New forensic analysis indicates bones were Amelia Earhart's Date: March 7, 2018 Source: University of Tennessee at Knoxville Summary: Bone measurement analysis indicates that the remains found on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, according to new research. Bone measurement analysis indicates that the remains found on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a UT researcher. Richard Jantz, professor emeritus of anthropology and director emeritus of UT's Forensic Anthropology Center, re-examined seven bone measurements conducted in 1940 by physician D. W. Hoodless. Hoodless had concluded that the bones belonged to a man. Jantz, using several modern quantitative techniques -- including Fordisc, a computer program for estimating sex, ancestry, and stature from skeletal measurements -- found that Hoodless had incorrectly determined the sex of the remains. The program, co-created by Jantz, is used by nearly every board-certified forensic anthropologist in the US and around the world. The data revealed that the bones have more similarity to Earhart than to 99 percent of individuals in a large reference sample. The new study is published in the journal Forensic Anthropology. Continues...
There was a long thread on the topic of Amelia fairly recently spawned by a TV show on it I think on J-aircraft in their everything else sub forum. Informative is somewhat contentious. (the thread more than the show from what I gather ... I didn't watch the show).
I would like to think that it's plausible. I happen to agree with the theory that she lived on the island until her death.
