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Answer · Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)

He was another named candidate (H. C. Reynolds, Carl Halban, or a relative of Jessica Thomson).

He was another named candidate (H. C. Reynolds, Carl Halban, or a relative of Jessica Thomson).

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedNone pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • DNA from the remains matches that candidate's family.

What would rule it out

  • DNA confirms Webb.

Evidence none for · 2 against

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 another named candidate (H. C. Reynolds, Carl Halban, or a relative of Jessica Thomson). [Answer ANS0CVC22E47Q9R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVC22E47Q9R
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