The Somerton Man
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
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The Strokes of the Summerton Man
DNA, when properly preserved, is a very hardy molecule. It's an intimate contact with the victim's body. And of course, the hairs get trapped in the casting material. The forensic genealogist was able to build out a family tree of 4,000 people and land on a name using descendants on both sides of his family.
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