The Man in The Cylinder

By Crusader1307

 Even more bizarre, in that The Case of ''The Man in The Cylinder'' is real, this very unusula case ''began'' in 1945. In The City of Liverpool, England - not long after World War II, American Forces assisted The British Government with the disposal of German Ordnance, when found buried beneath The City's streets. In fact, for many years after The War, German Bombs (some still active) – have been recovered during building and excavation programs. When a ''long'' (6-foot, 10-inch) steel gauge Cylinder was uncovered, American Forces saw it as ''just another Bomb''. The tube also appeared to have two ends, with screwed on ''caps''. No stabilizing fins were found on the projectile (which was odd).

It was determined to be a ''dud Drop (gravity) Bomb''. But upon closer investigation, a pair of shoes and feet could be seen thru a crack in the tube......in other words, there was a ''body'' inside The Cylinder! Upon ''opening'' the strange device, it was learned that it was indeed a Human Body inside the tube, and NOT a bomb. But the questions began to add up more than the answers. First, the ''body'' was in an excellent state of preservation, almost as if it were naturally mummified. Next, the clothing (Male), further identified the body as being from The Victorian Era (60 years past from discovery). ''Who'' and just ''What'' was – as Newspapers quickly assigned, ''The Man in The Cylinder''?

Items found with the remains were equally unique. Coins, various pieces of paperwork – all dated between 1859 and 1885. The remains also showed that ''The Man'' suffered a traumatic injury to the base of His skull (in fact the entire back of the cranium was ''missing). No other evidence of ''foul play'' was found. Most later assumed that ''The Man'' was the victim of some sort of homicide. But who would place the body in such an elaborate container and even have the time or ability to bury in under The Streets of Liverpool? (and not be seen or questioned). Authorities claimed after research that a ''missing'' Brush maker, TC Williams, was the ''likely Candidate'', based on several ''guesses''. Properly buried later, many still decry the Inquest and even explanation about the mysterious ''Man in The Cylinder''.