How forensic scientists solved the 22-year mystery of Alcove Man, who died in Carlton North in 2004

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He was polite and well-dressed, the homeless man with a neat, white beard who became a fixture in Nicholson Street, Carlton North. No one remembers when he arrived, but they know when he left.

The man, who for years would sweep the driveway and hang his few possessions on hooks in a small alcove protected from the street, was found dead on May 23, 2004.

The locals who knew him always wondered where he went every day. He would leave the apartment alcove full of purpose at 9am like any other commuter to catch a city-bound tram and return at…

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