The eBay find of Justin Whiting of the UK was promoted worldwide as being an image of Jesse James. Decrying Whiting as a fraud and a merchant of identity theft, the James family enjoined Mark David Bampton of Great Britain to analyze the image and make public his findings. Below is Bampton’s entire report for free download, plus highlights of his findings.
MARK DAVID BAMPTON’S FORENSIC ANALYSIS
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HIGHLIGHTS
The distance between the bottom two lines indicates that the man on the left has a significantly longer neck than the man on the right.
CONCLUSION
Auction Update
In the worldwide publicity Justin Whiting promoted, Whiting advertised that his “7£ eBay find” was headed to Christie’s in London. There, Whiting imagined he would reap at auction a $2 million dollar windfall that the experts Whiting consulted told him to expect.
On March 31, 2018, Christie’s notified Whiting in writing that his artifact was not suitable for consignment. Christie’s further requested that Whiting refrains from associating Christie’s name with his promotion.
UPDATE: May 5, 2018
The Telegraph newspaper in Great Britain was the first to announce the story of Jsustin Whiting’s find. The Telegraph now writes the obituary to the story, announcing ” Collector stopped from selling his £7 eBay picture of Jesse James for £2m after Christie’s call in experts.”
UPDATE; May 6, 2018
In America, the New York Post formerly followed The Telegraph in first reporting the Justin Whiting’s story. Now The Post walks away from the story, too.
The story of Justin Whiting and his “7£ eBay find” is a story of self-delusion, false hope, and cognitive dissonance, abetted by unscrupulous enablers, all whom wilfully sidestep reason and critical thinking for the dream of fleecing the public of an exorbitant amount of money. That is a crime unworthy of the name of Jesse James.
Mark David Bampton appeared in America in September 2018 to present his paper and findings in the Bob Ford/Jesse James Photo Hoax, at the 2018 conference of the James-Younger Gang and family. He also is noteworthy for his work in debunking claims in the Jesse James ambrotype claim. Bampton also is noted for his analysis and findings in the Robert Johnson Photo Hoax.
“I was born and have always lived in the UK. Since 2000, I have lived in Ampthill, which is a small Georgian town in Bedfordshire.
“From my formative years, I was interested in a mixture of the arts and technical subjects, moving on to complete an art foundation course. There I decided to pursue a career in industrial design, combining both artistic and technical demands.
“My career progressed into product engineering and development. I became interested in quality management and moved into this discipline through establishing management systems and achieving ISO9001 certification for my employers. This included some project management.
“I have always worked in manufacturing industries, involving automotive accessories, motorcycle and industrial safety equipment, though the majority of my time has been spent in the medical device manufacturing industry.”
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Design, Class 2 (1) Honours
- Diploma in Management Studies, with Distinction
- Prince 2 Project Management
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Part I – Jesse James Family Discredits 7£ eBay Find of Justin Whiting
Part II – Historic Photo Fraud Produces a Merchant of Identity Theft
Part III – Photo Experts of Convenience Juke Identity Theft
Part IV – Forensic Science Proves “7£ eBay find” NOT Jesse James
None of this surprises Stray Leaves. We exist for stories like this.
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Now, the Harmons have published a website of their travels. The highlight of this outstanding website is the inclusion of daughter Hazel Harmon's first published book. Hazel is 9 years old!
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