The theory is far from the only speculation about what happened to Earhart after her disappearance on July 2,1937.
A photograph discovered in the U. S. National Archives may add weight to the theory that Amelia Earhart survived a landing in the Marshall Islands and was taken captive by the Japanese.
The show features former FBI Executive Assistant Director Shawn Henry as he investigates evidence supporting the theory that Earhart crash-landed in the Marshall Islands and eventually died in Japanese custody on the island of Saipan.
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The photo was likely taken by someone who was spying on the Japanese for the U. S., according to the special.
The show highlights additional evidence, including plane parts found on the Marshall Islands that appear to be like those on the plane Earhart flew in 1937, and an eyewitness who claims to have seen Earhart and Noonan after they supposedly perished.
Japanese authorities told NBC that there are no records indicating that Earhart was in Japanese custody.
The photo shows a woman with short hair, much like Earhart’s cut, sitting on a dock with her back to the camera. A man, who looks like Noonan is standing a short distance behind her.
Ken Gibson, a facial recognition expert, who studied the photo, said its «very convincing evidence» that the photo is of Noonan, NBC reported.
«The hairline is the most distinctive characteristic, » Gibson said. «It’s a very sharp receding hairline. The nose is very prominent.»
The theory is far from the only speculation about what happened to Earhart after her disappearance on July 2,1937.
The History Channel special airs on the heels of another high-profile investigation into Earhart’s demise. A team of researchers is currently using bone-sniffing dogs in hopes of finding Earhart’s remains on a remote Pacific island, where they believe she may have died as a castaway.
«It’s such an iconic mystery, and people hold on to that mystery, » he said. «They love the mystery.»
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