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DNA leads to ID of Australia's Somerton man, researchers say
Crystal Bonvillian, 2022. Cox Media Group National Content Desk (WSB-TV), 2 August 2022.
Reports the method (hair from the death mask, DNA extracted 2012 and 2018, a family tree leading to a match with a distant relative on 23 July 2022) and quotes South Australia Police as "cautiously optimistic" with the identification to be "ultimately determined by the coroner".
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Bonvillian, C. (2022). DNA leads to ID of Australia's Somerton man, researchers say. Cox Media Group National Content Desk (WSB-TV), 2 August 2022. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/dna-leads-id-australias-somerton-man-researchers-say/HUGQRNBPFJEJHDDOWEITFHH2TA/
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