Did Hitler Have a Secret Son? Evidence Supports Alleged Son’s Claims
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Until his death in 1985, Jean-Marie Loret believed that he was the only son of Adolf Hitler. There is now renewed attention to evidence from France and Germany that apparently lends some credence to his claim.
Loret collected information from two studies; one conducted by the University of Heidelberg in 1981 and another conducted by a handwriting analyst that showed Loret’s blood type and handwriting, respectively, were similar to the Nazi Germany dictator who died childless in 1945 at age 56.
The evidence is inconclusive but Loret’s story itself was riveting enough to warrant some investigation. The French newspaper Le Pointe published an account last week of Loret’s story, as he told Parisian lawyer Francois Gibault in 1979.
Le Pointe retells Gibault’s reaction to Loret’s claim:
“Master, I am the son of Hitler! Tell me what I should do,” Gibault told Le Pointe.
According to Le Pointe, the “Paris lawyer, does not believe his ears. The man before him is rather large, speaks perfect French without an accent, and is not a crackpot. His inspiring story is no less true.”
Loret claimed that his mother, Lobojoie Charlotte, met Hitler in 1914, when he was a corporal in the German army and she was 16. She described Hitler as “attentive and friendly.” She and Hitler would take walks in the countryside, although conversation often was complicated by their language barrier. Yet, despite their differences, after an inebriated night in June 1917, little Jean-Marie was born in March 1918, according to Loret.
Neither Loret nor the rest of his mother’s family knew of the circumstances of his birth until the early 1950s when she confessed to her son that Hitler was his father. She had given her only son up for adoption in 1930 but stayed in touch with him, according to Loret.
After this realization, according to LePointe, Loret began his journey to find out if the story was true, researching with a near-manic determination. He enlisted geneticists, handwriting experts and historians. He wrote a book, “Your Father’s Name Was Hitler,” that details that journey. It will now be republished to include the new studies that Loret believed confirmed his claim.
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There must be some lock of Hitler’s hair with a root stem or teeth, etc. around to check the Y-chromosome DNA.
Posted by: The_Mick | February 21, 2012, 10:21 am 10:21 am
And so at the of the day, so what. Big whoop!
Posted by: IA Boy | February 21, 2012, 10:59 am 10:59 am
File this one next to the ABC story on the woolly mammoth.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 11:07 am 11:07 am
what an idiot,who wants to be related to Hitler.
Posted by: samuel welsh | February 21, 2012, 11:09 am 11:09 am
The only problem with trying to compare dna is his body that the russians had been keeping in storage was finally examined by US scientists that stated that the skull fragment and dna from the body\murder suicide scene was of a younger woman. There might be medical records official from germany. Its funny because just the other day we were talking generally about how hitlers decendents were living but in hiding and because of how careful hitler was with his enemies(he had lots of body doubles and had lots of his personal life kept secret)he probably would go through great lengths keeping his offspring secret. Very interesting history here though.
Posted by: mike | February 21, 2012, 11:15 am 11:15 am
There was a story on the same subject last week in the London Telegraph. That article adds the information that this man’s mother received funds from the German military though WWII.
Posted by: Jim McCreary | February 21, 2012, 11:36 am 11:36 am
what an idiot,who wants to be related to Hitler.
Posted by: samuel welsh
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Money talks!
This idiot wants royalties on Hitler’s book Mein Kampf. What he doesn’t consider is what good is the money if he is going to wear a stigma the rest of his life.
If I were related to a piece of filth like Adolf Hitler, I would want to hide it at all costs even if it meant going under cover. I would never even want to come NEAR a piece of garbage like Mein Kampf.
Posted by: ivan | February 21, 2012, 11:58 am 11:58 am
Ivan – You do realize, don’t you, that this man is dead? He won’t be receiving royalties on anything.
Posted by: wryview | February 21, 2012, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
All hail our new master!
Posted by: Chris Brizown | February 21, 2012, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm
i think its an interesting piece of history,if it turns out to be ligitimate,after all everyone has the right to know their sperm donor.u can chose your friends….not your family.i say good luck to him in his endeavor to unveil the truth.
Posted by: tonya millsap | February 21, 2012, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm
I’m just a little confused. If he died in 1985, why is this news now? The book is simply being republished.
Posted by: Missy Me | February 21, 2012, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm
And the mustache is genetic? LOL
Posted by: RockoT | February 21, 2012, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
Easy enough to prove. Hitler had a half brother, Alois, with whom he shared a father. Alois had a son, William. William had 3 or 4 sons, all but one of those is living. Their Y chromosome should be the same of the paternal line is the same. If the grand nephews would consent to a DNA test, it could be proven or disproven.
Posted by: K in Tex | February 21, 2012, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
This gives credibiloity to the claim that was made that in 1942 Hitler cheated on Eva Braun with a French frauline of the French Resistance who was a double agent for the Nazis and the Allies. Her name was never mentioned but the stroy went that Hitler new she was a double agent and used her sexually to pleasure himself while feeding her and the Allies with bogus military information. I thought the story indicated tghe fraulione had triplets. With Jean-Marie Loret gone could there still be two more little Hitlers running around in France?
