A finding of mismatch would indicate that the remains are not Geronimo’s — though they might still belong to another Apache individual.

The technology for this analysis is available today.

The question of access to the relevant samples is the limiting factor.

The Mystery In Context: Other Famous Missing Remains

The Geronimo skull controversy is not unique in the history of disputes over famous people’s remains.

Other historical figures have been the subject of controversies about the location, identification, or ownership of their remains.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s skull was separated from his remains after exhumation in the nineteenth century and studied.