Municipality
Brindisi
Province
Brindisi
Region
Puglia
Sex
Male
Estimated age
50 years
Clothing
Long milk white trousers and a shirt/blouse of the same color Previous version of the register: Per indossava pantaloni lunghi color latte e camicia/blusa stesso colore
Personal effects
Metal watch "OMEGA". A small bag containing a wallet with 45,700 lire, a metal comb, "VOLMA-HAND" brand, made in Sweden, a "DOT" brand ballpoint pen, a pair of prescription glasses with "METZLER.GERMANY" stamped on one arm, another pair worn by the deceased, a two-blade penknife
Presumed cause of death
Barbiturate overdose.
Further information
Death occurred approximately 48 hours before the finding

Where the recovery took place

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Notes on this record

What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.

  • A June 2022 survey by Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno listed it as the oldest case among the 60 unidentified bodies recorded in Puglia.

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