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| Mystery surrounds 'Margate Man' three decades on | Mystery surrounds 'Margate Man' three decades on |
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| He has never been identified despite extensive investigations | He has never been identified despite extensive investigations |
| He has never been identified despite extensive investigations | He has never been identified despite extensive investigations |
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| Volunteer investigators have released a new image of a man they want the public's help to identify, nearly three decades after his death in Kent. | Volunteer investigators have released a new image of a man they want the public's help to identify, nearly three decades after his death in Kent. |
| Locate International, a charity which looks into cold cases, said the "young man" - who gave his name only as Mr Kirasawara - checked into the Jolly Roger guesthouse in Margate on 24 September 1996, with no luggage and only a carrier bag. | Locate International, a charity which looks into cold cases, said the "young man" - who gave his name only as Mr Kirasawara - checked into the Jolly Roger guesthouse in Margate on 24 September 1996, with no luggage and only a carrier bag. |
| Three days later he was found dead in his room and, despite extensive investigations by police, his identity remains a mystery. | Three days later he was found dead in his room and, despite extensive investigations by police, his identity remains a mystery. |
| Mark Greenhalgh, the charity's CEO, urged anyone with information - "no matter how small" - about the "Margate Man" to come forward. | Mark Greenhalgh, the charity's CEO, urged anyone with information - "no matter how small" - about the "Margate Man" to come forward. |
| The man, who had a scar on one eyelid, is believed to have been in his late 20s, according to Locate International. | The man, who had a scar on one eyelid, is believed to have been in his late 20s, according to Locate International. |
| He told the owner he was Japanese and asked if there were any Japanese restaurants nearby, but there were none at the time so he visited a local KFC instead, they added. | He told the owner he was Japanese and asked if there were any Japanese restaurants nearby, but there were none at the time so he visited a local KFC instead, they added. |
| The UK Missing Persons Unit lists his cause of death as "suspected overdose, external". | The UK Missing Persons Unit lists his cause of death as "suspected overdose, external". |
| Locate International added the name Kirasawara may have been misspelt, and could have been Kirasawa or another variation, such as Kurosawa. | Locate International added the name Kirasawara may have been misspelt, and could have been Kirasawa or another variation, such as Kurosawa. |
| Research carried out by the charity suggests the surname originates from Southern Japan. | Research carried out by the charity suggests the surname originates from Southern Japan. |
| Evidence cited by them also suggests he may have been wealthy as the man had received expensive cosmetic dental work. | Evidence cited by them also suggests he may have been wealthy as the man had received expensive cosmetic dental work. |
| “It’s possible he may have been visiting from abroad or from somewhere else in the UK, so maybe you remember a friend, colleague, neighbour, tenant or fellow guest who matches his description who you never saw again," said Mr Greenhalgh. | “It’s possible he may have been visiting from abroad or from somewhere else in the UK, so maybe you remember a friend, colleague, neighbour, tenant or fellow guest who matches his description who you never saw again," said Mr Greenhalgh. |
| “No piece of information is too small: it can help confirm something we believe, or can send our investigation in a whole new direction.” | “No piece of information is too small: it can help confirm something we believe, or can send our investigation in a whole new direction.” |
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| Margate | Margate |
| Japan | Japan |