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
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Day 214. New Zealand is under national lockdown. We are completely fine and overall happy to be stuck here. But it is serious: rules enforced by police - who can question you if you go for a walk and officially have the power to enter your home (but they probably don’t do that much). We are 5 days in, and it is minimum 28 days. When the government announced the lockdown, they gave everyone 48 hours to plan. Our hotel told us it was closing, and we scrambled to find a house to rent. We are in a good spot, but we did have to cancel the hotels and flights for the last 100 days of our trip. Many of our countries cancelled on us because they imposed travel bans. Sad to see those go, but our problems are small compared to many. NZ imposed a national grocery store limit of 2 of the same item per person, but we have enough food. The country is not out of toilet paper, but they are out of flour for some reason. Regarding the picture, this is actually from 6 weeks ago in an airport in Asia. We were in Asia for about 2 months when Asia was the center of all this, and Hazel in particular has been really scared of the virus. We have been wearing masks in airports and the few crowded places we went. But we mostly felt safe by being in small hotels that were out of the way. We have been so sad to watch the virus spread in the USA. Such crazy times. Stay safe out there!
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IN SILENCE & STILLNESS...
While recovering
our national health,
it's useful
to use silence
to see
who we are
in stillness.
We are made
of love and grace.
Now is a good time
to plan
for what still
we will become.
Subscribers to Stray Leaves learned earlier this week about "The Eyes of Jesse James."
Most people know the eyes of Jesse James from his famous wedding picture. Few people know that Jesse’s eyes still exist and are plainly visible among his living descendants today.
Moreover, Jesse’s eyes have continued to appear throughout five generations of his family. See the eyes of Jesse James now on Stray Leaves.
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The eyes of Jesse James as they appear genetically in him, his brother Frank, and in three generations of their descendants.