{"id":192273,"date":"2024-12-10T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/glamorgan-man-handwriting-and-money-among-clues-to-identity-of-man-found-dead-in-woods-45-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T13:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:53:12","slug":"glamorgan-man-handwriting-and-money-among-clues-to-identity-of-man-found-dead-in-woods-45-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/glamorgan-man-handwriting-and-money-among-clues-to-identity-of-man-found-dead-in-woods-45-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Glamorgan Man: Handwriting and money among clues to identity of man found dead in woods 45 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A renewed international appeal has been launched to identify the body of a man found in woodland 45 years ago.<\/p>\n

Skeletal remains, referred to as Glamorgan Man, were found in the remote Rheola Forest near Resolven in Neath Port Talbot, south Wales, on 9 December 1979.<\/p>\n

Locate International, a charity which investigates cold cases of missing or unidentified people, says the man was a possible visitor from South Africa<\/strong><\/a> and is believed to have died between nine and 18 months before he was found.<\/p>\n

Investigators found in his possession a Salvation Testament bible that bore the name D MALAN and a partial address in the Randburg area of South Africa.<\/p>\n

Handwriting on an envelope – apparently planning an internal flight in South Africa to Durban – appeared to match writing on the bible.<\/p>\n

Other clues found on his body include a commemorative bookmark for a Christian mission conducted in King William’s Town (now known as Qonce in South Africa) and a South African Airways timetable of flights from London to Johannesburg dated 1977.<\/p>\n

A small amount of US and Canadian dollars added to the suggestion the man was a frequent traveller.<\/p>\n

He also had a map of south Wales and some blank headed notepaper from the Heathrow Sheraton hotel on his person.<\/p>\n

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The man was aged between 40 and 60 years old, according to the new appeal. He was of a stocky build and between 5ft 8 inches and 5ft 10 inches tall.<\/p>\n

He is likely to have walked with a heavy limp as his right knee was fused when his remains were discovered. He may also have worn dentures as he did not have teeth, the volunteer investigators say.<\/p>\n

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Investigators are confident someone in Wales<\/strong><\/a> or South Africa will remember him, despite the amount of time that has passed since his death.<\/p>\n

Mark Greenhalgh, Locate International’s CEO, said the man “would have stood out to anyone who encountered him at the time”.<\/p>\n

He added: “Think back to 1978 and where you were at that time, and who you knew. Who could you ask that might be able to help?<\/p>\n

“Even the smallest piece of information you have can make a difference, and help return Glamorgan Man’s identity after all this time.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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