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Finding Somerton Man: How DNA, AI Facial Reconstruction, and Sheer Grit Cracked a 75-Year-Old Cold Case
Derek Abbott, 2023. IEEE Spectrum 60(4): 22-30.
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Abbott, D. (2023). Finding Somerton Man: How DNA, AI Facial Reconstruction, and Sheer Grit Cracked a 75-Year-Old Cold Case. IEEE Spectrum 60(4): 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2023.10092395
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Abbott, Derek. “Finding Somerton Man: How DNA, AI Facial Reconstruction, and Sheer Grit Cracked a 75-Year-Old Cold Case.” IEEE Spectrum 60(4): 22-30 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2023.10092395.