Perhaps I have missed something, if so I apolgize. Other than Yurosvsky's note, what forensic evidence is there that the remains belong to Alexei and his sister?
Margarite,
Thank you for posting the pictures and the press releases.
Lexi
Lexi
There is SUBSTANIAL genuine evidence, non circumstantial, and I repeat them here for about the sixth time in the forum:
So, here is what we know, for certain, pending the DNA results:
1. Two bodies have been found. Two bodies were missing.
2. A male of the correct age and female of the correct age were found.
3. These two bodies were found 70 metres from the mass burial site.
4. Yurovsky accurately described the exact location where the bodies were found.
5. Nagant bullets were found with the remains, which EXACTLY match the same Nagant bullets from the mass burial site.
6. Pieces of japanese jars containing japanese made sulfuric acid were found which EXACTLY match the pieces of similar jars found in the mass burial site
7. Yurovsky et al all describe the procuring and use of this acid during the attempted burning and burial process.
8. Large amounts of burnt material and ash were found at the same layer as the remains. This is further consistent with all known accounts.
9. A piece of clothing (called a dress fragment) was found. From "Last Act of a Tragedy":
"G.I. Sukhorukov, who was assigned to go help dispose of the corpses of the Royal Family the next morning. On April 3, 1928 his memoir:... "It was necessary to begin digging up the corpses (after the attempt to burn them the previous night)...the first thing we came across was the leg of the last Nicholas. He was removed successfully, and then all the others. To be precise, it can be said that everybody was naked, except for the heir, who had on a sailor shirt but no trousers."
