The Last Days of Peter Bergmann: One man’s mysterious, haunting exit
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- In 2009, a man arrived in an Irish town with a plan to disappear forever
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In 2009, a grey-haired man arrived by bus in the seaport town of Sligo in Ireland. Under the name Peter Bergmann, he checked into a hotel and carried three large pieces of luggage to his room. Over the next three days, he was captured by closed-circuit security cameras leaving the hotel with a full plastic bag and returning to his room with nothing. On the fourth day, he went to the nearby seaside village of Rosses Point, where he would later wash up on the shore. A haunting mystery unravelled through a combination of eye-witness interviews and CCTV footage, The Last Days of Peter Bergmann is an existential rumination on a mysterious man’s story - or perhaps on its absence.
Director: Ciaran Cassidy
Producer: Morgan Bushe
#Ireland #mystery
He was like a ghost on the CCTV footage, slowly walking alone, disposing of the last pieces of his life. Seems he wanted to disappear, as if he'd never even existed. Really stirs up the existential dread in me, imagining this man's mindset at the time.
well said
I suppose he wanted to die somewhere beautiful and away from home, rather than be a prisoner among the fluorescent lights and vinyl tiles of a hospital, and that he wanted peace rather than the moaning or fighting of relatives. Who knows, maybe he wasn't leaving his offspring any inheritance and they wanted to get their claws on him so he could be declared incompetent.
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Web Rookie I don't remember if anyone suggested it in the documentary, but it's also possible that he didn't want his family to lose his pension when he died.
You know, this has got me thinking, there must be people who in all probability would have died of old age, but for whom no death certificate exists.
+Web Rookie My mother worked for an insurance company. They noticed that one Polish gentleman who retired with an American corporate pension back to Poland had lived an exceptionally long time, so they sent a P.I. to check it out. It turns out that the family had preserved his finger in formaldehyde because he was supposed to stamp a letter with his fingerprint to keep the pension active. I understand people need money, but it only takes a few cases of fraud to bring an entire pension fund to its knees. As time goes on, some organizations end up paying more retirees than current employees, that's why most corporations use investment plans now instead of pension funds. We see entire nations brought down by generous pay and pensions for government employees. And think about it, it's only in a democracy where you can have a political faction bribe an entire sector of society for votes by creating more and more government jobs. The productive workers have to pay more taxes to keep it going, and before you know it, if you're not in the government then you're like a second class citizen.
He died under his own accord,meaning he planned all of it to end his own life.
I like how the story was told in a gentle way.
It's the Irish way.
It's that beautiful accent.
With much respect for “Peter Bergmann”.
I like shepherds pie
That’s why I enjoy some of these documentaries
The gentle Irish way this story was told made it so much more satisfying. They all seem so lovely and have an amazing truthfulness in their storytelling. Honestly, so refreshing
Nothing but respect for his decision. Love the folks involved for their prayers and compassion.
RIP Sir.
I completely understand what he did. He was dying a painful death. He went out on his own terms. He wrote to the few people he had any contact with and my guess is he would have said he was moving away and that he would not be back. He didn’t want to hurt anyone. I hope he is at peace now.
MasKistershi
I think he would have had to have been more honest about his intentions to whomever he wrote to/said goodbye to, and asked them also to keep his identity secret. Otherwise, why has NOBODY come forward to identify him following all the publicity?
So why would he secretly get rid of his belongings, surely if you were going to do yourself in you just wouldn't care about small details. If a person wanted to make their death look like an accident you would leave everything at the hotel.
@@branthomas1621 maybe to prolong the discovery of his identity
@@royston6451 if he only wanted to delay he wouldn't have made it near impossible to find out come on bit of logic.
He is not... God blessed us with life, our spirit is loaned to us from the almighty God and to take upon us the right and appointment of God is not ours to take. Jesus Christ is the truth and scoffers and mockers will bear their shame when the revelation occurs and it will, believe me, it will. BC and AD is a peculiar thing to mark our time if Christ is indeed make believe... Only he's not. He is very real and this deed spits in the face of God and is cowardice and dishonor.
He left this world on his own terms, very brave man. I saw what cancer did to my dad.
Same. No one understands until they watch someone waste away
@@Noah-xy6rb His body was ruined beyond repair, don't be an idiot.
Noah Bertolini suicide? Who says something about suicide?
So Peter Bergmann also had a cancer. He travelled to Ireland to end his life there peacefully.
@@Noah-xy6rb Exactly!
“What exactly is an unknown person? Surely everyone is known to someone!” - George Carlin
Love Carlin! Jersey City boy!
Remember the unknown comic? The unknown soldier? I remember the forgotten.
He might be unknown to humans but God knows him n everyone one of us.
"UWP" Unidentified Walking Person! 🤔
@@robertschultz9806 God bless you richly for remembering those forgotten ones among us.
It is generous and kind to give them a thought and to wish them well. None of us is truly alone and none are forgotten in reality .
However, they don’t know that they are, indeed, very precious to their creator Father, the Almighty God. They will find out but, during their time of loneliness - you were patient with them. Thank You for that. Amen
Ironically, his desire to remain anonymous made him famous.
