Bones found on an island in 1940 are ’99 percent’ likely to be Amelia Earhart’s

The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance may finally have been solved, thanks to a new forensics study that shows a very high likelihood that bones found on an island in the South Pacific are those of the trailblazing pilot.

In a new study published in Forensic Anthropology, Richard Jantz, professor emeritus of anthropology and director emeritus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Forensic Anthropology Center, determined that the bones found in 1940 on the island of Nikumaroro “have more similarity to Earhart than to 99 percent of individuals in a large reference sample.”

Jantz used new techniques to revisit the original findings of D. W. Hoodless, the physician who originally examined the bones after their discovery on the island by a British official. Hoodless determined they belonged to a man but the mistake, according to Jantz, was an honest one that’s been corrected by advancements in technology. Read more…

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