Irene Bolam vehemently denied all of it.
Irene Bolam at the November 10, 1970 press conference |
I've uploaded a clip to the As Close to Crime YouTube channel of Irene at a news conference in which she sounds pretty convincing. You'll find the link at the end of the blog. Btw, Irene had little regard for the book she's holding so I don't believe it being upside down is accidental.
To this day, despite Irene's passionate denial, it is believed by many that she was the lost aviatrix who famously disappeared in 1937.
It's also theorized that there were 2 Irene Bolams. The one photographed in 1965 by Joseph Gervais and the one who appeared in public to deny the accusations.
It's a delightful rabbit hole to fall into and I encourage you to do so.
There are plenty of great websites out there devoted to this conspiracy theory and I'll recommend a few at the end of this post.
The very basics pertaining to the clip and the theory are this -
Joseph Gervais was introduced to Irene Bolam in 1965 at a Long Island, NY gathering for retired pilots and claims to have immediately recognized her as Amelia Earhart. The more Gervais investigated this theory, the more convinced he became.
photo of Irene Bolam, 1965 - from the Irene-Amelia.com website |
In 1970, a book called "Amelia Earhart Lives" written by Joe Klaas and using the Gervais Theory as a springboard was published. Irene Bolam filed a $1.5 million lawsuit. The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
Joe Klaas book |
People - Dec 20, 1993 |
Asbury Park Press photo - November 10, 1970
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Here's the link to my YouTube upload - https://youtu.be/kgVZ8lv3xUE
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