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www.bbc.com
A Winchester street atlas with handwriting was found in the barn
Gloves, glasses and a blue top were found in the barn
1st December 2023,By Charlotte Andrews rbbm
''Detectives are hoping new information will help identify a man whose body lay in a disused farm building for up to five years.
The remains were discovered in 2017 near the village of Micheldever, Hampshire, by officers investigating an unrelated burglary.
Six years later, with his identity still unknown, a new appeal has been launched in France.
It follows scientific work done on the remains by the University of Reading.''
''In 2019, a public appeal identified witnesses who had met the man in the late summer of 2012.
He asked the witnesses if he could camp overnight in their garden in the small village of Itchen Stoke, just over seven miles from where the body was later found.
They described the man as having a French accent and speaking good English. He was white, aged 35 to 50, about 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, with brown hair.
He told the witnesses he was travelling through England to reach Ireland or Canada - and claimed to have served in the French military when younger.
It is also possible that he was deaf or hard of hearing in one ear.''
''Dave Grimstead, CEO of Locate International, said the key to solving the mystery seemed to lie in France.''
Hampshire barn body: Cold case reinvestigated after new evidence
Detectives launch an appeal in France to identify a man whose remains were found in a Hampshire barn.
www.bbc.com
A Winchester street atlas with handwriting was found in the barn
Gloves, glasses and a blue top were found in the barn
1st December 2023,By Charlotte Andrews rbbm
''Detectives are hoping new information will help identify a man whose body lay in a disused farm building for up to five years.
The remains were discovered in 2017 near the village of Micheldever, Hampshire, by officers investigating an unrelated burglary.
Six years later, with his identity still unknown, a new appeal has been launched in France.
It follows scientific work done on the remains by the University of Reading.''
''In 2019, a public appeal identified witnesses who had met the man in the late summer of 2012.
He asked the witnesses if he could camp overnight in their garden in the small village of Itchen Stoke, just over seven miles from where the body was later found.
They described the man as having a French accent and speaking good English. He was white, aged 35 to 50, about 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, with brown hair.
He told the witnesses he was travelling through England to reach Ireland or Canada - and claimed to have served in the French military when younger.
It is also possible that he was deaf or hard of hearing in one ear.''
''Dave Grimstead, CEO of Locate International, said the key to solving the mystery seemed to lie in France.''
