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That's beautiful. And oh, he knew her. So that's it. Proof. Right. But it's like, they're just writing whatever the fuck they want. To sell the papers. So the first of those two reports is probably the truer of the two. Yeah, she wasn't sure. According to Tal McThania, quote, Percy and Lessie both told the papers the boy didn't look like their son. Hmm.
That's beautiful. And oh, he knew her. So that's it. Proof. Right. But it's like, they're just writing whatever the fuck they want. To sell the papers. So the first of those two reports is probably the truer of the two. Yeah, she wasn't sure. According to Tal McThania, quote, Percy and Lessie both told the papers the boy didn't look like their son. Hmm.
Among other things, his eyes were apparently much smaller than Bobby's and he was missing a scar on his foot that Bobby was known to have had. Yeah, and you don't really get rid of scars. Exactly.
Among other things, his eyes were apparently much smaller than Bobby's and he was missing a scar on his foot that Bobby was known to have had. Yeah, and you don't really get rid of scars. Exactly.
Making things even more complicated was the fact that the boy seemed confused and didn't really seem to have any knowledge and familiarity that one would expect Bobby Dunbar to have with his family, with what was going on.
Making things even more complicated was the fact that the boy seemed confused and didn't really seem to have any knowledge and familiarity that one would expect Bobby Dunbar to have with his family, with what was going on.
About a year. About a year. So he would still remember his family. Yeah, it's not like it's like 10 years down the road or something. Despite that, Percy and Lessie returned the following day and Lessie gave the boy a bath, examining him more closely now that it was daylight. Yeah. So she was bathing him to kind of look and see if there was marks, moles that she knows her son to have. Sure.
About a year. About a year. So he would still remember his family. Yeah, it's not like it's like 10 years down the road or something. Despite that, Percy and Lessie returned the following day and Lessie gave the boy a bath, examining him more closely now that it was daylight. Yeah. So she was bathing him to kind of look and see if there was marks, moles that she knows her son to have. Sure.
And when she did this, she enthusiastically announced that this was her son.
And when she did this, she enthusiastically announced that this was her son.
Exactly. Like, I can't... I feel like this was just, I want this to be my son. Yeah.
Exactly. Like, I can't... I feel like this was just, I want this to be my son. Yeah.
No, I think her mind tricked her.
No, I think her mind tricked her.
But then again, maybe it was. Who's to say? I will at the end of this. In early accounts of this reunion, many among the press noted that Lessie had a lot of anxiety over her uncertainty and the boys' unfamiliarity with them. One journalist wrote, quote, Bobby at first meeting turns upon Alonzo with a scowl of anger. That's his brother. There appeared to be no recognition of his little brother.
But then again, maybe it was. Who's to say? I will at the end of this. In early accounts of this reunion, many among the press noted that Lessie had a lot of anxiety over her uncertainty and the boys' unfamiliarity with them. One journalist wrote, quote, Bobby at first meeting turns upon Alonzo with a scowl of anger. That's his brother. There appeared to be no recognition of his little brother.
But after Lessie and Percy formally claimed this boy, most journalists reversed course and celebrated the reunion with, you know, as like this heartwarming thing. According to one paper, quote, the instant they met, Robert said, there's my Bubba, Alonzo, and reached over and kissed him.
But after Lessie and Percy formally claimed this boy, most journalists reversed course and celebrated the reunion with, you know, as like this heartwarming thing. According to one paper, quote, the instant they met, Robert said, there's my Bubba, Alonzo, and reached over and kissed him.
Some papers went even further, reporting that Bobby had, quote, asked frequently about his brother while he was in New Orleans and was very eager to see him. Okay. This is really fucked up of these papers. It is. Of course it is. This is really fucked up because none of this is confirmed. You're just writing fantasy.
Some papers went even further, reporting that Bobby had, quote, asked frequently about his brother while he was in New Orleans and was very eager to see him. Okay. This is really fucked up of these papers. It is. Of course it is. This is really fucked up because none of this is confirmed. You're just writing fantasy.