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A new podcast about the Somerton Man
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Piper & Byrne’s Podcast. The Somerton Man Mystery, The Evidence & The Facts | piperandbyrnes
Our first episode dives into the complexities of the Somerton Man mystery, a real-life case that remains unsolved after over 70 years. We highlight the ongoing efforts to identify the man, particularly the inconclusive 2022 DNA analysis. It delves into the...
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Is it any good?A new podcast about the Somerton Man
Piper & Byrne’s Podcast. The Somerton Man Mystery, The Evidence & The Facts | piperandbyrnes
Our first episode dives into the complexities of the Somerton Man mystery, a real-life case that remains unsolved after over 70 years. We highlight the ongoing efforts to identify the man, particularly the inconclusive 2022 DNA analysis. It delves into the...
Just listened to it now, nothing new, except the last half is little interesting. Its only 13 minutes.
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I wonder when the Coroner will get around to scheduling an inquest for the hearing? It’s been over two years now I think, since the Somerton Man was exhumed from his grave….
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I would suggest its still a matter of identity
IIRC the pod cast above states the DNA was not sufficient to identify him???
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I have not listened to that one
My comment was more about the delay and the reason for it. I dont think the Coroner would open an inquest until they have sufficient proof of identity
Yes, agree, Im not sure where to podcast people are getting their info from because as far as I am aware the DNA results have not been released???
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From what I know, the DNA results they refer to are the ones provided by Professor Abbott. When you look at those results you’ll find that the article posted on the IEEE Spectrum magazine (https://spectrum.ieee.org/somerton-man) by Professor Abbott does not make any mention of where when and how that particular single rootless shaft of hair was found and retrieved. It's true to say that he mentioned some shafts were collected but that was in 2015 and as the Professor said in his article dated March 2023, he had that particular sample foe 10 years, the question being where did it come from? The other issue to bear in mind is that the only evidence was that single rootless shaft of hair which is gone now so it cannot be verified. I would suggest that this is what DrXanthe Mallet was referring to when she pointedly said that she is a forensic scientist and believed that we may never know the identity of the Somerton Man. That doesn’t mean that we should give up trying though. GreyCrow, I echo your statement that one of the reasons for the inquest delay may be the identity question. I think there are probably others
Thank you. IIRC the hair in question was from the death mask and was of such poor quality that the DNA was incomplete and that is why it was decided to exhume the body for further DNA testing which at this point (IMOO) appears to also have given an incomplete result, thus why there has been no formal identification. Agree in that we may never know who he is and this is why the inquest has been so delayed.From what I know, the DNA results they refer to are the ones provided by Professor Abbott. When you look at those results you’ll find that the article posted on the IEEE Spectrum magazine (https://spectrum.ieee.org/somerton-man) by
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does not make any mention of where when and how that particular single rootless shaft of hair was found and retrieved. It's true to say that he mentioned some shafts were collected but that was in 2015 and as the Professor said in his article dated March 2023, he had that particular sample foe 10 years, the question being where did it come from? The other issue to bear in mind is that the only evidence was that single rootless shaft of hair which is gone now so it cannot be verified. I would suggest that this is what DrXanthe Mallet was referring to when she pointedly said that she is a forensic scientist and believed that we may never know the identity of the Somerton Man. That doesn’t mean that we should give up trying though. GreyCrow, I echo your statement that one of the reasons for the inquest delay may be the identity question. I think there are probably others
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