The study, titled Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones ... party exploring the island for habitation in 1940 found a human skull, a woman's shoe, a Navy tool used by her navigator Fred Noonan ...

Scans found the youngster had a “severe” blood clot on her right venous sinus - a major drainage pathway in the brain. Amelia was rushed ... drilling into her skull behind her ear to relieve ...

Amelia had suffered "catastrophic" injuries including a fractured skull and died two days later. Crichton was found guilty of Amelia's murder plus three counts of grievous bodily harm with intent ...