Yeah ? what is his name?
He said it already. His name was Peter Bergmann. And yet, he was nobody. ;)
@@micha3828 Peter Bergmann was a pseudonym. It wasn't his real name.
Not famous just wondering what his deal was
I want to go this way...on my own terms and for people to respect my wishes.
Only in ireland would somebody say a prayer in that kind of situation-god bless ye
Agreed~Beyond Touching💝🙏🌠:)
Just before they steal your trainers lol
Exactly what I said too, and it touched my heart because I know this is typical of the wonderful hearts of Irish people.
Not only there 😊
Pretty ironic that he wanted to be forgotten but now many people are talking about him on the internet
Nobody said that he wanted to be forgotten. He just wanted to never be identified.
There is no evidence that he wanted to be forgotten. The evidence shows he wanted those who knew him to not know he committed suicide, that's all. That doesn't mean he wanted to be forgotten.
To disappear and be forgotten you have to stay exactly in the middle. That's what sleepers, secret agents, and real professional criminals do
I'm watching it now. His name is Peter.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
The amount of people who took notice of him down at the beach is amaźing. These days I am so busy I very rarely pay attention to my surroundings.
Tho I walk alone now I was a man that was loved by many, pray that I may once again be in loved company. Amen
I had a friend that had cancer,it was incurable and he could feel himself declining to a point he wasn't going to be able to take care of himself,he was suffering and didn't want his wife to have to watch him suffer and waste away. He left authorities notification of where he could be found and walked to a quiet spot in the forest where he checked himself out.Respect.
I can imagine few things worse than something which is killing you and that cannot be helped, or that you cannot control. There really is no way out and that is terrifying.
I am sorry to hear about your friend, if that was ever me in the near future, I’d do exactly the same, I’d kill myself before cancer killed me basically..
That’s absolutely heartbreaking, I hope you and his family are at peace
I had stage 4 cancer and survived.
It was horrible.
I considered taking my life many times to stop the pain.
Not sure how or why I survived.
@@ezabjacorn6208 I’m happy you did mate.
Man that was a good bus driver, did u see how many times he checked his side mirror whilst chatting. That is serious multi-tasking.
Where is due to view very astute of you excellent observation ,you must be a hell of an operator yourself .God Bless you in all your travels
@@timothystone4998 lol no I'm not a bus driver, thanks, nice comment, made me smile, God bless you too 👍🙏
I noticed the same! I once drove in Ireland and not being used to staying to the left, it was quite a challenge. Also, the roads are quite narrow and winding and often shielded by rock walls.
I was trained by ups to check mirrors and gauges every 8 seconds. He’s a good driver
I thought he was reading his notes stuck on the dash!
I weep for you, dear soul. May your rest be peaceful and pain-free.
♥️
The whole thing is so depressing. At the end we all will end like him, all alone on our last journey. All things who mattered in this life are senseless then. This makes me so incredibly sad.
Me 2
Awww dear,they won't be senseless.They are counted.As soon as you enter the grave you have to explain everything that happened...If graves could talk...🤫😅The death is the beginning of the real life!
You still exist...Just in new form...Youre part of the universe...The life cycle...Do we have a soul or spirit? I cant tell you yes or no...But the fact that we are here discussing this demonstrates there is some soul or spirit out there...Guiding or influencing all this...I hope to reach out to that influence and be connected to it in some conscious form...and that im here now hoping that tells me its possible...anything is possible...So be positive
I just cried reading your comment 😢 I have a fear of death for myself. I cant imagine leaving this world with all the pain and happiness I have endured while being here. Just that last step alone to the next is so unsettling for me. I am so scared 😥
@@malindaaddicott838 Well,it can be nice too!I have said what will happen to the majority but there are lucky ones too.They get to see Paradise ,morning and night,dead people visit each other in the graves.Maybe you should check out the appearance of the angel of death.To good people,his appearance it is so beautiful...Have you seen dead people smiling?With half millisecond before dying we can see the angel of death.Some people will have a terrified look on their faces while others will glow after dying.Depends on what they have seen.Have you ever heard,aww the coffin was so heavy?(the dead doesn't want to enter the grave,he knows what is waiting for him.It is not good to cry at a funeral,dead people can hear us and see us.Imagine you crying,the dead crying,you are just torturing him....I will attach a few videos with facts,prophecies in real life...And the angel of death,how beautiful he can be.The Almighty God says we will die the way we lived.Lets live good for a good ending...Remember fast and furious guy?Whitney Houston?David Carradine ?They died the way they lived,one from speed,second from drugs and third from self harm while doing """".This are just few examples.On the Day of Redirection we will be brought back to life exactly from the moment we died.Imagine how shameful it is to appear in front of God trying to please yourself,hanged in a closet,the other one in bathroom on drugs and drunk...Everything is nicely explained,we are here with a reason.To be tested,that's it.Tested and separated,good from bad....
Part of me wants to know who he was... another part of me wants to respect his wishes to remain anonymous... he more than likely let his loved ones know where he was and that he wouldn't be coming back, so I doubt they're out looking for him. Poor guy.
