# Abbott 2023: Finding Somerton Man: How DNA, AI Facial Reconstruction, and Sheer Grit Cracked a 75-Year-Old Cold Case

> Derek Abbott, 2023. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The fullest published description of the method by one of the identifiers.

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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_.

Abbott's own account of the identification work for a technical readership.

**Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)** Articledoi: **[10.1109/mspec.2023.10092395](https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2023.10092395)** Checked against the original0

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## Cite it

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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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