Answer · Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)
He was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in…
He was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in 1947.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Police DNA from the exhumed remains matches Webb relatives.
- No record of Webb alive after December 1948 exists.
- Webb's handwriting, if any survives, resembles the pencilled code.
What would rule it out
- Official DNA from the remains excludes the Webb family, or Webb is documented alive after 1948.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyHe was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). He was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in… [Answer ANS0CVC21EW67KQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVC21EW67KQ
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