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

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

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# 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).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None 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

[Robin Thomson, proposed as the man's son on shared rare ear and tooth traits, was ruled out by DNA.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC22XR5FZB/robin-thomson-proposed-as-the-mans-son-on-shared-rare-ear)

Supported

AGAINST

[These candidates rest on photograph comparison or circumstance, not DNA.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC22NY5J86/these-candidates-rest-on-photograph-comparison-or)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who was the Somerton Man?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/questions/QST0CVC20FM0WNT/who-was-the-somerton-man)

Most likelyHe was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in…

## Cite it

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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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