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14 The seventy-year old secret of the Somerton code
A comparison of Jessica's handwriting and the Rubaiyat's inscription
Has Rachel Egan's DNA finally ended Derek Abbott's involvement in the Somerton Man Mystery?
30 The Somerton Man's missing teeth: why they matter.
CARL ’CHARLES’ WEBB and His Family Tree.
Evidence shows Jessica Harkness wasn't too bothered ....
Was Carl Webb stalking Jessica Harkness?
List of posts.
Wrapping it up
March 31, 2023
The Somerton Woman 2
March 26, 2023
Just between you and me .. updated.
March 16, 2023
The Somerton Woman 1
March 10, 2023
Why some seriously doubt the hairs used to extract DNA were not those of the Somerton Man
March 7, 2023
The question that has to be asked ..
March 5, 2023
It goes like this …
March 3, 2023
Parallels between Carl Webb’s behaviour, his physical characteristics and ASD
February 20, 2023
This is why we are waiting for SAPOL’s DNA result.
February 16, 2023
Investigating the Investigation.
February 11, 2023
A malevolent influence .. and an invitation to state your position*
February 4, 2023
Dude47, Jo, John Sanders, Facts and Freemasons
February 2, 2023
‘It was later established … ‘ What is it with the underpants and singlet?
January 30, 2023
‘It was later established …’ Four differing accounts of the contents found in the Somerton Man’s pockets.
January 28, 2023
Contact .. Antero Bonifacio
January 26, 2023
The Dome, and why nicknames are not for Nick.
January 23, 2023
Who killed Carl Webb?
January 21, 2023
Meet All The Webbs – or how many is too many coincidences?
January 14, 2023
Was Prosper strong enough to carry a man weighing about 78 kgs?
January 8, 2023
“The identification of the Somerton Man will ultimately be determined by the coroner.”
January 6, 2023
“My concern is that we may never be able to categorically say that we know this person’s identity.”
January 4, 2023
Gordon Cramer and The Redlegged George Webb.
January 3, 2023
The 2022 Headline Of The Year – Somerton Man Case Solved!!!
December 31, 2022
Same fellow, right?
December 28, 2022
Small matters of little concern in the grand scheme of things…
December 26, 2022
Contact: Stewart Webb.
December 23, 2022
X3239 – All questions and no answers
December 21, 2022
Never mind Romeo, wherefore art thou Charlie?
December 18, 2022
Whoops !! Did the Professor pick the wrong Charlie?
December 16, 2022
The Bats in Dome’s Attic
December 15, 2022
Three Inches – and an update from the office of Dr. Fitzpatrick.
December 13, 2022
Putting ‘Charlie’ and Roy into height perspective.
December 12, 2022
We have a photograph of a young blonde man somebody tagged as Charlie ..
December 10, 2022
Was the fair-haired Charles Richard Webb the ‘Charlie’ in the photograph?
December 8, 2022
The Somerton Man Survey .. Who is the Highest?
December 7, 2022
Charlie Webb here is supposed to be more than two inches taller than his brother, Roy Webb … But he isn’t.
December 5, 2022
Derek, Nick, Gordon and a couple of real Charlies.
December 4, 2022
Charlie Webb’s World
December 2, 2022
Carl Webb, the lookout.
November 30, 2022
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Gangsters at the Webb’s dinner table.
November 26, 2022
The Criminal Connection: Roy Webb’s father-in-law was an associate of one of Australia’s most notorious criminals.
November 23, 2022
“He didn’t have a match on him.” PC Moss
November 22, 2022
I guess it’s all over and done with now, right?
November 21, 2022
All you need to know about barbiturates and who used it to commit suicide.
November 19, 2022
Did Carl Webb come calling at 90a Moseley Street?
November 17, 2022
The Bloodstained Shirt .. Part 2
November 12, 2022
What’s this? Bloodstains on the neck of Webb’s shirt and a MUTILATED copy of the Rubaiyat found in the back of a UTILITY TRUCK?
November 8, 2022
Charles Carl Webb – Man Of Many Faces
November 6, 2022
Where to now with Jessica Harkness’ involvement?
November 4, 2022
Carl Webb’s ‘Beautiful Shape.’ How come?
November 2, 2022
Carl Webb .. The Man Who Disappeared.
