Bones Found On Island Might Be Of Amelia Earhart

American explorer Ric Gillespie has been traveling to the Pacific Island of Nikumaroro since 1989. Gillespie and his team of researchers found three tiny bone fragments on the island during an expedition earlier this year. Gillespie, who runs the International Group for Aircraft Recovery, is hopeful the bones belong to Amelia Earhart. Nearby were several tantalizing artifacts: some old makeup, some glass bottles and shells that had been cut open.

Scientists at the University of Oklahoma hope to extract DNA from the tiny bone chips in tests that could prove Amelia Earhart died as a castaway after failing in her 1937 quest to become the first woman to fly around the world.