The mystery of the giant skeleton in the horror museum

Located in the downtown area of ​​Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), the Mutter Museum is one of the places to store and display creepy artifacts today.
One of the mysteries at the museum is the giant skeleton, present since 1877, until now no one knows the identity.

Haunting collection Mysterious giant skeleton. Part of the oldest medical school in the US – the Philadelphia College of Medicine, the Mutter Museum first opened in 1849, possessing many specimens, models, and ancient medical devices that no one else has. unexpected and a large collection of books entitled “The Library of Historical Medicine”. Most of the more than 20,000 specimens on display here are full of horror and haunting, but attractive, attracting viewers because of their mystery. The museum boasts more than 3,000 skeletal specimens, including skeletons and skulls, 1,500 specimens of nearly every part of the body, and the oddest assortment of cysts or tumors. Attracting many visitors is the display of slices of Albert Einstein’s brain; the plaster liver and torso of the famous Thai conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker; a malignant tumor was removed from the palate of President Grover Cleveland; a chest tissue sample of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln; a brain fragment of Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield; and the corpse of the “Soap Lady”, with a layer of fat all over her body, making her look like she was made of soap. In addition, there is a giant colon of a person weighing 18 kg, the widest point is 76cm in diameter, the product of Hirschsprung disease; a wall decorated with 40 sick and traumatized eyeballs; another wall of deformed, deformed skulls, otherwise known as the “Hyrtl Skull Collection”; two-headed human fetus at different stages of development; and a collection of books bound in human skin… Mysterious Skeleton It is thought that this individual was male, probably between 22 and 24 years old at the time of death and had lived in Kentucky. There is evidence that he suffered from acromegaly, which causes abnormal growth of his hands, feet, and face. Characteristics, as well as some indications that this person was bedridden for some time before his death. No one knows these things better, so there’s a lot of debate so far. One of the biggest mysteries at the museum is probably the skeletons. In addition to the skeletons of dwarves, deformed monsters, there is also a specimen called the “American Giant”, which is purposefully placed between the normal-sized human skeleton and the skeleton of a dwarf. . This is the tallest skeleton, 2.28m, belonging to an individual on display in North America. If the spine had no abnormal curvature, this person’s actual height would be more than that. It’s an impressive specimen indeed, but the story of the skeleton’s appearance and true identity remains shrouded in mystery. In 1877, a Professor named AE Foot approached the museum and said there was a giant skeleton for sale in Kentucky. This information caught the interest of Professor Joseph Leidy, who wanted to buy it for the museum. Oddly enough, Foot set the condition that, for the sale to go smoothly, the buyer must not question the origin of the skeleton or why it was sold. This all sounds shady, but Leidy wanted it, needed it, had to have it, so he agreed and went ahead with the deal. So the “American Giant” came to the Mutter Museum, making everyone amazed and amazed so far. Looking for the truth One theory is that this is the remains of a man named James Toller of Huntington, England. Also known as the “Enyesbury Giant”, Toller was 2.47m tall and died at the age of 23. Rumor has it that he was buried under a church and when the church was restored in the 1870s, someone stole the body and brought it to America to sell. At that time, grave stealing was a lucrative business, and corpses were often dug up and sold to medical facilities without being questioned. The problem is that Toller is much taller than the “American Giant” so this hypothesis is difficult to stand. According to another theory, the giant skeleton belongs to a young man named John M. Baker of Caldwell County, Kentucky, who died in 1861 at the age of 20. He is from the same state where the skeleton is for sale, the height is also estimated at 2.28m, so he is said to be the owner of the controversial skeleton. Some even suggested that it was an unusually large inmate in East Bethany-Genesee County, New York state, known simply as “Roy”. If he died in captivity, it could be the subject of nefarious attempts to cash in on his massive skeleton. The problem is, no one is sure how tall Roy really is, and it’s been suggested that he may have died after the “American Giant” skeleton became museum property. The “American Giant” may also be an unknown oversized person, but with people of this size often famous and difficult to live in complete anonymity. Cross-examination of giants who have died over a specified period of time is not difficult, but more than a century later, no one knows who the Mutter Museum’s “American Giants” are. The mystery is still a mystery.