November 1, 2022
Carl Webb. Football. Gordon Cramer. The Swinburne W and the Tamam Shud Code.
October 27, 2022
The Carl Webb Anomaly Portfolio
October 25, 2022
Was Carl Webb stalking Jessica Harkness?
October 22, 2022
A review of events that took place between the 22nd and 27th of July, 1949.
October 21, 2022
Two egregious failures in the police investigation.
October 19, 2022
This Week’s Round Up ..
October 16, 2022
The Truth About The Somerton Man.
October 13, 2022
The Rubaiyat: “a suicide’s handbook.”
October 7, 2022
Sir John Burton Cleland CBE
October 5, 2022
Electroconvulsive therapy, frontal lobe lobotomy, brain scrambling and the mysterious death of Carl Webb
October 3, 2022
Disparities …
September 28, 2022
Lawson sat in a darkened room creating the bust while his every move was being watched by a detective who was guarding the door.”
September 24, 2022
This post is all about Carl Webb’s brain.
September 22, 2022
Soapbox 2
“Paul Lawson told Clive Turner DS Leane knew the Somerton Man’s identity.”
September 20, 2022
Prosper McTaggart Thomson and his participation in WW2
September 14, 2022
The Somerton Body Case – where are we?
September 12, 2022
Who was Jessica expecting to see when Lawson unveiled the bust?
September 9, 2022
Did Prosper’s $50,000 play a part in Webb’s mysterious death?
September 7, 2022
A bloodhound’s trail, or follow the money.
September 5, 2022
Flea drivers and nitpickers.
September 3, 2022
…. and it’s over
August 26, 2022
It ain’t over until it’s over.
August 23, 2022
What might Jessica, Alf and Estyn have in common?
August 21, 2022
Evidence shows Jessica Harkness wasn’t too bothered ….
August 16, 2022
John Russell Keane
August 13, 2022
‘He was sullen, rude, wrote his own poetry and may have had mental issues.’
August 11, 2022
Now we have Carl Webb, we have to start all over again.
August 9, 2022
Were all the Webbs as camera shy as Carl?
August 7, 2022
New Mission: Carl Charles Webb.
August 2, 2022
1947 – Prosper Thomson’s want ads and the possible uses of Carl Webb’s tools.
July 29, 2022
The Somerton Man’s Ship Has Sailed
July 28, 2022
CARL ’CHARLES’ WEBB and His Family Tree.
July 27, 2022
‘You know how I answer the question, ”Was he a spy?” I get a coin, and I flip it up in the air.’ Feltus.
July 20, 2022
The Somerton Man’s DNA – What They Said
July 9, 2022
How the Somerton Man investigation could have been done in one day.
June 22, 2022
All Carl Webb’s Earthly Goods ..
June 16, 2022
Why was the Tamam Shud slip hidden so carefully when the book was dumped for anyone to find?
June 14, 2022
To part quote Derek Abbott ‘There’s two things that bug me.’
May 15, 2022
DNA – THE LAST SECRET OF THE SOMERTON MAN MYSTERY.
May 12, 2022
Fifty days to interpret the two words ‘Tamam Shud.’
May 11, 2022
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRAIN TICKET TO HENLEY BEACH
May 10, 2022
Why has it taken over 70 years to question why the police didn’t use the Henley Beach train ticket to trace the Somerton Man’s movements?
May 9, 2022
Detective Sergeant Lionel Leane –
May 4, 2022
Police Constable John Moss –
May 2, 2022
The Tamam Shud Do It Yourself Test
April 29, 2022
What we know about the Somerton Man, the Thomsons, the Egans and their DNA
April 25, 2022
I AM ASTOUNDED !!!!!!!!
April 11, 2022
The Somerton Man committed suicide you say?
April 9, 2022
Has Rachel Egan’s DNA finally ended Derek Abbott’s involvement in the Somerton Man Mystery?
April 7, 2022
The ‘Other’ Phone Number.
April 2, 2022
The Somerton Man inquest was closed for lack of new evidence despite the police having found more than enough.
March 26, 2022
The Somerton Man’s suitcase and its forgotten fingerprints
March 22, 2022
The Somerton Man Case .. an uncommon timeline.
March 18, 2022
THE DNA TIES THAT BIND.
March 17, 2022
Believing Alf Boxall
March 1, 2022
We add to DS Leane’s slow motion investigative record.
