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The Enlarged Eye-Set Comparison Samples Below Should
Be Viewed From Left To Right.
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| 1945-1982 Gervais-Irene Eyes |
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| Sample: Match |
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| Amelia's and 1945-1982 Gervais-Irene |
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| Younger Non Gervais-Irene's Eyes |
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| Older Non Gervais-Irene's Eyes |
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| Sample: Match |
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| Younger and Older Non Gervais-Irene's Eyes Combined |
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| 1945-1982 Gervais-Irene's Eyes |
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| Only One Eye Aligns, And Not Very Well; No Match |
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| Gervais-Irene and Non Gervais-Irene (one eye) |
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| Only One Eye Aligns, And Not Very Well; No Match |
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| Gervais-Irene and Non Gervais-Irene (other eye) |
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| Gervais-Irene / Irene-Amelia 1945 |
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| 1945-1982 identified Irene Craigmile |
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| Gervais-Irene / Irene-Amelia 1965 |
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| 1965 Joe Gervais photo of Irene Craigmile [Bolam] |
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| Match; younger to older Irene-Amelia |
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| Overlay combination of the left two photos |
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| Non Gervais-Irene, Age 23, 1947* |
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| 1940s family identified Irene Craigmile [Bolam] (ID'd by her Son in 2006) |
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| Non Gervais-Irene, Age 58, 1982* |
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| 'Older' early 1940s family identified Irene Craigmile |
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| Match; younger to older family ID'd Irene. |
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| Overlay combination of the left two photos |
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| Prior to deviated septum rhinoplasty... |
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| ...before dental work and cosmetic adjustments, one can easily recognize a familiar image |
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| 1945-1982 ID'd Irene Craigmile (Bolam) |
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| ...slight weight gain, nose bridge, dental, cosmetic adjusts; "The Gervais-Irene" |
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| Irene AKA the 'Gervais-Irene' or 'Irene-Amelia' |
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| Shown in Japan with British husband, Guy Bolam, 1963 |
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| Eye to eye alignment with Amelia's face begins |
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| Amelia photo was taken in 1928 after her Friendship flight |
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| As Amelia's image takes over... |
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| ...face print wise, little to no variance is observed in an alarming congruence. |
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| 8/8/65 Joe Gervais taken photo of Irene... |
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| Viola Gentry introduced Gervais to her that day. |
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| Eye to eye alignment begins with Gervais photo... |
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| ...and a 1933 photo of Amelia = Irene-Amelia |
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| Amelia,1933, from a photo with Eleanor... |
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| ...and Franklin Roosevelt. Head to toe, all aspects of Amelia and the Gervais-Irene aligned. |
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Below: Who was/is this person?
Shown in younger and older versions, she definitely was not the original Irene Craigmile (Bolam) nor the Gervais-Irene Craigmile
(Bolam.) To this day her true identity remains unknown. (Scroll down for the eye & face comparisons.)
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| Non Gervais-Irene (younger) |
To the right, after a four decade absence her older image version was identified again as Irene Craigmile (Bolam) in obituaries.
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| Non Gervais-Irene (older) |
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| Original Irene Craigmile, 1930 |
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| A past friend of Amelia's, seen no more after 1934. |
The three portrait photos below represent
the images of two different people. The photo on the left displays the 1945 image of the 'Irene Craigmile' who Joe Gervais
met and photographed in 1965. It is the first time this particular 'Irene Cragmile' appeared identified as such in the photo
history of Irene Craigmile's person. (Note the pre & post deviated septum rhinoplasty & dental work comparisons from above.) The two photos to the right of it represent the younger and older versions of a different Irene
Craigmile. Both were identified by the original Irene's Son, Larry Heller in 2006 as his early childhood mother. Mr. Heller mentioned he was not familiar with the '1945' photo on the left, although a slightly
different version of it did appear in the 1982 New Jersey Tribune series he contributed to. (See 1982
New Jersey Tribune link.) Also notice how clearly the facial images align
with each other in the transparent photo overlay samples, to equate their individual younger and older selves while further
separating them as individuals.
