Bombshell twist in 30-year-old ‘The Gentleman’ mystery of dead man found in sea with cast iron shoes

A BOMBSHELL breakthrough has been made in the mysterious case of ‘The Gentleman’ who was found in the North Sea with cast iron shoes. Scientists in Perth now believe the man, who was found by police off the coast of a group of German islands in 1994, actually spent most of his life in Australia. HandoutA new development has been made in the case of ‘The Gentleman’[/caption] HandoutThe man is believed to have been 45 to 50 years old when he died[/caption] HandoutHis body was weighed down cast iron cobbler’s feet[/caption] HandoutThe man was wearing a striped wool tie[/caption] He got his nickname ‘The Gentleman’ after being found in a woolen tie, a long-sleeve blue dress shirt, British-made shoes and French-made trousers. His body, found in the water off the coast of Helgoland, was weighed down cast iron cobbler’s feet. Investigators in the 1990s believed he was 45 to 50 years old when he died and it was initially been suspected he was from Britain. German police were left stumped on their quest to learn more about the man, but criminologists and forensic scientists from Murdoch University in Perth have now made significant developments. READ MORE WORLD NEWS TOP GUNS Taiwan scrambles fighter jets as 20 Chinese warplanes & 14 warships buzz island LA MASSACRE How porn star became suspect in twisted 'Wonderland Murders' worse than Manson By adopting the rationale of ‘you are what you eat’, scientists were able to perform an isotope ratio analysis of The Gentleman’s bones. The differences in soil, climate and human activity around the world change the isotopic compositions of food, water and even dust in the found in the isotopic compositions of human tissue. The data collected revealed the man likely spent most of his life in Australia, The Guardian reports. New tests also built a DNA profile of the man, who is thought to have been 45 to 50 years old when he died. Most read in The Sun WHAT'S THE SCORE Fans say same thing about Sky Sports' new scoreboard for Palace v Arsenal 'TOUCHED OUR HEARTS' Emmerdale actor Sam Gannon dies aged 31 after travelling to US REST IN PEACE Archie dies after life support turned off as mum sobs 'he fought til the end' LAUREN SHOCK Lauren Goodger 'attacked' by boyfriend just hours after tragic baby's funeral FINAL GOODBYE Archie's family told life support will end this morning after losing appeal party's over Love Island feud exposed as finalists SNUB Antigoni's incredible afterparty Brendan Chapman, a director from Murdoch University’s Cold Case Review team, said it was a remarkable revelation. He said: “What are the chances that from this small collection of universities working on this case, one would be from the country where the man originated?” Read More on The Sun URGENT RECALL Major shops including Aldi and Asda pull popular food items from shelves NAIL FAIL I had acrylic nails for two years straight… now my natural nails have gone GREEN Researchers hope his DNA might reveal more about who he was and if he has any living relatives. Details about his case were released as part of Missing Person’s Week, with authorities calling on Australians to come forward for testing to help solve some of the nation’s cold cases. HandoutThe data collected revealed the man, found in British-made shoes, likely spent most of his life in Australia[/caption]