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Though German authorities matched the remains to Mengele's medical and dental records in 1985, they were not 100% convinced until last week. British scientist Alec Jeffreys compared DNA from the exhumed bones with DNA from Mengele's living son Rolf Jenckel and pronounced them a match. The Israelis said they were satisfied. The genetic testing might have happened sooner, but Jenckel refused to cooperate until a German prosecutor threatened to dig up other deceased Mengeles for tissue samples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farewell to The Angel Of Death | 4/20/1992 | See Source »

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