A piece of skull with a bullet hole through it claimed by Russian Officials to belong to Adolf Hitler actually came from a woman, reveals scientists at the university of Connecticut have concluded. The skull fragment was part of a collection of artifacts that were recovered by the Soviet armed forces after Hitler and Eva Braun reportedly committed suicide.
Connecticut archeologist Nick Bellantoni was asked to examine the skull and blood samples for a History Channel documentary on Hitler’s death that aired in September. Bellantoni stated that the bone was small and thin and that male bones are much thicker and more robust. He also stated that this particular bone would have come from a woman or a younger male. The scientists were also able to extract enough DNA from the bones to conduct a thorough analysis. The analysis revealed that the skull came from a 20-40 year old woman. However the blood samples recovered showed DNA belonging to a male and female. Bellantoni also stated that eyewitnesses hadn’t reported Eva Braun being shot and she is said to have died of cyanide poisoning.
The Russian Military claims that they recovered the bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun from a shell crater shortly after he had died. Russian officials also claimed that he was later buried beneath a Soviet army parade ground in the former East German city of Magdeburg