# Identifinders International 2022: The Somerton Man Identified

> Identifinders International, 2022. 11 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The claimants' own statement of the identification.

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# The Somerton Man Identified

Identifinders International, 2022. _PR Newswire, 26 July 2022_.

Fitzpatrick's firm's announcement with the University of Adelaide: hair access in 2011, whole mitochondrial genome in 2018 at the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, an autosomal SNP profile in July 2022 used for genetic genealogy; Webb's parents and the Keane link through his sister Freda; Robin Thomson ruled out.

**Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The claimants' own statement of the identification.

## Cited by on this site 11 records

[He was Carl "Charles" Webb, born in Footscray in 1905, an electrical instrument maker who left Melbourne in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/answers/ANS0CVC21EW67KQ/he-was-carl-charles-webb-born-in-footscray-in-1905-an)

Answer

ANS

[Plaster bust (death cast) of the Somerton Man, with hair embedded](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/artifacts/ART0CVC2A8473XZ/plaster-bust-death-cast-of-the-somerton-man-with-hair)

ART

[DNA ruled out her son Robin as the man's child, removing the main argument for a relationship.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC29120N8H/dna-ruled-out-her-son-robin-as-the-mans-child-removing-the)

Evidence

EVD

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Webb's sister Freda married Thomas Keane, matching the 'T. Keane' and 'Keane' names on clothes in the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC21YG0CAD/webbs-sister-freda-married-thomas-keane-matching-the-t-keane)

Evidence

EVD

[Abbott and Fitzpatrick announce the man is Carl "Charles" Webb](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/events/EVT0CVC1ZGC6GY2/abbott-and-fitzpatrick-announce-the-man-is-carl-charles-webb)

EVT

[Carl 'Charles' Webb](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/people/FIG0CVC1VBJ5QAC/carl-charles-webb)

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[Colleen Fitzpatrick](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/people/FIG0CVC1VV649EB/colleen-fitzpatrick)

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[Derek Abbott](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/people/FIG0CVC1VKC0HWA/derek-abbott)

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[The Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man)

The mystery article

MYS

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

Question

QST

## Cite it

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Identifinders International (2022). The Somerton Man Identified. PR Newswire, 26 July 2022. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-somerton-man-identified-301593329.html
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