Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation Owes Big $$$

[Craig Hipkins]

(12-26-2019 05:04 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Craig, I wonder what was the source of Lincoln's DNA that the hat was compared to. I remember when Dr. John Sotos was looking for samples of Lincoln's DNA in order to prove his theory of Lincoln having a rare cancer, but (as I recall) Sotos could never find sufficient amounts of Lincoln's blood stains to test. Also, regarding the hat size, I have always read that Lincoln's hat size was 7 1/8, so I do not think it's a good sign if the hat in question is size 7 1/4.

Good question Roger. The last known descendant was Lincoln Beckwith who died back in the 1970s. I was reading something the other day about detectives who were able to close a cold case murder by getting DNA from a glass that a suspect used at a bar.