Investigators may have pieced together identity of mystery man found dead 45 years ago

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A long-haired mystery man in platform boots is at the centre of a new appeal more than 45 years after his death. A man's body was found beside the A508, which links Milton Keynes and Market Harborough, having been struck by a car in the evening of July 9, 1975.

His identity has never been known. Now, volunteer researchers working with the Locate International agency think the man may have been called 'James Brennan'.

They believe he was hitch-hiking home to Middleton, in Rochdale, from the Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire, where Pink Floyd were on a bill that also featured Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis and the Monty Python team. READ MORE: Gang planned to murder rivals following death of leader, 16, in revenge attack, jury hears Locate sets out to solve 'cold cases' using internet and social media research which would not have been available to police at the time.

The team has scoured the internet to piece together what may have been the last movements of 'James Brennan'. The international police agency Interpol took part in the investigation at the time but they drew a blank, and now Locate is appealing for people will come forward to solve the mystery.