I am sure he is in heaven now...no pain
He may have had nobody. Not everybody, especially at that age, has family.
@@koala2464 Maybe you're right... but I doubt he was mailing his stuff out to random people.
Better he remains anonymous and part of sligo for ever.
According to his wishes.
As a 65 year old man with no children/wives in my history this story resonates with me. This could very well be the way I might want to leave this earth also. I think it is completely up to the individual as to how they want to leave this place. Why can't people just accept this man wanted to, finally, have the final say-so of the end of his life.
Though this is just one version of the story
May he Rest In Peace. Thank you for sharing a documentary of great quality. Thank you to the Ireland people and their prayers. W
I wonder if Ireland had a special meaning to him. Maybe he'd been there before in his youth and remembered it fondly, wanting to go back one more time.
That final note he was writing that he tore up was an explanation he was debating about leaving or not. The pacing back and forth he did on the beach was about he knowing what was to happen and if he was ready or not, preparing for it.
Do you have a source for that? Because we have testimony right here of the Gardaí stating it was not possible to locate it
Can I just say those people who saw him described in a very beautiful manner, in a way I never heard people talk before. I thought Ireland was beautiful but it's people probably are just as special as their country 💕 RIP to the old man.
I’m from the Caribbean and been to Europe but the Irish are my favorite people. Wonderful wonderful people.
I Absolutely agree the irish are such a lovely warm nation
They have a lot of empathy in their descriptions of him
I hope you meant "described him" not "decried him".
@@KingofRoath lol yes, I will fix the comment 🤣
It's an interesting that this man made every attempt to leave this world unnoticed and to be forgotten forever, not realizing what he was doing would have him live on long after he was gone.
What really gets me is the day of, not all the planning, but just, waking up like “today is the day” knowing what you are going to do, and still just going about your day calmly. I can’t put myself in that mindset
How is it that NOBODY has come forward to say...
"I used to work with him", or
"he used to catch the same bus as
me" or
"used to come into my store"...
SOMEBODY must have SOME recollection of crossing paths with this man in the past few decades...?!!
Or not. If he had an isolation way of life. None of that was possible.
@@enthomorf
Well he would have definitely needed to get money to live on from somewhere, either a job or by claiming benefits. In both instances he would have had to have made himself known to _somebody_ in an official capacity on a regular basis.
Secondly, he would have needed to get food and provisions from somewhere throughout his life.
Unless he spent his entire adult life living in the wilderness, hunting and foraging for food, I would imagine he was visible to people local to him from time to time.
(If he _was_ living cave man style, where did he get the money for travel, clothes and a hotel etc..?!)
Agreed. It only adds to the mystery. If he had no family, he must at least have had friends.
Nope....nobody like that exists...its impossible
My own brother once wanted to get me from the train station and drive me home so I wouldn't have to take the bus. He stared at the opening I would have to emerge from until he got a phone call.... from me. I was home. I went past him and he didn't notice.
People like us, people who don't want to be noticed, we can walk straight past you and you wouldn't even notice.
He knew what he wanted and he wanted to do it quietly, peacefully and on his terms.
We couldn't even give him that.
Thank you 🙏
Well, I doubt he gives a crap about it now. Just sayin...
Karma is funny
Morally and legally the cops have to try and find out who he is and what happened lol and that’s how the news is they’re vultures they make documentaries out of everything these days it’s really not that big a deal lol
@@kdizzle901. Not sure I'd want some bint holding up my underpants for a camera, even after I'd snuffed it.
This made me feel sad, to think a person would leave this world as he did. But I got great comfort from knowing strangers prayed for his Soul. I pray he was welcomed into Heaven !!
If you believe in heaven then you should know that no one's anywhere yet judgement awaits
@Jan de Jong you sound confident as though you actually know what happens when we die, clearly you feel upset at that for a reason, wht is it?
@Jan de Jong Maybe you should keep it to yourself and learn how to type proper English
I toured Ireland in 1986 including Sligo and found the people to be very friendly and welcoming. This case has similarities to the "Unknown Man" that was found dead on a Adelaide beach in 1948.
Amen
Not sure which is more creepy. The bizarre secretive and sad last moments of Mr Bergmann's life, or the fact the constable could tell us most of those moments via bigbrother surveillance.
Come off it rofl shits necessary. Cops wouldn't have had to do all that if the autistic actions never took place to begin with
I also find it disturbing that we cannot even disappear if we wanted. Even the hotel creeped me out with the amount of surveillance.
@@octaviogonzalez8794 our decision to leave this world via dying is a private matter
Yes
Go live in the forest.
I've had stage 4 prostate cancer for 10 years. I don't know what his prognosis was, he must have been fed up, because with treatment someone can live a long time after diagnosis.
God bless you, praying for controlled symptoms etc.
Wow, you're one of the lucky ones. May God continue to cover you with his mighty hand and give you a lot more years to come.
Perhaps because he was estranged from family, he felt he had nothing further to remain living for. :(
But they said he also had tumours in his bones so it had obviously spread.
