The Somerton Man ..

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Jul 14

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Moving on …

After reading a few comments on Pelling’s site, particularly those that subtly question the right of this site moderator to shift posts to more mundane matters that in themselves avoid the thrust of what is an ongoing Somerton Man discussion. Fair enough.

So I posted a couple of questions over there, one to AT, the other to SteveH in order to see if either of them could come up with a measured answer. Either way, whatever might be their responses will be broadcast here.

It could be an entertaining exercise.

Jul 6

Derek Abbott claims SA Police about to present their findings to the coroner

"The man who claims he solved the identity of the Somerton Man through DNA matches says SA Police has told him it is close to finishing its report for the coroner to officially put the 78-year mystery to rest.

Jun 28

So, you’re new to this Somerton Man game, are you?

Read on ..

Jun 22

7 Comments

It’s all over, right?

Expunge all doubt ..

Jun 19

5 Comments

Coincidences – how they could upset Professor Abbott’s apple cart.

We have more Webbs than you could shake a stick at.

Jun 15

'Feltus hates my guts.' Abbott.

If asked, would Derek Abbott be able to prove that the hair he used to identify the Somerton Man as Carl Webb belonged to the body?

Shouldn’t be hard .. Professors are smart. So what do you think his response might be ..

Yes,

or no,

or maybe.

And if it’s a yes, how will he do it.

… or is this a possible explanation?

Carl Webb’s hair.

Jun 3

Crack this code. Get famous. Solution provided.

There are cash prizes….

May 30

4 Comments

Walls (and cars) have ears.

Meet Carl (Charlie) Webb's nephew, who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

May 27

4 Comments

What do YOU think?

In the initial inquest, coroner Cleland ruled he didn’t know where the Somerton Man died, then he later ruled that the Somerton Man died where he was found.

Why did he change his mind?

May 25

A little something out of the quite ordinary

Play it very, very loud.

May 20

2 Comments

Letters to the SA coroner

A word or three

May 12

Carl Webb’s hair.

A working theory as to how it got there.

May 10

5 Comments

Provenance, who needs it?

Provenance is the place of origin, earliest known history, or the documented chain of ownership/custody of an object. It traces an item’s journey from creation to the present, verifying its authenticity, history, and legality in fields like art, archaeology, and computing, including the provenance of competing forensic evidence.

May 5

6 Comments

AI – just asking

No need for any human input ..

Apr 27

2 Comments

Preparations for death.

Ready ?

Apr 22

3 Comments

The rootless hair and differing mitochondrial DNA in two hair shafts taken from the same body.

Just when we thought it was all sorted ...

Apr 19

One problem for the coroner and one for the professor

There is no inarguable chain of evidence that supports the accepted theory that the hair found on the outside of the bust belonged to the Somerton man.

There appears to have been no official search of morgue records as to whether there were any more unidentified bodies in the morgue at the same time as the Somerton man was occupying a space there.

Perhaps these are the reasons for the long delay.

And if they are, one might agree with Xanthe Mallett in that there may never be a coronial finding and the Somerton Man mystery will remain as such.

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/xanthe-mallett

Apr 5

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What astounds me, is ..

Why nobody has ever risen to try and decipher the code, given that in every line of over seven letters, the seventh is the letter A

Mar 25

Spot the difference ..

Charlie in the top pic has had his height increased by 3 inches to 5’11” – the same height as the Somerton Man.

Mar 1

3 Comments

SAPOL procedures back in the late forties.

… not so good.

Feb 27

1 Comment

About the work of Paul Lawson – Updated.

.. and various other matters outstanding

Feb 24

4 Comments

A tribute to Çlive

Of all the open-heàrted contributors over the many years this blog has been in operation there has been onè man who has maintained a dignified and learned presence .. except for his blasted puns, otherwise the old lad would be lionised.
So what can I say, Clive, apart from thanks, you kept the numbers up old son.

Pete.

Feb 20

A Spy Among Friends

Needs watching

Based on a book about Kim Philby, written by Ben Macyintre.

Episodes streaming on Apple TV plus others.

Feb 19

7 Comments

The Abbott interview that never happened.

It was all over in a minute.

Feb 14

2 Comments

The Rubaiyat, the code and the Tamam Shud slip

Links in a chain

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