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Somerton Man face search suggests correct Charles Webb is in Swinburne football photo

Newly uncovered records from Swinburne University of Technology indicate that the Charles Webb widely believed to be the Somerton Man enrolled there as a teenager in 1920.

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What do we know about Carl Webb? Researchers find ads, photographs to paint picture of well-to-do man

Researchers uncover more details of Carl Webb, who they say is the Somerton Man, including images of his nephew and other members of the Webb family. They believe the Somerton Man may have been wearing his nephew's clothes when he was found in 1948.

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Is Carl Webb really the Somerton Man and if so, was he a spy?

The Somerton Man has all but been identified as Melbourne-born electrical engineer Carl "Charles" Webb — but not everyone is convinced.

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Somerton Man photo search focuses on Swinburne junior football snap from 1921

International Somerton Man sleuthing efforts have uncovered a photo of a junior football team from 1921 that could potentially contain an image of the mystery figure when he was just a boy, but the hypothesis remains far from certain.

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Somerton Man sleuth Nick Pelling steps up efforts to shed light on life of Carl Webb

The Somerton Man mystery has occupied the time of professional investigators as well as enthusiasts, with the recent breakthrough spurring them to dig further.

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Mystery of Somerton Man SOLVED after 73 years as DNA finally identifies body

Intrigue surrounded has surrounded the case of the Somerton Man for seven decades after nobody came forward to claim the body of a man found dead on a beach

Daily Mirror

The DNA, the code and the conspiracies — your top questions about the Somerton Man mystery answered

Following a breakthrough in the Somerton Man case, we asked you to put your burning questions to the experts. Here's what they had to say.

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Here’s Everything We Know About The Tamám Shud Case Now The Somerton Man Has Been Identified

But what about the secret codes?? The cause of death??

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The Somerton Man has been named. What do we know about Carl 'Charles' Webb?

After more than 70 years, the mysterious Somerton Man has been identified as Melbourne electrical engineer Carl Webb. What do we know about his life so far?

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Solving the Somerton man mystery: no Russian spy, just a bit of a loner who wrote poetry?

A body on a beach in South Australia, the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and a secret code – after 73 years the tantalising mix of evidence may have a more banal explanation

The Guardian - AU

Derek Abbott's research into Somerton Man's identity rules out link to wife Rachel Egan, but uncovers new coincidence

When an Adelaide researcher finally unearthed the mystery Somerton Man's identity, curious links were found between the pair — while others were ruled out.

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Murders, rapes and more cases like the Somerton Man could be solved with more use of genetic genealogy technology, expert says

A forensic anthropologist and criminologist says Australian police forces should be quicker to embrace the genetic genealogy technology that was used by researchers to identify the Somerton Man after more than 70 years of mystery.

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Researchers claim to have solved mystery of stranger who washed up on Australian beach 70 years ago

South Australia Police and Forensic Science South Australia have not verified the findings of Prof Abbott so far

The Independent UK

Mystery of Somerton man’s identity solved after 73 years, researchers in Australia say

Cryptic clues about man found on an Adelaide beach in 1948 spawned theories of jilted lovers and cold war spies – but the truth may open up even more questions

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US expert who worked on Somerton Man case says it was like solving a 'Sudoku puzzle'

A renowned United States forensic genealogist who lent her expertise to the Somerton Man mystery says the investigation was like doing a "Sudoku puzzle".

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Pride and prejudice

Good morning, early birds. Seven Manly Sea Eagles footballers will be watching from the sidelines tomorrow when their team play the Roosters after they refused to wear Pride jerseys, and Stuart Ayres adds to the confusion about the New York trade commissioners job offered to John Barilaro. It’s the news…

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Somerton Man identified as Melbourne electrical engineer, researcher says

A researcher in the case of the Somerton Man says he has solved the decades-old mystery, identifying the figure as a Melbourne-born electrical engineer.

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