But it was already in the bones.
This is so sad yet so intriguing.
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@@mortalclown3812 Isn’t THAT far more true than most can realize…….I start with Aliens, go to puppies, end up at how a Doorbell Camera can catch a thief and end here. SMH. I guess the up side is that the majority of the comments are empathetic and not judgemental or cruel. That GMH♥️.
One thing I respect about the British and Irish ppl is that they will say a prayer for the deceased when they come upon them like this. It doesn’t matter to them that they don’t know them. They respect human life and it’s soul. I’ve seen several documentaries about these things and these cultures often react this way. It’s nice
❤️
I respect the Chinese because if they hit you with their car they will back over you to ensure you are dead instead of leaving you to suffer.
Fascinating tale. That he did not exhibit evidence of seawater drowning suggests to me that he just waded out into the surf, sat down, and died. He owes the world nothing.
I believe ye left this mortal coil on your own terms FairPlay to ye.God rest your soul Mr Bergmann I pray you are at peace!
The French newspaper 'Le Monde' found out in 2015 that the Irish Police did NOT send out any inquiries either to Austria and Germany or to Interpol.
From a more recent German documentary it appears that in 2019 it was established he had relatives in Germany who had been estranged from him for a considerable time - and therefore had not reported him missing.
Do you have any links on this ?
I’ve found nothing so far
You gotta provide a source, dude.
@@impossiblewhopper539 It's here, at 12.56 on this channel: ruclips.net/video/lTR1CF8vIzE/видео.html
Sorry, it's only in German. It's a police statement and it was brought about by checking DNA-samples. The German family obviously had had no contact with him for a long time and therefore had not reported him missing. But the police was not prepared to give any details with regard to the family.
@@cgarnet01 It's here, at 12.56 on this channel: ruclips.net/video/lTR1CF8vIzE/видео.html
Sorry, it's only in German. It's a police statement and it was brought about by checking DNA-samples. The German family obviously had had no contact with him for a long time and therefore had not reported him missing. But the police was not prepared to give any details with regard to the family.
@@iansoutryer3189 Thanks, man.
I wish his family will see this video and recognize him, so they know that Peter has gone they will be in peace, knowing the truth. Rest in peace, Peter Bergmann. It's painful for me to see an old man dying alone
I am slowly dying too and I can relate to the old man's mindset.
It must have taken a lot of planning alongside the pain he was undergoing.
Guys life is precious, please enjoy and cherish it with the ones you love.
Everyday I feel a day slipped through my hand, the pain gets greater everyday. One day there will be no more pain, there will be no more me.
My God forgive me.
I send you love 💕 so sorry 😢
I wish for you a peaceful end that is as painless as possible. That at the end you will be filled with all the happiest memories you have ever had and a loving hand to hold.
Ameen!
God loves you and I’m sorry you’re suffering... May Shalom cover you tonight
Believe me, I´ve seen the other side, at least part of it. It is beautiful, peaceful and full of activity. I am not a religious person at all. I wish the physical pain you´re going through ends soon. Love and joy be with you
I am so very impressed and moved by this stranger’s meticulously planned and executed departure. I tip my hat to you, mate!
im not
oh yes, tipping your hat to someone who commited suicide. This is by all means a mystery and why have they not found teh cause of death? now that screams like cover-up to me.
I totally agree with you! I too have thought about where and how I'd like to just go out on my own terms and disappear when the time came. It's the only thing we can truly have control of in our lives, especially if someone is faced with a terminal illness.
@@siegpasta He was at the final stages of cancer. I tip my hat to him too. by taking control of his death on his own terms cheated cancer in a way.
@@siegpasta Your comment screams that you're an idiot.🤦🏻♀️
The Somerton Man, found on Somerton Beach (Somerton, South Australia) on the morning of 1st of December, 1948 has never been identified and he too, went to extraordinary lengths to mask his identity.
Or, allegedly, other people hid his identity.
He was a Russian spy.
@@konniej8657 oh wow here we go the mystery is finally solved.
@@klinger499 lol.
@@klinger499 😂😂
When you see what cancer do to people at the last stages, you don't want that people witnessed that image of you. I understand him because I saw what it did to my mother!
@Francisco Le Buff stay strong my friend, peace!
@Francisco Le Buff i am very sorry you have to go through that hope you will get better or atleast have not too much pain
@El Sordo How ironic
@Francisco Le Buff prayers for you! My aunt and uncle have traveled all over the world. My uncle is 95, a WW2 veteran and they’ve both said how lovely the Irish people are. It was their favorite country to visit! Blessings from 🇺🇸.
God Bless , I’m so sorry . 🙏🏾💚 may God protect over you & your family Amen 🙏🏾💚
My grandfather died of cancer and was relatively painless until his very last days. It amazed the doctors. Some people just have amazing pain tolerance.
My grandfather went to his doctor in 1988 with mobility issues in one of his legs.
He underwent an X-ray which revealed his hip was completely shot and the only option was full replacement. The doctor said he couldn't believe my grandfather hadn't noticed sooner because it should and must have been excrutiatingly painful - except it wasn't. Grandad was complaining of mobility issues and there was no pain whatsoever.
