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Lipstick, music's most versatile symbol

From Courtney Love to Chappell Roan, lipstick has evolved into a marker of power

Salon · Feb 19

Police were searching victim DNA for one serial killer. Instead, they discovered a possible new one

A 29-year-old woman strangled and abandoned on the interstate in 1992 matched the victim profile of ‘The Interstate Killer’. But DNA evidence instead linked her to another long haul truck driver — who has now been charged with four murders, writes Andrea Cavallier

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2024

What helped ID Joseph Augustus Zarelli? His mother's family dabbles in genetic genealogy

PHILADELPHIA — It's the ultimate rabbit hole of hobbies: genetic genealogy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 16, 2022

Derek Abbott, who helped crack the Somerton Man case, reveals how DNA helped solve the mystery — as it happened

It's the case that baffled detectives and amateur sleuths for decades. Now the experts have tackled everything you've ever wanted to know.

ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

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?

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

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 · Jul 27, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022

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".

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022