250-foot fall at Clifton Bridge
Vimal Dajibhai's body was found at the bottom of a nearly 250-foot gorge beneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
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The Marconi Mystery: 22 Scientists Die Mysterious Deaths in Britain
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May 27, 2026
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The First Two Deaths: Vimal Dajibhai and Ashad Sharif
At 5:10 · chapter starts 5:07
The episode's historical case begins on August 5th, 1986. Vimal Dajibhai, a 24-year-old Marconi software engineer based in London, drives over 100 miles to Bristol and parks near the Clifton Suspension Bridge [1] — Carter Roy "Software engineer Vimal Dajibhai was found dead at the bottom of a 250-foot gorge in Bristol — 100 miles from home, with wine he didn't dri…" 05:07 . No one knows why. His body is found at the bottom of a 250-foot gorge at midnight, with two puzzling items in his car: wine (despite reportedly being a non-drinker) and two paper cups suggesting a second person. A mysterious puncture wound on his left buttock is dismissed by a coroner's spokesperson as simply 'a mystery.' An open verdict is returned. Before his family can cremate his body, police call them to stop — because now a second death has occurred. Ashad Sharif, another Marconi employee also based in London, is found dead near Bristol in his car, also working on underwater defense technology. The link between both men — the same enormous defense company, Marconi Electronic Systems — begins to attract the attention of journalist Tony Collins at Computer News.
Vimal Dajibhai: The First Death That Started Everything
Software engineer Vimal Dajibhai was found dead at the bottom of a 250-foot gorge in Bristol — 100 miles from home, with wine he didn't drink and two paper cups in his car, and a mysterious puncture wound on his buttock. The coroner returned an open verdict and called the wound 'a mystery.'
Vimal's car: 2 cups, wine, no drinker
Vimal Dajibhai, who reportedly did not drink, was found with wine in his car and two paper cups, suggesting he may not have been alone in his final moments.
22 dead defense scientists
As many as 22 British defense scientists died under mysterious circumstances in the 1980s, all linked to defense contractors working on classified projects.
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