He was a pretty hardy and robust/resilient man, to be fair.
Judging by the mans age, I would guess that "Peter Bergmann" is from "Peter Lorre" and "Ingrid Bergman" from "Casablanca", that and the behavior, it would seem that if he was not ex intel agent, he was a fan of spy/mystery stuff in general.
Artemis Fowl I thought they finally discovered who he was
Death taxes??!! Wtf is that??
How would you explain his DNA & finger prints not showing up in the database, time traveller? 😱
@@zaraastro9858 because, aside from criminals, people generally don't have their DNA and prints on record
@@zaraastro9858 If he were a time treveller, he got stuck in our time, and cant come back. So he ended his life without let any trace of him.
I agree with the theory that he assumed he would be washed out to sea and his remains' never found. That would of completed the plan he had painstakingly formulated. Sitting on that beautiful beach watching the sun go down beats lying in a hospital bed staring at the ceiling by a degree that can never be measured! I don't think I've stayed in a hotel in the last 20yrs where I wasn't required to show government issued photo I.D.
Since he cut the labels out of his clothing, he wiped out all the last remnants of his belongings and said his fair wells by mail, he probably assumed his remains may be washed up again.
Part of the problem was that the hotel in Sligo hadn't followed their own procedures with regards to guest identification and I think actually broke some part of Irish law. This became apparent when the Gardai started investigating the case.
A few occasions I haven't been asked for ID...
More so to identify if you thrashed the room or ran out on a bill
No need for it any more because people mostly book on internet either using their credit card in order to secure the booking or - if they book by writing an email - they use an email address for corespondence and can be traced this way. Walk ins from the street became rare but in this case we ask for an Id to cofirm the identity and make even a copy of it for the duration of the stay. One never knows what could happen. It's a horror for every hotel or guest house owner when he discovers there is an anonymous body in the room and no one knows who is it.
My own father died on 18th June 2009 with lung cancer he died at home as was his wishes. This man chose his way to go I do think it was a very brave decision he made, I hope he is resting in peace now along with my father.
It's a very personal feeling, knowing you are dieing. Not everyone has close family and finding yourself at this point, I can understand his possible desire to just leave. The paper at the cafe was probably his check list. He left, clearing up his life so no one else had to. He left, thinking he was alone, leaving the world without causing upset for anyone. There was no way he could have known his body would be washed ashore, instead of out to sea. RIP sir, you do matter.
My Mom died of cancer that had spread to bone. I respect his decision to do it on his terms. So many people just dont have family.
I don't have family by my choice and I want to go without being known. Due to past trauma in my life I have changed my name legally and knows my legal name. No one in my family
I do not understand why the police claim that the address the man gave is supposedly an empty lot in Vienna. Everywhere I looked on the Internet it is always claimed that the address turned out to be an empty lot. I can say with 100% certainty that this is FALSE. I am from Vienna and the address Peter Bergmann gave (Ainstettersn 15, 4472, Vienna, Austria) is just a bogus address. NOT AN EMPTY LOT. First of all the zip code is completely wrong, as all zip codes in Vienna start with a 1 (for ex 1130). Second, Ainstettersn is not a street or any place, as the word "Ainstettersn" is simply NOT German. It is reminiscent of what German looks and sounds like, but it is not an actual word. In particular the letters "rsn" are to my knowledge never used in that order in the German language, and all addresses I have ever seen are in one way or another related to /predicated on the German language, in particular in Vienna.
Ainstettersn sounds to my ears like a foreigner trying to imitate German, like it is often done in movies, etc. Maybe Peter Bergmann wanted to pretend to be German/Austrian? In any case I hope this comment helps put an end to this false notion of the "empty lot".
And
I think they misread the address, it's probably supposed to be "Amstettner Str."
It would definitely be interesting to see the original reservation form, because some of it can be due to unclear writing and then someone who doesn't know German deciphering it. "Ainstettnersn" could indicate several places in Austria. There is a place called Amstetten, and there is one called Artstetten, the street names Amstettner Straße or Artstettner Straße both exist in several places. The abbreviation Str. for Straße is quite common, then it is AmstettnerStr, add some unclear writing and there you have it. So to me it looks like a well-informed try to invent an Austrian address for someone who is not familiar with Austrian addresses. Which makes it believable that he could have been Austrian indeed.
There are such words. Kerstin is Kersl in Austria. And he had a strong german accent. You cant fake this accent. Weisst du genau.
Stimmt’s total. Ich bin auch dieser Meinung.
Very well done film! Poor soul knew that he was going into his last days and didn't want to hurt the people that he loved. With that advanced level of cancer he probably accomplished what he set out to do. Stop the pain and not cause any pain to friends and family. Sad that he had to die so alone like this, but it is what he wanted.
Rob's Hobbys why would they have no pain. He just vanished and they don't know where he remains or what happened to him. If someone even truly miss him
For all we know, he was a hitman who wanted to die in peace.
Or some serial killer.
who knows that the letters are about.
