Hello, and welcome to another episode of ten podcast Lane. In this episode,
we look into the mysterious death of Peter Bergman. On the morning of
June sixteenth, two thousand and nine, the body of an unidentified man was
found on the beach at Ross's Point, which is a busy enough destination and
fishing area near Sligo. Despite conducting an investigation for well over five months into
his debt, the Guardee Ireland's finest were not able to identify the man or
develop any leads into who he actually was. Let's go back a few days.
On Friday, the twelfth of June, the man who would later be
found dead was first seen at the Ulster bus depot in Derry between two thirty
and four pm. He got onto a bus bound for Glorious Sligo, carrying
a small black shoulder bag and standard carry on luggage bag. He arrived at
six twenty eight p m at the Sligo bus station and took a taxi to
the Sligo City Hotel. He stayed there for the next three nights, pay
with cash each night. Upon check in, he gave the name Peter Bergmann
and provided an address that was Anstetsen fifteen four four seven two Vienna in Austria.
From CCTV footage, we can see he was a slim man, around
five foot ten inches tall and had short gray hair, blue eyes at tan
complexion, and appeared to be in his late fifties or early sixties. According
to staff and tenants at the Sligo City Hotel, the man was of jrum
Manic descent and spoke English with a thick German accent. He was well maintained,
clean shaven and did not stick out for any bizarre reasons at all,
just another traveler. Peter was also well dressed, wearing a black leather jacket,
blue trousers, socks, a black letter belt and a pair of black
shoes. His clothes were from C and A, a popular fashion retail store
in Europe with most of its stores in Germany and Austria. For the man's
appearance, it was assumed he was a businessman of some sort and carried himself
with a reserved confidence but polite manner. He was fond of the cigarettes too,
and in footage he can be seen smoking regularly during his stay at the
hotel. The man was seen on CCTV footage leaving the building with a purple
plastic bag full of items or personal effects daily over the course of three days.
However, each time he returned from his walks he was no longer carrying
the bag. It is presumed that he had disposed of his belongings throughout Sligo
and then folded the bag and put it back into his pocket. The police
were unable to identify what he threw away in the many bins throughout Sligo,
as he used the blind spots of the cameras to dispose of the contents,
always just out of view. His movements were very meticulous and methodical, as
if he knew where to hide his personal belongings that could have identified him,
which in itself is strange. What exactly was he getting rid of evidence personal
belongings the location of the Holy Grail. On Saturday, the thirteenth of June,
mister Bergmann was seen walking to Sligo to the local post office at ten
forty nine am, where he bought eight eighty two cent stamps and airmail stickers.
The following day, he left the hotel between eleven and eleven thirty am
and got into a taxi at the local taxi rank, where he asked the
driver for any recommendations for a nice beach where he could go for a refreshing
cold water swim in ocean water. The taxi driver answered that Russ's Point would
be the best place for such an escapade and drove Old Peter to the beach.
After getting out and walking up and down the beach for a few minut
mister Bergman returned with the same taxi driver whom he had asked to wait for
him, and was dropped off at the bus station in Sligo. The taxi
driver recalls there was nothing sinister or strange about the actions of the man,
but he was quiet and did not make much small talk. On Monday,
the fifteenth of June, Peter checked out of the hotel at around one pm
and handed in his room key for what would be the final time. He
left with a black shoulder bag. He arrived with a purple plastic bag he
was seen with previously, and a different black luggage bag, which again is
strange as the one he arrived with was never located. He walked to the
bus station via Key Street and Wine Street, then stopped at the Keyside shopping
center and awkwardly in the doorway for a number of minutes. What was he
waiting for? At one sixteen pm, he left the shopping center and walked
along Wine Street in the direction of the bus station, still carrying all three
bags. He was then seen ordering a cappuccino and a toasted ham and cheese
sandwich at the bus station at around one forty pm. While eating his food,
he looked at pieces of paper that he kept in his pocket. After
reading the pieces of paper, he tore the paper in half and threw it
away in a nearby rubbish bin. He then boarded the bus that departed at
two twenty pm and it was destined for Russ's Point. It was reported that
he was seen by at least sixteen people while walking on the beach, casually
greeting the passerboys with again no indication that any would strike alarm or concern.
Now, let's get back to the morning of Tuesday, the sixteenth of June,
when local man Arthur Kinsela and his son Brian. The latter, who
was in training for a triathlon, made the grizzly discovery that one does not
expect to find whenout training. It was the body of a man, a
middle aged man wearing purple swimming trunks with his underpants over the top and a
navy T shirt tucked into them. Arthur and Brian said the Lord's Prayer for
the man and then called the local police to report the finding, making sure
not to touch anything in the area that may have thought to be related to
the body. After the arrival of the police, it wasn't until eight ten
a m that Doctor Valerie McGowan officially pronounced the manda, as if that wasn't
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show. The post mortem revealed that the cause of death of the body of
the man that was found on Russ's Point Beach was cardiac arrest. Where it
gets really intriguing, though, is that his clothes left behind on the beach
were neatly folded, with no wallet, money, or form of identification to
be found, and even strangers. Still, all of the tags had been
removed from every item of clothing, so the exact store of porches could never
be located. Although they did know the brand, Peter didn't overlook any of
the details that could lead to his identity being discovered. Sligo medical examsme Clive
Kilgallen found no evidence of salt water drowning, but also no signs of fell
play that would give reason to believe the man's death was murder. Most fell
the man's teeth were in good condition and showed signs of frequent dental work in
his life. He had bridging root canals, crowns, and even had a
full gold tooth on the upper back right side of his mouth and a small
silver filling along the gum of a tooth on the left side of his lower
jaw. Despite his well groomed and dressed exterior, the man was in very
poor health. The post mortem showed that he had advanced stages of prostate cancer
and bone tumors. His heart showed signs of heart disease, notably for a
man who had serious health conditions. The toxicology report showed that he had no
medication of any sort in his system. The medical examiner noted that due to
the man's health status, he would have been significant pain and would have required
prescription medication or at least over the counter pain relievers. Once the investigation was
completed, Pierre Bergmann was buried in Sligo, with the only attendees being for
local guardee. During the police investigation following his debt, it was reported that
the spelling of Anerstestsen does not exist in Austria or Germany for that matter.
And also worth noting is the fact that the postal codes in Vienna begin with
the number one rather than for, and the postcode four four seven two is
unassigned and not used there. What is certain, though, is that the
man wanted to remain unknown and made sure to leave absolutely no evidence at all
of his true identity. It should also be noted that there is no Interpole
notice for the unidentified man because the body did not fall into two of the
Interpol categories for either a miscertain person or wanted person. It is the responsibility
of the man's country of origin to report him as missing, and in this
case this information is not known. As of August twenty twenty three, the
man is still unidentified. No relatives, friends, or witnesses have come forward,
despite public appeals in Austrian and German newspapers. Although the Guardie retained the
man's DNA, a spokesperson said that DNA analysis could only narrow down the area
that the man might have been from, but not actually identify him. This
mystery is often compared to the Tammin Should case of Australia, in which an
unidentified man was found dead on the beach shortly after the Second World War,
and that brings us to the end of another episode of ten podcast Lane.
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