Guest Post … from Aldric
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Nov 5
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Having a one track mind ..
… can be a problem, particularly when a blog (like this one) has only one subject, and one that is dependant on the SA coroner reaching a conclusion as to the possible identity of the Somerton Man. A task that has taken years since the old boy’s bones were scraped into a shiny new coffin and taken to SA forensics a lifetime ago. Which in itself is hardly a celebratory event, despite those who organised the exhumation and who thought about it differently. Perhaps that is the problem.
A bloke can only hope those boffins get it sorted before I get to reserve my own burial box.
July 26, 2026 -SA police report to the coroner into the Somerton Man case complete ‘very soon’(it’s now early October 2026)
They said the same thing 2.5 years ago …. read the ABC article here.
90 A Moseley Street in pictures ..
One bed, one bath, no garage. What would you pay for it?
Aug 21
How I see it ..
I don’t believe Carl (Charlie) Webb is the Somerton Man, moreover, I believe the man identified in the photo as Charlie is in fact the other Charlie in the family ..
Some folks think that the Somerton Man being Carl Webb means all the questions have been answered. But maybe not.
There could be another book in this.
Jul 23
Why didn’t Jimmy Durham fingerprint any of the items found in the suitcase?
And how did the Freemasons, MI5 and ASIO fit into the scheme of things?
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.
Coincidences – how they could upset Professor Abbott’s apple cart.
We have more Webbs than you could shake a stick at.
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?
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
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 12
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.
