Summary: Rodney Marks was an Australian astrophysicist, who worked with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at the South Pole. After a day’s work, he became violently ill. 24 hours later he would be dead. But due to the harsh weather conditions, it would be six months before his body could be transported to New Zealand for a post-mortem examination. After an excruciating wait, results showed that Rodney had died from methanol poisoning. On the base were 49 other people, trapped in the winter cold. Was Rodney killed by one of his co-workers, or was his death a tragic accident? For pictures and more information, join us on Facebook. Promos: Murder in My Family @MurderInMyFam Murder Mile @mmiletours Resources YouTube Inside the creepy case of the only person ever murdered at the South Pole Web Wikipedia Articles A Mysterious Death at the South Pole Death on the ice Murder at the South Pole FBI Agents to visit Antarctica in rare investigation of assault Former South Pole Physician Dr Thompson on his rescue Love in a cold climate: The South Pole scientists who rely on an age-old way to keep warm What is radio astronomy? Credits Created by Sonya L Narrated by: Noel Vinson Researched & Produced by Two Red Romans Productions Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.
