A man is found dead on the beach dressed nicely in a suit. The best guess is that he was killed with some sort of untraceable poison. One of the few clues was a rolled up piece of paper found in a makeshift pocket that said "Tamam Shud", which means "It Is Ended". His case has baffled Australians for decades.   To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at corpusdelicti.threadless.comMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Transition Music by:Nick ScarantinoScarytino.comSources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-01/will-the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man-ever-be-solved/10420794https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7573831/Notorious-murder-mystery-one-step-closer-solved-Somerton-Man-exhumed.htmlhttps://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/List_of_facts_on_the_Taman_Shud_Case_that_are_often_misreportedhttps://www.enotes.com/topics/rubaiyat-omar-khayyamhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/dec/29/poem-week-edward-fitzgeraldhttps://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/is-british-seamans-identity-card-clue-to-solving-63-year-old-beach-body-mystery/news-story/b0f696e3e2a3d82a88cb5d1788f17f25

122: Cryptic: The Somerton Man, aka Tamam Shud

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We're back from our break with a new series and a new multi part case!On Christmas Eve, 2002, Scott Peterson came home to find his pregnant wife Laci missing. She wasn't seen again until her body washed ashore months later, as did her unborn son. Suspicion fell on Scott right away, and he was eventually arrested, charged, and found guilty. But this case is anything but simple. In this episode, we talk about the high level details, what Scott says happened that day, and what investigators found out happened that day. And this is just the beginning.o access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel "Daemones"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:A&E; - Hulu - The Murder of Laci Petersonhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/Crime Weekly - The Murder of Laci Peterson: Tainted Love (Part 1)https://us.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.trial/https://www.newspapers.com/image/667077581/?terms=karen%20servas%20testimonyhttps://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S132449.PDFhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21274465-in-re-scott-peterson-petition-for-writ-of-habeas-corpushttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697261451/?terms=saw%20scott%20petersonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697520454/?terms=scott%20peterson%20sighting&match;=1https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.php“Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty” by Anne Bird“We the Jury” by Greg Beratlis, Mike Belmessieri, Dennis Lear, John Guinasso, Julie Zanartu,   Richelle Nice, and Tom Marinohttps://pwc-sii.com/Research/burglary/Occams.htmhttps://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2004/11/17/geragos-boat-stunt-under-fire/50686267007/https://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/11/peterson.trial/https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3096446.htmlhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/D-M.pdfhttps://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Moss-Landing-WAhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-23.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_BaySfmx.orghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycm-E7lQwAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGi_HBF1tohttps://web.archive.org/web/20181226133740/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt420/html/CRPT-108hrpt420-pt1.htmhttps://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=124751&page;=1https://www.foxnews.com/story/attorney-says-he-has-evidence-for-peterson-kidnap-plothttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697158981/?terms=cory%20lee%20carrollhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/857176060/?terms=cory%20lee%20carroll&match;=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/697157413/?terms=cory%20lee%20carroll&match;=1https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/scott-peterson-la-innocence-project-former-juror-attorney-weigh-in-new-case/https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/scott-peterson-innocence-project-evidence/“Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson” by Amber...

254: High Profile: Laci and Conner Peterson, Part 1

In this episode, we pick back up with the timeline on December 24, 2002. We discuss several people who saw a pregnant woman out walking her dog, where we do know Scott was, and some other events happening in the area. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit http://patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at http://teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:A&E; - Hulu - The Murder of Laci Petersonhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/Crime Weekly - The Murder of Laci Peterson: Tainted Love (Part 1)https://us.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.trial/https://www.newspapers.com/image/667077581/?terms=karen%20servas%20testimonyhttps://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S132449.PDFhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21274465-in-re-scott-peterson-petition-for-writ-of-habeas-corpushttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697261451/?terms=saw%20scott%20petersonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697520454/?terms=scott%20peterson%20sighting&match;=1https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.php“Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty” by Anne Bird“We the Jury” by Greg Beratlis, Mike Belmessieri, Dennis Lear, John Guinasso, Julie Zanartu,   Richelle Nice, and Tom Marinohttps://pwc-sii.com/Research/burglary/Occams.htmhttps://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2004/11/17/geragos-boat-stunt-under-fire/50686267007/https://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/11/peterson.trial/https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3096446.htmlhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/D-M.pdfhttps://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Moss-Landing-WAhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-23.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bayhttp://sfmx.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycm-E7lQwAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VGi_HBF1tohttps://web.archive.org/web/20181226133740/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-108hrpt420/html/CRPT-108hrpt420-pt1.htmhttps://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=124751&page;=1https://www.foxnews.com/story/attorney-says-he-has-evidence-for-peterson-kidnap-plothttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697158981/?terms=cory%20lee%20carrollhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/857176060/?terms=cory%20lee%20carroll&match;=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/697157413/?terms=cory%20lee%20carroll&match;=1https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/scott-peterson-la-innocence-project-former-juror-attorney-weigh-in-new-case/https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/scott-peterson-innocence-project-evidence/“Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson” by Amber...

