Bones were discovered there in 1940

Bones were discovered there in 1940. British authorities at the time dismissed them as male. Decades later, forensic anthropologists re-examined the measurements. They concluded the bones were more consistent with a woman of Earhart's height and background.The bones themselves had since disappeared.Others claimed she was captured by the Japanese, who suspected she was conducting surveillance for the American government. No credible evidence has ever confirmed this. But the theory persisted for decades, fueled by photographs and declassified documents that suggested more than they proved.The official verdict was death by drowning. A lost aircraft. A lost signal. Nothing more.But no wreckage has ever been recovered. No definitive cause. No confirmed location. Eight decades later, expeditions still search the coral reefs around Nikumaroro. Each one returns with fragments of possibility. None return with answers.Earhart simply vanished. Into clear sky. Over open ocean. In full view of the world.