James Fitzjames has been found, largely thanks to DNA analysis and a TV show superfan. 129 People Died in a Doomed Polar Expedition 178 Years Ago. One of the Victims Was Just Identified.

Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition is a moment of history that piques a great deal of interest and imagination ...

The remains of James Fitzjames, a senior officer who took part in Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Northwest Passage, showed signs of having been cannibalized, a new study said.

The fan, also a naval historian, helped anthropologists identify the remains of Captain James Fitzjames. by Ash Parrish. Sep 25, 2024, 1:35 PM UTC. Image: AMC. Ash Parrish ...

More than three decades later, one of those men has been identified as Capt. James Fitzjames. Researchers traced his DNA from a bone sample—which reportedly showed telltale signs of ...

James Fitzjames was a captain aboard the HMS Erebus. Now, researchers have identified his remains with DNA analysis. University of Waterloo, Edited by Emily Lankiewicz In 1845, the HMS Erebus and ...

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the Arctic, he and his crew didn’t know the harrowing fate ahead of them.

"Concrete evidence of James Fitzjames as the first identified victim of cannibalism lifts the veil of anonymity that for 170 years spared the families of individual members of the 1845 Franklin ...

When Captain James Fitzjames departed the United Kingdom in 1845 on the third Franklin Northwest Passage expedition to the Arctic, he and his crew didn’t know the harrowing fate ahead of them.

Captain James Fitzjames served as captain of the HMS Erebus, but his rank didn't prevent his men from eating his remains in a desperate bid to survive.

James Fitzjames has been found, largely thanks to DNA analysis and a TV show superfan. By Michael Natale Published: Oct 04, 2024 8:30 AM EDT. duncan1890 // Getty Images.

The remains of James Fitzjames, a senior officer who took part in Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Northwest Passage, showed signs of having been cannibalized, a new study said.