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Kaspar Hauser

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
1828–29 full-length portrait of Kaspar Hauser by Johann Georg Laminit, showing the young man in early 19th-century dress holding a hat and a letter

About 5 min readOn 26 May 1828 a teenage boy appeared in Nuremberg carrying two strange letters and a story of years spent alone in a dark cell. Nearly two centuries later, DNA has ruled out the famous prince theory — but not revealed who he was.

Categories Vanishings & Strange Events Tags DNA, foundling, identity mystery, Kaspar Hauser, Nuremberg, Unsolved Leave a comment

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