They could have been anything. Maybe secret treasures that he stored away and the letter were maps.
Fact is, nobody knows.
Dont feel sorry for anyone unless you know their story.
He wanted to be alone.
Not knowing what happened to him would be way more painful than knowing he died from cancer
Well especially if he wasn’t on any painkillers at that stage of his cancer he must have been in extreme physical and mental pain
In truth, we all die alone.
Very interesting story. Sad also. Hope he is at peace now. To the gentleman who prayed 🙏 over him you sir are a wonderful person and God bless you for that. Some people truly have no friends or family .A Mystery that may never be known.
I'm not interested
That was lovely of the guy to say the Lords prayer when they found him. I also hope he's at peace.
Heartbreaking really.
@@paulgreengod
The most redundant comment on the internet lol
@@judgeberry6071 I'm not intrigued
@@paulgreengod No but you're fk*n entitled 🤣🤣🤣
God i love Ireland. What a gorgeous place. Can't wait to visit again, I think one day I may retire there honestly (if I can find a good pot dealer 😅).
In 1995 a young woman by the name "Jennifer Fairgate" was found dead 3 days after checking into an Oslo Hotel. She also kept a low profile like this guy, had no ID, and all the tags had been removed from her clothing. To this day she has not been identified.
That's who I thought of too. Despite so many people here saying "just a guy who wanted to go out on his own terms", he put far too much painstaking cunning into not wanting to be identified for that scenario to make much sense to me. I get the overwhelming feeling this guy was involved in some sinister shit at some point in his life.
Nor has the isdal woman
I thought of this too!
I’ve been doing research on this man for the past couple of days and still know so little bout this man, great video none the less
that's the point bro
Rip sir... it takes some serious effort, heart and soul to do what you did and how you did it... May god now take you in his arms hold you and love you, let the pain you were in be gone and light shine from the darkness you travelled through...
Being a cancer survivor and going through a ton of pain myself I can only apologise you went through it alone...
Respect sir.... God be with you...
truly respect you Sir ...I too will go one day, and at that time I would truly be thankful to have even a small part of your dignity and courage
@@babua63 Agree, same here.
God killed him you silly arse.
@@babua63 How is he expected to read this ?
Ok
That this man chose the manner of his “green mile” says a lot about his dignity and character. RIP Peter Bergmann.
This man was not meant for this world he was not understood, god bless you unknown man aka Mr Bergmann, you sir have all my respect, please can we be kind to everyone we meet no one understands what people are going threw yes he may have wanted this but maybe just a smile and a wave on that beach meant a lot that day, the last smiles and waves he saw, why is this world so cruel at time, im in tears writing this a fully grown 33 year old man i just hope everyone finds inner peace at some point in there life life this man. RIP golden man
You are so understanding.
You just described how I feel.
Yes that's why I always say hello to people if appropriate. You may be the only person who says hello to them that day, you cheer them ul or its their last day.
'tis a tough place, this world. We must be kind to one another when we have the chance. You said that this man was not meant for this world. I think none of us are, but that is too long of a dialogue. God Bless YOU.
My personal life motto is: Be kind to everyone you meet because everyone is carrying a private burden unknown to the world. The way people respond to my kindness makes my own world a beautiful world to be in.
Im gonna just leave it here, may be just a stupid thing but the 16th June (date of his death) is saint Benno of Meissen who was the patron saint of fishermen as well as the patron saint of Munich (Germany).
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This reminds me of an old friend who was in his late 80's and found out he had bone cancer. After it became severely painful not even smoking marijuana or taking strong pain killers could help his pain. But this time his daughter wants to put him on hospice but he refused and ran away in his old camper van to the mountains where there's plenty of bears and wolves high up.
~~ He left a note behind saying he plans on putting a few steaks on his chest before taking an over dose of pain pills that would kill him then hopes the wolves would eat him up along with the steaks never to be found !!
~~He never followed through and he passed away alone in hospice one winter night.
R.I.P. Mitch.❤️👣
I'm surprised no one has identified him in all these years despite this well publicized case . So many podcasts and documentaries have been made
Is he not called Peter Bergmann as in the title?
Huh? He was identified and his family was found.
You know what bothers me more than his actions, is how our privacy is absolutely fine from society , here in the USA is not as bad, but what a shame, now with the internet, cell phones knowing your every word and likes and dislikes, I'm glad I'm not long for this world, I take my privacy very serious, I'm a good person, but I hate the thought of being watched like some animal on a zoo, also humans are more distant everyday as far as facial expression, body language , it's all cold and isolated.
It's not all cold and isolating. It's rough, nowadays especially, but there are good people everywhere.
@@missmee7210 It's really not that rough from a historical perspective. This is the least violent time in human history. In the Middle Ages 10% or so of humans died violently. That's a staggering number. Comparatively, this is utopia.
Me also I think that people are colder now.glued to their sacred screens,they can cross that guy path hundreds of times and never noticed him.
