** NEW DISCOVERY REGARDING BOOTH AUTOPSY PHOTO

[barryssentials]

Is Waddell the correct spelling or Wardell? I met Jacob Mogelever one time courtesy of James O. Hall and still like his book. I wonder what happened to his papers? Also, Andrew Jampoler, author of The Last Lincoln Conspirator, is a friend; and he writes extensively on naval themes. I'm going to run Waddell's name past him to see if we can make any ties to a Wardell also.

James I. Waddell is the correct spelling from the book. Its not quite exact but Barry suspects that perhaps someone used it as inspiration for the name James A. Wardell.

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Hi everyone. This isn't even in the realm of what I'd consider a theory on my part (lol) but rather just another possible avenue of exploration. I thought it was an interesting coincidence that the Wardell letter mentions both Wardell and Baker more than once and the Mogelever book shows an interesting 'name similarity' between Waddell and Baker. I admit, it is far fetched and probably not worth the thought (but that is how my mind works). If one were to assume that the Wardell letter was a fabrication (created after 1960), then the 1960 Mogelever book could have been partially responsible for the name creation. However, I am currently under the belief that the letter was faked and concocted sometime in the early 1900s after Oldroyd's book came out. No proof about this, but just my present state of mind. Happy History! Barry