"Peter Bergmann" | |
|---|---|
 Morgue photograph of the man who used the name Peter Bergmann | |
| Born | Probably between 1949 and 1954 Unknown, possibly Austria or Germany |
| Status | Unidentified for 15 years, 3 months and 19 days |
| Died | 16 June 2009 (aged 55-60) Rosses Point, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Resting place | Sligo Town Cemetery Sligo, Ireland |
| Known for | Mysterious death, behaviour, and past |
The Peter Bergmann case pertains to the mysterious death of an unidentified man in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland, on or around 16 June 2009. The man, using the alias "Peter Bergmann", had checked into the Sligo City Hotel on 12 June, where he stayed during the majority of his visit to Sligo. The man's movements were captured on CCTV throughout the town; however, the details of his actions and intentions remain unknown. His interactions with other people were limited, and little is known of his origins or the reason for his visit.
On the morning of 16 June, the body of the unidentified man was discovered at Rosses Point beach, a popular recreation destination and fishing area near Sligo. Despite conducting a five-month investigation into his death, the Gardaí have never been able to identify the man or develop any leads in the case.[1]
The mystery is often compared to the Tamam Shud case of Australia, in which an unidentified man was found dead on a beach shortly after the Second World War, although the Bergmann case has not achieved nearly the same amount of notoriety or international coverage. This case remains obscure to the public, and the official investigation has not extended to outside of Ireland.[2]
The case received renewed attention in the 2010s. It was the subject of a 2013 documentary, The Last Days of Peter Bergmann, which was shown at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and has developed a small following on social media websites such as Reddit, where readers have constructed theories of the case.[3]
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