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| The Gervais-Irene Craigmile, 1945 |
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| 1945-1982 Identified Irene Craigmile Bolam |
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| The Non Gervais-Irene |
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| 'Early 1940s' Irene Craigmile, as identified by the original Irene Craigmile's son in 2006. |
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| 1982 Non Gervais-Irene |
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| Older Version of the late 1930s, early 1940s identified Irene Craigmile (Bolam.) |
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| Amelia Earhart |
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| ..shown blended below with this 1923 'into the mirror' taken self-portrait. |
| The Gervais-Irene, (see blend below) |
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| True Age 80 Years, Early 1978 |
| As Anyone Can See... |
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| ...Amelia Was Still In There |
Final Determination: Basically, the above forensic
comparisons display three obvious realities: 1. The Gervais-Irene aligns with Amelia. 2. The Gervais-Irene does not align
with the Non Gervais-Irene. 3. Neither the Gervais-Irene nor the Non Gervais-Irene align with the original Irene. It is clear
there were three different human beings who were attributed to the same Irene Craigmile Bolam identity.
Beside not knowing who the Non Gervais-Irene really was, a skeleton in
the closet also remains; 'What became of the original Irene Craigmile?' There is little doubt the non-willingness
to address such a question bore at least some weight on the lack of any authoritative 'admission' about
the past identity switch of Amelia Earhart. Meanwhile, in well over a hundred full body comparisons and myriad character trait
comparisons between the woman Joe Gervais met and photographed in 1965 to Amelia Earhart of the 1930s,
there is no doubt Joe Gervais was correct to have implicated the Irene Craigmile (again, surname 'Bolam'
added by her 1958 marriage to British national, Guy Bolam) he met, spoke with, photographed, and thoroughly researched the
background of... to have been the former Amelia Earhart. It has evolved into a state of 'obvious' to
those who have most thoroughly digested the controversy, even if it is still sidestepped by official history.
Where the
whole Gervais claim was traditionally described as 'conjecture' by opposing theorists, one might as well offer the true identity
of the 'family identified Irene' to have been that of Amelia Earhart's 1924 out of wedlock born daughter as conjecture too,
(which is not to say it wasn't true) who was quietly taken in to be raised by the original Irene Craigmile's O'Crowley family
after Amelia suddenly became famous in 1928. (See the description of 'Irene Jr.' found in the original Irene Craigmile's biography
in the 1982 News Tribune link.) The most likely father would have been plane mechanic, Lloyd Royer... who had proposed to
Amelia before she left California in 1924. (She turned him down.) It is evident as well, how Amelia's long friendship with
Lloyd Royer dating back to when she first started flying in 1921, that included a business partnership and years of correspondence,
is hardly referenced in any of the biographies written about her.
In terms of high-level political justification in
the former Amelia Earhart's favor, there no doubt existed good reasons to protect her there as well. As a known neutral pacifist,
and one who also admired and regaled Japanese and oriental philosophies and cultures, she more than likely remained legion
with both Nipponese and U. S. ideals during the WWII era. Therefore, in order to protect her iconic heroic 'American patriotic
legacy,' it was no doubt deemed by the FDR and Truman administrations, how the person known as Amelia Earhart was to remain
finally regarded in a historical sense, as a person who was never seen again after
1937. So much would likely been categorized via an Executive Order Seal on the
matter.
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Hidden Hitches With Facial Identity Comparisons:
Further addressing some less-known
realities, there is no doubt the Gervais-Irene optioned certain augmentations to adjust her highly recognizable
visage into one less recognizable. Beyond the time passage that naturally evoked sartorial and cosmetic
changes, evidence of deviated septum rhinoplasty appeared, as well as skin tucking, and cosmetic dentistry applied to
reduce the gap between her two front teeth. When any human identity expert worth his or her salt compares the Gervais-Irene's
face to Amelia Earhart's of the 1930s, such past alterations are noticeable. Yet without the medical records for the changes
that took place being available, such 'experts' are hard pressed to offer a positive identity placement based on facial comparisons
alone. Hence, it also becomes essential to apply the entire long term forensic analysis to the equation in order for one to
determine the 'final verdict.' This is something the National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian Institute have always steered well clear of. Therefore, the reverse progression displayed in the 'Comparison Samples' link
does evidence the specific facial changes that were endured, in order for the Gervais-Irene
to become less recognizable for who she once had been. Meanwhile from head to toe, with height, arms and hands, legs
and feet, handwriting and voice..., indeed with all evaluations the Gervais-Irene's person and Amelia Earhart's person do
present a thorough forensic match.
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