MUS-2026-0603
Archive card
MUS-2026-0603
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2009
- Indexed
- Nov 1, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Gardai, Sligo
- Location
- Sligo Ireland
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
A man checked into the Sligo City Hotel in Sligo, Ireland, on June 12, 2009, under the alias Peter Bergmann, giving a Vienna address that was a vacant lot. He was filmed on CCTV carrying a purple plastic bag, and the labels had been removed from his clothing. On June 16, 2009, he was found dead at Rosses Point. His true identity has never been established, despite a renewed appeal by Locate International in August 2023.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- June 12, 2009
The man arrives in Sligo and checks into the Sligo City Hotel under the alias Peter Bergmann.
- June 16, 2009
His body is found at Rosses Point beach.
- August 2023
Locate International issues a renewed appeal; his true identity is still unknown.
Key people
The people in the file.
Man, estimated 50 to 70 years old in the original Garda description, with a gold tooth noted in appeal material. True identity unknown.
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