# Whose bones were found on Gardner Island in 1940? · Disappearance of Amelia Earhart > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:56:48+00:00 --- **0** # Whose bones were found on Gardner Island in 1940? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The bones are the only human remains in the case and the main physical support for the Nikumaroro reading⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMCJ602ZC/gallaghers-ninth-progress-report-octoberdecember-1940). They have been lost since 1941; every analysis works from thirteen measurements⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMCT04JRA/the-bones-chronology-the-western-pacific-high-commission). ## Answers 3 [**Amelia Earhart's.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPMZKJ0BTE/amelia-earharts) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Disputed [**Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN0JT0AQ9/another-castaway-possibly-a-survivor-of-the-norwich-city) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 2 for Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amelia-earhart/answers/ANS0CYPN1A82H81/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 1937[Lambrecht: the SS Norwich City wrecked on the reef in 1929 with loss of life.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMCAC4KKW/aircraft-search-of-earhart-plane-report-on-the-search-of-the)For: Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander. 1. 1941[Hoodless: hoodless's conclusion: male, European or mixed, about 5 ft 5 in.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMCT04JRA/the-bones-chronology-the-western-pacific-high-commission)For: Another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander. 1. 1998[Burns et al. puts forward: amelia Earhart's.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMD1T181F/amelia-earharts-bones-and-shoes-current-anthropological) 1. 1998[Burns et al.: the 1998 FORDISC analysis classed the bones as a tall white female.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMD1T181F/amelia-earharts-bones-and-shoes-current-anthropological)For: Amelia Earhart's. 1. 2015[Cross & Wright puts forward: another castaway, possibly a survivor of the Norwich City wreck of 1929 or a Pacific Islander.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMD9M6GZX/the-nikumaroro-bones-identification-controversy-first-hand) 1. 2015[Cross & Wright: hoodless, who handled the bones, judged them a stocky male; Cross and Wright found his analysis the more…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMD9M6GZX/the-nikumaroro-bones-identification-controversy-first-hand)Against: Amelia Earhart's. 1. 2018[Jantz: jantz's 2018 comparison finds the bones closer to Earhart than to 99 per cent of a reference sample.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CYPMDHE2Z4W/amelia-earhart-and-the-nikumaroro-bones-a-1941-analysis)For: Amelia Earhart's. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amelia-earhart/questions/QST0CYPMTQA45GR/whose-bones-were-found-on-gardner-island-in-1940%23add-source) Where it fits Disappearance of Amelia Earhart **Whose bones were found on Gardner Island in 1940?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]