Last Mystery Of the Titanic Survivor Debunked As Hoax By DNA Testing
The mystery of the last Titanic survivor was recently debunked by DNA testing. According to the Titanic hoax, a woman named Helen Kramer claimed herself to be Loraine from an affluent Allison family. For years she tried to convince that she was the 2-year-old child who went missing when Titanic drowned on April 14, 1912.
The hoax came into the light in 1940 while Kramer died in 1992. But finally, with the help of DNA testing, the truth behind Kramer's claim is unfurled and has laid the fate of the missing girl Lorraine Allison to rest.
According to the story, the 2-year-old Ottawa-girl was believed to have been drowned when the large, "unsinkable" vessel sank after hitting an iceberg. Apparently, Loraine was with her parents, Hudson and Bess, and baby brother Trevor. The unfortunate drowning took lives of 1,500 passengers.
Reports noted the parents were buried in a cemetery in Chesterville, Ottawa. But it was cited that Loraine's and her mother Bess' bodies were never recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. The family's story still remained a mystery. Some narrated they drowned in an attempt to look for son Trevor. Another story claimed the mother and daughter who had found space in a lifeboat came back to look for Hudson.
Several years after the Titanic drowned, Kramer came forward to claim her relation with wealthy Allison family. She appeared on a TV show called, "We the People," to search for her family. The story claimed she was taken cared of by Mr. Hyde, who was actually Thomas Andrews who designed the Titanic.
Even though Allison's immediate family did not believe her claims, she insisted that she was the saved child of the family, who was thought to be drowned with her parents. She was referred to as "Anastasia of the Titanic" after the imposter called Anna Anderson who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia.
The claims led to a dispute and bitter arguments between Kramer's descendants and Allison's family. The feud involved restraining orders and harassment allegations over the years.
Even after Kramer's death in 1992, Kramer's granddaughter Debrina Woods continued Helen's battle of recognition as Allison.
Later, Lorraine Allison Identification Project was initiated by the group called Titanicologists. This group arranged for DNA testing of Kramer and Allison family. Tests were done through the samples taken by Kramer's granddaughters and Bess Allison's grandniece.
The results of the DNA testing showed that there was no relation or a link between the two families. After more than 100 years, the truth behind the mystery has finally been revealed, proving that Helen Kramer's claims were merely a hoax.