3unmer of 1918. Rumors abounded about their possible execution or escape from Russia.
Two years lace, a young woman named Anna Anderion claimed that she was Anausia, the youngest daugher of Tar Nicholas 2il. There was much controvery surronding Anna's claim. Some believed she was a froud, ethers that she was indeed the lost "Princess Aastasia. Ama remained steadlast is her claim until her death in 1984.
15 1991, the remains of nine slatecons, five male and four female, were exhmed from a shallow prace east of Moscow. Bridence from noilear DNA showed that three of the young women were related and that one of the men and one of the women were their pareats.
Further evidence from mitoghondrial DNA (mLDNA) showed that one of the womes could be positively identified as Turina Alcuandra and that one of the men was indeed Tar Nicholas II. The other three wonen had mDNA that mached that of the Tarina's and were idensified as three of the Tur's children. Anavasia and her younger brother. Alesei, were not among those found in the grav. This led to further speculation about Anastasia’s possible escape from Ressia afler her parents were killed.
In 2007, an additional grave was foend near that exhuned in 1991. It conained the remains of a tecrage girl and boy. These remains were midNA teuted, as well as samples from Anna Anderion, uscovened from hospital storape long affer her death.
Analysis of the mDNA supported the lopetheis that Princess Anastaila had bees killed with her family in 1918.
Which statements support this hypothesis?
The miDNA of Ansa Aaderioa bone ne re-raklance to that of Tiarina Alcoindna.
The mitDNA from Anna Anderson matched that of Tarina Alecandra.
The matDNA of the Ieenage girl and boy manchod each other.
The maXA from the remains of the seenaee zirl malched that of Twrita Alcundra
The mDNA from the remaiss of the teenape girl mached that of Thar Nicholas II.