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09-28-2009, 01:49 PM
DNA test shows Hitler skull is that of a woman
By staff writers
NEWS.com.au
September 28, 2009 01:15pm
Research on a skull fragment thought to be Adolf Hitler's has cast doubt on the circumstances of his death/
Reuters
ADOLF Hitler may not have died in a bunker after fresh research suggests the skull thought to be the tyrant's was from a woman.
US archaeologist Nick Bellantoni found fragments from the skull believed to be Hitler's were too thin to be from a male, and suspected it was the remains of a much younger woman, The Sun reports.
"The bone seemed very thin - male bone tends to be more robust. It corresponds to a woman between the ages of 20 and 40," Dr Bellantoni said.
DNA tests performed in a US laboratory confirmed the remains could not have belonged to the Nazi leader.
The discovery casts doubt on the exact circumstances of Hitler’s death and could force history books to be rewritten.
Original accounts of Hitler’s death said he shot himself in the head in a bunker after taking a cyanide tablet on April 30, 1945 as the Russian army attacked Berlin.
3....2....1.....and we have liftoff of the next 800+ replies in response to the newest Hitler thread over at Above Top Secret. :D
News (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26135072-401,00.html)
By staff writers
NEWS.com.au
September 28, 2009 01:15pm
Research on a skull fragment thought to be Adolf Hitler's has cast doubt on the circumstances of his death/
Reuters
ADOLF Hitler may not have died in a bunker after fresh research suggests the skull thought to be the tyrant's was from a woman.
US archaeologist Nick Bellantoni found fragments from the skull believed to be Hitler's were too thin to be from a male, and suspected it was the remains of a much younger woman, The Sun reports.
"The bone seemed very thin - male bone tends to be more robust. It corresponds to a woman between the ages of 20 and 40," Dr Bellantoni said.
DNA tests performed in a US laboratory confirmed the remains could not have belonged to the Nazi leader.
The discovery casts doubt on the exact circumstances of Hitler’s death and could force history books to be rewritten.
Original accounts of Hitler’s death said he shot himself in the head in a bunker after taking a cyanide tablet on April 30, 1945 as the Russian army attacked Berlin.
3....2....1.....and we have liftoff of the next 800+ replies in response to the newest Hitler thread over at Above Top Secret. :D
News (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26135072-401,00.html)