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Atlantic Podcast: The Unsolved Mystery of Peter Bergmann, Episode 2: The Golden Man

Rosses Point: the First Beach, where Paula Lahiff saw Peter Bergman walking at sunset on the evening of June 15th, 2009. Photograph: Alan Betson
Rosses Point: the First Beach, where Paula Lahiff saw Peter Bergman walking at sunset on the evening of June 15th, 2009. Photograph: Alan Betson

In Part 2 of Atlantic, an original Irish Times podcast, Senior Features Writer Rosita Boland reveals more hidden secrets about the man who came to Sligo to disappear.

It became clear that the man calling himself Peter Bergmann had deliberately chosen Sligo as a place to come to disappear.

He gave a false name and address at the hotel. He secretly disposed of his possessions. Everything pointed to a plan to vanish into the Atlantic at night – but the autopsy revealed more hidden secrets.

The Atlantic Podcast is a three-part mini-series, first published in 2019. Listen to Atlantic Episode 2, The Golden Man, below.

Episode 2: The Golden Man

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Rosita Boland

Rosita Boland

Rosita Boland is Senior Features Writer with The Irish Times. She was named NewsBrands Ireland Journalist of the Year for 2018