Nach 75 Jahren gelang es den verstorbenen #SomertonMan zu identifizieren. Die Leiche des Mannes wurde 1948 in Adelaine gefunden, Hinweise auf seine Identität gab es nicht. In den späten 2000ern begann der Forscher Derek Abbott sich mit seinem Team dem Fall zu widmen. Ein 5 cm langes Haar konnte 2022 nach vielen ergebnislosen Tests das Rätsel seiner #Identität lösen. In seiner #DNA waren 2 Millionen #SNPs zu finden, wodurch Angehörige ausfindig gemacht werden konnten.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/somerton-man

Somerton Man/tamám shud - perhaps one of the most intriguing mysteries I have ever found on Wikipedia. Cold War spy, the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, and why was the body wearing freshly polished shoes… on the beach?

Well, it looks like most of the mystery has been solved:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-02/is-carl-webb-really-the-somerton-man-and-was-he-a-spy/101375542

#coldwar #espionage #spy #mystery #somertonman

If you're like me and follow #MissingPersons and #UnidentifiedDead cases, you've heard of #SomertonMan, who was finally identified earlier this year.

Turns out, he has living family members, and they've shared photos of him in life!

#does #Unidentified #Doe

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/somerton-manfamily-photographs-revealed-/101643524

The story of the Somerton Man is on Australian Story next week - How DNA technology helped to uncover the mystery identity of the man on the beach.

'My Name is Charles' Monday 8pm on ABCTV + iview and #Youtube.

#SomertonMan #AustralianStory #ABCTV

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