255: High Profile: Laci and Conner Peterson, Part 2

In this episode, we discuss the search warrant executed on December 26, what was found, and what it may or may not mean. Then we continue with the timeline through the end of January which ends with a bombshell that changes a lot of opinions on this case.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit Our merch store can be found at Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:A&E; - Hulu - The Murder of Laci Petersonhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/Crime Weekly - The Murder of Laci Peterson: Tainted Love (Part 1)https://us.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.trial/https://www.newspapers.com/image/667077581/?terms=karen%20servas%20testimonyhttps://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S132449.PDFhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21274465-in-re-scott-peterson-petition-for-writ-of-habeas-corpushttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697261451/?terms=saw%20scott%20petersonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697520454/?terms=scott%20peterson%20sighting&match;=1https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.phphttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.php“Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty” by Anne Bird“We the Jury” by Greg Beratlis, Mike Belmessieri, Dennis Lear, John Guinasso, Julie Zanartu,   Richelle Nice, and Tom...

256: High Profile: Laci and Conner Peterson, Part 3

We're picking back up with the bombshell at the end of episode 3. Who is Amber Frey and what role does she play? Then we pick back up with the timeline and Scott finally talking to the media. What does he have to say?To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit Our merch store can be found at Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:A&E; - Hulu - The Murder of Laci Petersonhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/19/scott-laci-peterson-case-timeline/72281058007/Crime Weekly - The Murder of Laci Peterson: Tainted Love (Part 1)https://us.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/peterson.trial/https://www.newspapers.com/image/667077581/?terms=karen%20servas%20testimonyhttps://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S132449.PDFhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Frey.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Servas-Prelim.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Gonzalez.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/Hudlow-Trial.htmhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21274465-in-re-scott-peterson-petition-for-writ-of-habeas-corpushttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697261451/?terms=saw%20scott%20petersonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/697520454/?terms=scott%20peterson%20sighting&match;=1https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://www.the-sun.com/news/4201658/scott-peterson-2021-news-sentencing-wife-laci-clues/https://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/Timeline/missing.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Exhibits/P-15.pdfhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/Transcripts/RochaBrent-Guilt.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://pwc-sii.com/CourtDocs/TranscriptIndex.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.pwc-sii.com/Media/pawn.htmhttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.phphttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-PORTRAIT-OF-THE-ACCUSED-In-a-rare-interview-2812780.php“Blood Brother: 33 Reasons My Brother Scott Peterson is Guilty” by Anne Bird“We the Jury” by Greg Beratlis, Mike Belmessieri, Dennis Lear, John Guinasso, Julie Zanartu,   Richelle Nice, and Tom...

257: High Profile: Laci and Conner Peterson, Part 4

This is part two, so if you haven't yet, you'll want to go back to last week's episode.To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelictiOur merch store can be found at teepublic.com/stores/corpus-delicti-podcastMusic by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:How a Wolverhampton man escaped the clutches of a serial killer | Express & Star (expressandstar.com)Experience: I escaped from a serial killer | US crime | The GuardianRoger Sproston on the lost art of travel including hiking alone in Kathmandu | Daily Mail OnlinePeople v. Bonin (1988) :: :: Supreme Court of California Decisions :: California Case Law :: California Law :: US Law :: JustiaGadsden Times - Google News Archive SearchSan Bernardino Sun 19 October 1980 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)William George Bonin, Petitioner-appellant, v. Arthur Calderon, As Warden of San Quentin State Prison;james Rowland, Director of the Californiadepartment of Corrections, Respondents-appellees, 59 F.3d 815 (9th Cir. 1995) :: JustiaPAGE ONE -- Boys' Killer Led a Twisted, Tortured Life (sfgate.com)The Vietnam War is to blame for the 14... - UPI ArchivesProfile of Serial Killer William Bonin, The Freeway Killer (thoughtco.com)TESTIMONY GRAPHIC IN 'FREEWAY KILLINGS' CASE - The New York Times (nytimes.com)1/8/1981 - Freeway Killer case details - Newspapers.com™<a...

122: Cryptic: The Somerton Man, aka Tamam Shud

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