Cold Case Investigation: Who Was 'Malibu John Doe,' the Swiss Franc Drowned Man? (Swiss Press Text 2025, by François Barras) - Swiss Press Award

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François Barras

In 1986, a man was found dead on a California beach, his pockets stuffed with Swiss francs. Thirty-five years later, Lausanne rapper La Gale attempted to recover his identity, swept up in the phenomenon of amateur online detectives. By recounting her investigation and its astonishing discoveries, the article attempted, through its very publication, to contribute to the search for the truth.