I agree, it is troubling that we now live in a fish bowl, being watched and sorted.
most females ive met are pretty cold an just fake emotions for a short period. most people I know didn't get on the net for decades. hell it looks like you could blame tv; but i just blame people instead of drugs or tv or whatever
Thank you to the man and his son for praying over his poor man god bless you 🙏❤
In a way I find this so sad and thinking about this soul I wonder what his thoughts were and if he had family. Rest In Peace ❤️
He may have been mailing out payments for his last debts/bills. Eight would cover rent, utilities, etc. So nice of the father and son to say the Our Father over him. Makes me want to visit Sligo, such kindness.
My experience in Ireland was wonderful. The people more so.
I highly doubt he gave a shit about bills or debt
Best to pay ya bills as one day they will catch up with ya
I think they where direct debit
@@steviejames8982 People of his age are obsessed about not leaving their debts on someone else (unlike people like you that don't give a damn.) My grandmother made sure her Spiegel Catalog bills were paid before she moved into a nursing home.
What a sad story. But apparently he went out however it was that he planned to. Him having such a horrible disease with no pain meds is such a horrible thing to think about how much pain he had to of been in🥺RIP to wherever you are. At least you went out how you wanted and picked a beautiful place to be for your last moments. I'm glad you're not suffering anymore.
Jenniger King He could get all the treatment he needed in Ireland Its Free even if you are only holidaying there Medicine the lot Free.
@@janettedavis6627 Incurable cancer plus bowel tumour. It wasn't about free meds, pills or treatment but unimaginable pain this gentleman has suffered from.
Yes Jennifer I agree with your sentiments and understanding. Respect .
He is like a character out of Somerset Maugham's books....haunting,incredible and other-worldly.Done so well, with great sensitivity and respect towards this extraordinary individual.Thank you !
There was a well dressed/suited man found deceased in the early morning on a local beach in new zealand in early ‘60s with his clothing labels cut out and no trace of identity, but strange actions previous days after arrival in town.
Which town
He had died a long time ago, this episode was only a disposal of the physical body. Long term severe depression. RIP.
So many hundreds of millions of people have died who want to be remembered, one guy dies that doesn't and people won't leave him alone because of their own selfish needs. sad really.
Yet you are here watching as well 🙄
You act like you have unparalleled access to unvarnished cosmic truth. The fact is you have no fucking idea what really went on.
I went to school with him. He was a quiet boy who kept to himself. We used to tease him at school swimming classes as he would wear Speedo’s but couldn’t swim. One day I introduced him to cigarettes on the school bus. I often wondered what happened to him so thanks for sharing.
Where did you go to school?
This is such a sad story. He had cancer and past heart attacks. I’m wondering if people turned their back on him and he not only physically hurt but emotionally too. 🥲I hope he’s at peace in the afterlife(heaven!)
I absolutely believe that a grown adult should be entitled to make a decision to end their life instead of suffering for years…. The guilt they feel At burdening loved ones who care for them, the pain emotional and physical…. Its so difficult
Depends what your beliefs are.
If you believe you were bought with a price then your life is no longer your own and therefore sacred, no matter the quality.
If you don’t have those beliefs, then….anything goes.
Damn I really should stop watching these videos late at night, I makes me scarred lol
Very few people I regularly watch videos of, say politicians in morning or prime time news, could attested by me for real existence.
I live in Sligo and had never heard of this case until my housemate told me about it, hence watching this video. Crazy shit! It's kinda creepy in a weird sort of way.
But peacefull too.
I don’t find it creepy at all. I feel sad about how he must have been feeling. In pain, knowing that he could not go through more pain -- knowing that this was going to be the end of his life, how horrible it must have been for him to drown, inhaling water -- it just must have been horrible for him. The problem with me -- is I can feel it -- I can put myself in his shoes and almost feel what he was going through. I never say that “I can’t imagine how someone is feeling” -- just tell me the person’s story and I can feel it. It’s hard to describe. Probably why I live in a constant state of depression. I take it personally when people are suffering -- even if I don’t know them. I know -- it sounds crazy.
My mum from Sligo nice to see Rosses point 🥰
This, my friend, is a beautiful alternative to the typical crime scene investigation. This is an incredibly refreshing view of the last days of a human life. I praise your success of bringing to light this rare true story.
My father, before dying, in pain said ' I wish I could just walk out into the tide" and disappear. He loved the sea.
God Bless Peter. Many people choose to die rather than go through treatment and the expense that entails on the family or government. God bless this poor man.
Your talk of people being an expense to family & governement is sickening. I know someone who killed himself because he was made to feel like a burden. He was a beautiful person who could & should have lived longer. Your nazi mindset is chilling. We should never make people feel this way, there is so much more that can be done to care, to aleviate pain & loneliness & to care for people & value them at every stage of life. You value money over life. That's disgusting.
@@Talentedtadpole Wow you really managed to twist that comment into something that it wasnt. You like attacking people dont you. Sorry to hear about your friend taking their own life but it doesnt give you the right to be a douchebag to others who have ALSO lost love ones. She made a lovely comment about Peter. Shame you couldnt see that & couldnt do the same. RIP to that ladys father, to your friend and to Peter.
