Amelia Erhardt Found?

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For those who have not heard, a photograph has surfaced which purports to show Amelia Erhardt and her navigator in 1937 on the then Japanese occupied Marshall Islands. The photo is a bit fuzzy and shows what looks to be the navigator with the back of a short-haired woman squatting.

This would have been after the crash and Marshall Island locals have long contended she was a Japanese prisoner before and during WWII. They also claim the Japanese military towed her plane somewhere.

Naturally I would like this to be true, but am somewhat skeptical of the way "experts" are very confident that this fuzzy photograph is solid evidence.

It reminds me of the various photos of MIA US soldiers in Vietnam that resulted in lots of money being paid to middlemen and the soldiers never being located. All were found to be frauds. But the relatives wanted to believe they were real and paid lots of money to scamsters.

Wishful thinking is very powerful.

The Japanese have denied that Amelia was ever in their custody, to which conspiracy theorists have declared that the US and Japan are colluding in concealing the truth.

In my opinion the Japanese would have little to gain by concealing her alleged custody; they would have more to gain by admitting she was a prisoner, if that were the case. America's relationship with Japan is very close.

But I am keeping an open (if skeptical) mind should more information surface. I want it to be true, which is why I am so skeptical.

Any one have an opinion?