February 27, 2022
“If the (Somerton Man’s) body had been taken to the place where it was found, the difficulties disappear.”
February 26, 2022
Was the state of the Somerton Man’s health a factor in his death?
February 23, 2022
A closer look at the Somerton Man’s NINE medical conditions.
February 21, 2022
Was the Somerton Man seriously unwell?
February 19, 2022
A comparison of Jessica’s handwriting and the Rubaiyat’s inscription
February 10, 2022
Boxall’s memories of Jessica and the meaning of Verse 70
February 9, 2022
It has to be said, nobody but nobody could have been as incompetent as Detective Sergeant Leane of the South Australian Police.
January 25, 2022
Some inconsistencies with regard to the Somerton Man’s personal effects.
January 22, 2022
RACHEL EGAN’S DNA LINKED TO PROSPER THOMSON – Part 2
January 16, 2022
How and where did the Somerton Man die – and who was he with at the time?
January 9, 2022
Implications stemming from Rachel Egan’s shared DNA and a word from Dr Carolyn Bilsborow.
January 4, 2022
36 The 2021 Somerton Man Success Scoreboard
December 22, 2021
35 Who was the ‘real’ Jessica Harkness?
December 15, 2021
34 Things folks know and things they don’t about the Somerton Man Murder Mystery..
December 12, 2021
33 Whatever happened to the Somerton Man’s brown knitted pullover?
December 7, 2021
32 WHAT ALF BOXALL SAID ABOUT JESSICA IN 1978 .. ” even today, I don’t know what the girl’s surname was.”
December 4, 2021
31 Jestyn: ‘her tremendous courage.’
December 1, 2021
30 The Somerton Man’s missing teeth: why they matter.
November 12, 2021
29 ‘There are insufficient symbols to provide a pattern.’
October 18, 2021
28 The Somerton Man Investigation – what went wrong.
October 13, 2021
27 Stencilling tools and Rubaiyat art
October 6, 2021
26 When was the Rubaiyat lost?
September 26, 2021
25 The part fingerprinter Patrick James Durham wasn’t asked to play in the Somerton Man case.
September 15, 2021
24 Which of the Thomsons was responsible for Rachel’s DNA?
September 12, 2021
23 Beyond the grave / The Somerton Man … ABC TV, September 6th. The full transcript.
September 4, 2021
22 Reasons enough to believe the Somerton Man didn’t die where he was found.
September 2, 2021
21 The only items not photographed were the most important
August 11, 2021
20 Why Dr Colleen Fitzpatrick chose her words very carefully.
August 11, 2021
19 Instances of false reporting in the early stages of the Somerton Body Case.
July 16, 2021
18 Proof the code is an acrostic depends on whose edition of Omar Khayyham’s quatrains you are looking at.
June 30, 2021
17 Prosper Thomson’s Family Tree.
June 1, 2021
16 RACHEL EGAN’S DNA LINKED TO PROSPER THOMSON..
May 31, 2021
15 “In 2002 I had a lengthy conversation with Jessica Harkness.”
March 11, 2021
14 The seventy-year old secret of the Somerton code
February 2, 2021
13 The Somerton Man’s mtDNA haplogroup ..
December 5, 2020
12 The South Australian Telephone Directory Nov 47 .. Gordon Cramer and Pete Davidson PLEASE NOTE !!
November 26, 2020
11 Why did Detective Sergeant Leane take 51 days to release news of finding the Tamam Shud slip?
August 12, 2020
10 DNA, mtDNA, genealogy,mass spectroscopy and nuclear related matters. Byron Deveson.
August 28, 2019
9 The Somerton Man and what may have ailed him. Byron Deveson.
December 2, 2018
8 What was he poisoned with? Cowan, Hicks and Cleland.
April 25, 2018
7 WHERE DID HE DIE? Coroner Cleland, Professor Cleland and Professor Stanton Hicks.
April 4, 2018
6 The question of lividity (and a final twist).
April 3, 2018
5 Remarks by Coroner Cleland
April 3, 2018
4 Correspondence with Derek Abbott
July 30, 2017
3 The Somerton slideshow. Timing matters.
March 5, 2017
2 The Tamam Shud test
October 19, 2016
1 Start at the beginning
April 17, 2016
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