I find it difficult to believe he was just a man with cancer who wanted to go out on his own terms. Something more here. It was interesting the hotel worker said when she startled him in his room he was relieved to see it was her...really makes you wonder what he would've been so afraid of and why he wished to never be found. Maybe he was an important guy somewhere, who knows...very strange.
I was 11 years old at the time living in Sligo and this incident happened 2 months after my granddad died which I remember very well, just couldn't believe how close around that point of time it was
I found it incredibly sad that this man was so alone during this time, however he clearly wanted to be. It was very touching of the man and his son to say The Lord’s Prayer over his body. I hope whoever his family/friends are they knew of his intentions perhaps via the letters and know it was his choice to end his life as he chose.
One of the most tragic yet fascinating stories I have heard that is not an urban legend.
Pacing back and forth is one of the signs of someone having suicidal thoughts/ ideations and having suicidal attempts.
Or just antsy.
Oh please.
Protecting someone he loves probably, amazingly I know a story almost close to this one, although its couple of thousands miles away.
Peace to the unknown
I found this surfing around youtube. Thank you for this mysterious little story. Real life is far more interesting than most movies.
To go out on one's own terms, impresses me.....im 66 & have multiple health issues from military service....the 'health-care system', loves to put us in nursing homes to bilk us of all of our money and savings....I have always been of a poetic state of mind.....Edgar Allan Poe tales have fascinated me since childhood....'.A Man Out of Place & Time' apt description...
There's a part of me that wants to go like this gentleman. Am I weird for thinking this way!
No, I feel the same way - he has given the finger to the modern 'big brother' intrusion into our lives and maintained his privacy to the very end. I say - good on him! It's ny on impossible to pull this off in the present day.
@@glamdolly30 It's easy if you don't have people who care about you at least one bit. If you have friends, family and people who ask about your whereabouts it's a bit harder to pull this off.
No not at all
i think this brave man had witnessed a family member or friend who died from cancer and he wasnt going out the same way and planned his death how and where he wanted,the secret side of this i think is he didnt want anyone trying to stop him.A sad lonesome story of a very brave man,Respect.
Wow. It just makes you wonder what pain and anguish some people must go through, without the need to draw attention or gain sympathy from others. Whoever you really are, "Peter Bergmann", I hope you're finally at peace now 🙏❤
In 1963 I found a pretty teenage girl on a rocky shore near Ceiba, Puerto Rico. I think she had been murdered and left there not long before.
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A beautiful, sensitive , touching documentary on a sad subject.
May he be at peace now.
Rest in peace Sir 🌹
I’m happy for this man, he’s in a much better place then we are. Doesn’t have to witness the collapse of our society and all our basic norms to the woke cancel culture. He canceled himself on his own terms
Very sad indeed. I hope he finds himself a better place….
He decide how he wanted to end his life. I admire him and found him to be very brave. When his clothes were being cataloged and put away, I did cry.
I feel so bad for this man and how his life has been shrouded in mystery. I can't imagine the pain he must've been in, physically and psychologically. Who knows what a person is capable of under those conditions. I hope he found his peace😔😞
Paradoxical Joy what if he wasn’t in pain?
@@Andy-bh8hw
He had advanced prostate and bone cancer, he would have been in severe pain, usually treated with morphine. Tox reports showed he had no painkillers of any kind in his system at the time of his death.
R. I. P 'Peter Bergmann' 🌹
His life was shrouded in mystery after he was dead, so why do you feel bad about that?
@@w.harrison7277 I think most women tend to view an exit from life via suicide and without friends nearby as cold and frightening. Men are more pragmatic, and appreciate it as an efficient and more desirable choice.
While his manner of death relieves his family of responsibility, it compounds the investigative work for law enforcement.
A man who bowed out under his own steam.It takes guts to do this,respect to the man.
it's amazing to me that all the people that interacted with this man had no idea they would forever be locked in a mystery. very cool, sad but also thrilling..i know i might be morbid.
Leaving on your own terms is understandable given the terminal nature of his disease. It’s sad, but life is like that sometimes.
Profoundly amazing that with all the cctv photo evidence that if and when this man's photo was published that not a single person came forward to say that they knew this man (whatever his 'real name' was). Both a fascinating and unusual story.
In Ireland they say a prayer when they find a dead body-
In America they search the pockets.
Such a lonely end for the poor man. I hope he's in a better place now. Alot of humanity in this video.
He was sick. No friends. No family. Just wanted to wash himself away. As for his identity, what did it matter to him? What's in a name that holds any worth to a lonely person?
How do you know he had not family?
And why he write letters and send them?
Ky-El
So who did he post 8 letters to...?!
I wish he had somebody to comfort him in the end regardless but I’m happy he’s in a better place where he belongs 🙏🏽♥️ Pubicly Known As …P/K/A Peter 🕊💕
Yes, I hope he is in a better place also. I hope he considered eternity & made the right choice while he still could, before his death.
@El Sordo have a good day !! 👍🏽
Dude: I'll disappear without anyone's notice
RUclips: dosens of videos with the Dude
God bless the guy who prayed for him.