New Book Claims Amelia Earhart Lived To 86, Worked As Spy

It is generally assumed that aviator Amelia Earhart died in 1937 after her plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the Pacific Ocean somewhere between New Guinea and California.

However, a new book, "Amelia Earhart: Beyond The Grave" claims the aviator was a spy who died in 1982 under the name Irene Craigmile Bolam

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