Norway Norway - The Kambo Man, 50-60 years old, 22 September 1987

[pol100gk]

They are upper mid range. Not Louboutins, but also not cheap shoes either.
Comfy shoes for the elderly or people with foot issues like bunions etc. Some used them for flat terrain hiking but they are not real hiking shoes.

Agreed. The kind of hiking shoes a well-to-do engineer would wear on family hikes, not the serious stuff.

 

[Beekarina]

Is there any information about height and weight? Sizes of the clothing or shoes?

Dale Kerstetter was rather small, 5'4, 130 pounds, so I think it would be fairly simple to see if he was possible?

 

[branmuffin]

The last article shows faint efforts to use more comprehensive DNA profiling but it looks like that was nipped in the bud.

Mephisto shoes were/are comfy,not very elegant walking shoes for elderly and people with foot issues, bunions and so on. Popular in Germany and Austria (my granny wore them), not sure if anywhere else. Edit, also sold in France.

They sell them here in Canada. Fairly expensive, around $200+.

 

[Susikatze]

Yes, upper mid range. In Europe, they are considerably cheaper, around 100$.

 

[RookieWebsleuth2024]

What an intriguing mystery! Do you buy the whole truck driver story?

 

[worldwatcher]

What an intriguing mystery! Do you buy the whole truck driver story?

I think, it's very possible that the story of the truck driver might be true.
The truck driver was from Kambo himself.
The kambo man had a Swiss Army pocket knife , and the truck driver stopped on his route to Norway, in Germany, at a restaurant.

"Sandberg says that on the aforementioned trip from Milan he discovers a small hole in the tarpaulin while he is in Germany. Back home in Kambo, after three days of driving from Italy, he parks the truck to sleep, before the last stop is Oslo the next day. But the next day he discovers a large hole in the tarpaulin. Large enough for someone to have gotten out."
'Kambomannen'-mysteriet kan gå mot løsning

Most of the clothes, that the Kambo was wearing was made, or disturbed by Germany.

" The reason for this assumption is, of all things, the label found in the man's underwear. It bears the name of the label Elan Body. Any further information regarding washing temperatures or the statement that the fabric is made of 100 percent cotton is in German."

" A support stocking the deceased was wearing also raises questions. "It's a medical support stocking, which is worn on patients after operations in the hospital," explains Annette Schieck. Former Inspector Hansen points out, however, that the man found did not have a fresh surgical scar. "
Wer ist der tote Mann aus Norwegen?

 

[Susikatze]

So they think the UID was a German hobo/transient who hitched a clandestine ride on the truck to Norway. Entirely possible and it would explain why noone seems to be looking for the man. But wouldnt a transient at least carry some basic necessities like scissors, a bit of money, glasses, soap, sleepingbag etc. with him? Just the army knife is not enough imo

 

[worldwatcher]

So they think the UID was a German hobo/transient who hitched a clandestine ride on the truck to Norway. Entirely possible and it would explain why noone seems to be looking for the man. But wouldnt a transient at least carry some basic necessities like scissors, a bit of money, glasses, soap, sleepingbag etc. with him? Just the army knife is not enough imo

Also the number in his shoes, is pointing to Germany, the number 1 is how German write that down.

It could be that his possessions / backpack was far from where the body was found, due to the possible impact of being hit by a train, wich caused his death.

Warning — Horrible read:
"He has crushing injuries to his head, scrap marks on his back, as well as the right arm and foot being cut off.Bleeding on the eyelids, as well as extensive bleeding after getting the limbs cut off, says the man was not dead until he was overrun by the train.There is little evidence of murder."

"After initial investigations at the scene, they assume that this is probably a suicide on the railway. At the end of the 1980s, there were abnormally many suicides related to train traffic in Østfold, but the vast majority occurred in connection with stations on the stretch. This place is far from the nearest station."

Very remote area, it seems,so maybe no one ( bothered to) searched for it??

Nytt blodfunn i 30 år gammelt mysterium

 

[Beekarina]

15250 seems very close to a German postcode. I cannot find anything now with this exactly, but perhaps in the 1980s? I'm not sure how often they update? But I'm certain they tried this.

With the blood and DNA, I would hope they used Gedmatch. The bit about inly being able to use Y DNA makes me a bit sad.