Intriguing

Hitler will forever be regarded as one of the greatest villains who ever lived. Many know the story that he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head before the allies could apprehend him. The article in USA today, titled Skull piece thought to be Hitler's is from Woman by Pat-Eaton Rob, reports on the research of a team from the University of Connecticut that recently examined what was thought to be the last remnant of Hitler's body- a skull fraction. However, the skull was much to small to belong to an adult male and DNA analysis reveled that the skull actually came from a female. The skull fraction could have come from Eva Braun, the woman Hitler was intimate with and who incidentally killed herself, too. It is possible but the story makes an interesting turn when forensics reveal that based on the fragment, whoever died was shot in the face as opposed to holding a gun up to one's head (common in suicide).

The article was very well-written. The topic was very well chosen and researched. In fact, Rob actually presents us a story that he has researched so thoroughly that no other important scientific facts can be added. Instead, we are left with questions. Usually when I am left with questions, it is not a good sign, but in this article, the questions help build this Hitler story's mystery (even more-so). The article was well-structured with the most important fact stuck right in the first sentence. From this point, Rob went into detail about Hitler and the story behind the skull. He also included the scientific reasoning that led researcher's to their conclusion, but the real icing-on-the-cake came at the end. The questions that Rob posed to his readers allowed them to imagine all these scenarios so that they became apart of this great mystery. Altogether, a captivating read that needs a follow up.