...NORTH SEA MAN...
What lessons can be learned from this 1994 Cold Case?
What caught my attention was the brief but informative paragraph that spoke of how they went about examining the exhumed body. One would think that the remains of the Somerton Man may be subject to the same processes.
THE PROCESS:
Stable isotope analysis can narrow down where a person has lived by examining the presence of elements like carbon and hydrogen in their bones and teeth, which originates from the food they've consumed.
Dr Chapman is keen to point out it's not a precise science, but a strong indicator.
"When I saw that isotope ratio result it was this kind of mind-blowing moment," he reflects.
"Serendipitously, this investigation that appeared to be entirely of German origin swung back to Australia. And that's where we've been ever since."
The investigators say collaboration has been the key to keeping the case active, with the ICCAP structure allowing university students, scientists, and law enforcement agencies to bring fresh perspectives and compare notes.
look at the dates, 2022 when the news broke that there was an Australian link, and still the investigation goes on.
Reading through the articles, there are two in fact, the link above has a link within it, but there was something noticeably missing, While DNA was mentioned, there was no mention of a hair sample, There is a good reason for that, DNA degrades rapidly in salt water and that includes in bones and teeth. I imagine that's why the focus has been on stable isotopes together with advanced DNA processes.
The ABC is looking for information about the man shown in the photograph, it is 30 years since his body was found but someone possibly in Australia may recognise him.
Happy Reading!
That’s something I didn’t know. Seems like we have only been getting the Profs information on dna and nothing else. Not that he’s wrong just that it’s a bigger picture of the processes involved than the one we’ve got.
ReplyDeleteThis case has connections to Bristol (not Blackpool!) From a Bristol Evening Post article a couple of years ago (nicked from the Daily Mirror):
ReplyDelete"He was wearing distinctive size 11 handmade luxury shoes handmade using parts by shoe companies in Bristol...German police revealed on Thursday (April 28) that the man had been weighed down by his suspected killer or killers with cast iron shoe lasts, moulds used in the manufacture of footwear. They were not a pair, but they were made for the same shoe size by A J Jackson of Kingswood, Bristol, a company which operated from the late 19th century until the mid-1960s." Check out the article on Bristol Live from 28 April 2022 'Mystery Brit murder victim 'The Gentleman' had links to Bristol'.
Steve
DeleteYou are welcome to comment here but only if you stick to the thread topic and allow others to have their say without adverse/sharp responses. Question them by all means but keep it mutually respectful.
If that works for you that’s good but if it doesn’t suit your style then I understand that and we can part on good terms..
With regards to your current comment, I have edited and put it back. If you want to repost your previous comment I will put it online but it will be edited as per the afore mentioned conditions.
Thanks for todays comment I found it a very interesting and a useful contribution to the around narrative the SM case as well of course as the North Sea Man case..
If these cases were suicides then it's a small mercy that people are no longer treated like a probable Hurwood ancestor of mine. From the Ipswich Journal 4th October 1783:
Delete"Inquest on Friday at Ballingdon, Essex on Mr Hurwood a mill wright who on the day before poisoned himself by taking two ounces of arsenic, after remaining in agony for five hours he died. Self murder and on Sunday morning early he was buried in the cross roads there with a stake drove through his body near the pound on Ballingdon Hill."
My great-great-grandfather John Hurwood was born in Ballingdon in 1798 but I don't know his exact relationship to this poor chap. A stake for God's sake, just like a vampire!
I AM retiring from commenting on this case unless somebody gives me an enormous tip-off or something. All the best to those who are sticking with it through thick and thin.
Stick with it Steve, there's a lot more to disclose as yet. The current inquest is one part of the case, his unenviable task is to ascertain if he can, the identity of the exhumed remains and whether or not those remains are those of the man found on Somerton Beach. It does not include the circumstances leading up to the man's death nor the cause of his death.
DeleteThat's not to say that he won't make reference to those things, it's a decision that he alone can make based on the Police Reports to the coroner and the other reports from Forensic experts.
As I see it, the mystery surrounding the case will carry on and I have reason for saying that.
Why don't you drop me your email? Just a thought.
It's a good photo reconstruction but do we know how long the body had been in the water? Where there any autopsy pics? The Sm had a render done by a digital artist based on the description given to him by Profesor Abbot, the ears and the teeth didn't match the autopsy pics and results no more than the facial features did. Anyone know the answers?
ReplyDeleteNo1, if you had read earlier comments on this blog, you would have seen that I sometimes post from my iPad, iPads and iPhones have issues with blogger as doe Firefox browsers and they won't allow you to publish as the admin. It happens to others as well as myself. I suggest that before you make any more incorrect allegations you check it out first. I do hope this helps you.
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