The report to determine his cause of death was referred to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Region of the Legal Medical Service and there are no details or conclusions.
September 16 was the last day that he was seen alive at Tom Marsh (61), the English astronomer in the grounds of The chair, dependent on the European observatory ESO, accompanied by a student from the University of Warwick to guide a thesis on a supernova.
For more than 55 days he was intensely searched in the surroundings of the scientific center by teams of Carabineros, PDI, the Army and Firefighters.
After 3 months of this event and after his body was found, last November 10, There are still no reports that provide certainty regarding the causes of his death and know the events that ended the life of this prominent astronomer.
According to the data collected, Marsh arrived in Chile on September 14 and immediately went up to the telescope, since he had only four observation nights (from September 16 to 20) in the New Technology Telescope to carry out their investigations.
However, two days later the trail was lost.
For almost two months, in the area corresponding to the observatory grounds, a “search for a living person” was carried out, said the regional inspector, Adrián Vega, in charge of the case, because, in the opinion of the persecutor, there were no indications that made him suspect his death.
Tom Marsh’s death remains a mystery
From the Public Prosecutor’s Office, together with PDI, various expert reports were carried out that included the statement of Marsh’s travel companion, a student at the University where the astronomer taught classes.
According to the young man, they were together all of September 15, but around 7:00 p.m., when they were having dinner, they argued and Tom Marsh presented a strange attitude.
“He said something super strange to me, saying out loud, ‘I’m not happy with what you do, you have no interest in astronomy, physics or science, that bothers me, it was random, we’ll continue tomorrow.’ Thomas told me all this crying, Thomas locking himself in his bedroom, in such a situation I was terribly surprised, ”he pointed out in his statement.
Already in the first weeks of November, the search was concentrated on a plot of land measuring one thousand square meters, which has natural refuges and hikers, identified as “sites of interest” by the researchers.
On that date, the scientist’s wife and children were already in Chile, who were following the work of specialists from different institutions, according to what was published. The day.
Finally, on Thursday, November 10, the GOPE of the Carabineros found the body of Thomas Marsh in a place that was difficult to access, with hills and ravines, at an altitude of more than 1,700 meters. His body was on his side and with his naked torso and only five kilometers from the observatory.
Until now, it is known that the analyzes of the body of the scientist were referred to the headquarters of the Metropolitan region of the Legal Medical Service and they are waiting for the report that provides certainty of the causes of death of Thomas Marsh.