Posted by: Mr.Data | February 21, 2012, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
Whether he is or isn’t I find it funny that the guy wore his mustache the same way. Its not exactly like that type of mustache has been in style the past 30 years. I wonder how many people could look like hitler if they grew their mustache that way.
Posted by: michael1_4 | February 21, 2012, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Mr.Data: No, it doesn’t! This guy was born in 1917. Looking through these comments, it’s abundantly clear that most of the commenters didn’t bother to read more than the headline. And it’s not even a long story! How amazingly lazy!
Posted by: Working_Class | February 21, 2012, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Working_Class, agreed! The comments section is usually bad, but… wow.
Posted by: sdust | February 21, 2012, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
HIS name is NEWT GINGRICH
Posted by: Riot5000 | February 21, 2012, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
The same blood type and handwriting don’t seem too convincing to me. Hitler had a sister who may have had progeny. Their DNA might provide enough markers to determine how plausible Loret’s claim really is.
Posted by: MyTake | February 21, 2012, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
It sure looks like him. Check out the ears’ shape.
Posted by: uniroo | February 21, 2012, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Its astounding that after reading these posts its obvious that well over half the posters didn’t even read the story. This guy died over 20 years ago- so he really isn’t interested in any royalties. There is no monies coming from Mein Kampf as the author died over 50 years ago, and Hitler wasn’t cheating on Eva to make this kid- the kid was conceived during World War I= that is World War One- quite a few years before Hitler met Eva.
Posted by: Jamey Carothers | February 21, 2012, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Well, a few days ago here on ABC there was a story about dead celebrity estates making money and Hitler was on the list. Just saying.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
I may be mistaken about that.
Posted by: newcountryman | February 21, 2012, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
He has his father’s ears…..
Posted by: Mark | February 21, 2012, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
When he was young and complained about his dad being Hitler, he probably found himself discovering that he had a lot of brothers and sisters complaining about the same thing.
Posted by: Bruce Ramsey | February 21, 2012, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
The fact that this man chose to parade around in a hitler mustache says it all to me. He just wanted attention, whether his claim was true or not. And even if it is, Hitler was an absentee father who never even claimed him. So the fact that he got up every morning and trimmed his facial hair to look like that of an infamous, murderous, maybe father, just tells me this guy is a nut.
Posted by: Erica | February 21, 2012, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
YAY NOW GERMANY CAN FINISH WERE THEY LEFT OFF FROM THE EXTERMINATING THE VERMONS
Posted by: HAPPY | February 21, 2012, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
i think he wants money , but the history is not good . he should keep his book and forget the money
Posted by: jane | February 21, 2012, 11:50 pm 11:50 pm
Photos……… There is a resemblance.
Posted by: owen | February 22, 2012, 4:08 am 4:08 am
This stupid story has been regurgitated all around the world by the major media outlets who all seemingly employ reporters that do no fact checking. All the stories claim that there was a language barrier between this French girl and the Hitler. She did not speak German and he did not speak French. She claim that he spoke and ranted only in German all the time during their long walks, and she did not understand a word that he was saying. The fact is that Hitler DID speak French. He studied French in school until at least the age of 16 years. He had a private French tutor until the age of 12, French was commonly taught in Austria and many European countries as a second language. He corresponded with Churchill in French, indicating that he was still fluent in the language after WW1. Although he was not a particularly good student, his French teacher in High School was Eduard Humer, also one of his early Nazi supporter. So, what this French girl said about the language barrier and his inability to speak french is lie. If she is lying about this, I can believe the whole thing is a lie too.
Posted by: SensibleOne | February 22, 2012, 4:27 am 4:27 am
“No smoke without fire” why should someone claim 4something that doesnt belong to him/her? I think the man could be right. languange barrier cant stop an affair. DNA does it all.
Posted by: Aaron | February 22, 2012, 6:02 am 6:02 am
“Son, I have good news and bad news.”
The good news, your father was famous.”
“The bad news…”
Posted by: Paladin | February 22, 2012, 9:10 am 9:10 am
Did half of you even READ the whole article??? This man DIED in 1985! It would be hard for him to claim any money from his grave! And being related to Adolf Hilter is nothing anyone would brag about but the poor man wanted to find out if what his birth mother said was true. I feel sorry for him. Stupid Americans!
Posted by: EJW | February 23, 2012, 1:26 am 1:26 am
EJW, maybe you’re related to him. How do you know it’s all Americans who are making all the stupid comments? That’s pretty judgmental of one group of people, on your part without having all the facts. Hmmm, pretty sure that meets the definition of prejudice. I’m American, not that I think where you were born or what your nationality is makes up the sum total of who you are. I think people are a little more complex than that. And even though I’m one of those awful Americans you speak so disparagingly of, I also feel sorry for the dead guy. In part maybe because he wanted to know who his birth father was, but also because of his incredibly poor choice in facial hair. I mean, if my dad were one of the world’s greatest dictators, and mass murderers I might want to know. But not so that I could emulate him or his appearance, but if for no other reason than to decide maybe I should be very careful with birth control so that I didn’t pass any of that genetic material on to future generations.
Posted by: Dietch | February 23, 2012, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Jane, for goodness sake! Read the very first words of the article. “Until his death in 1985 … ” I don’t think money, or even his book, is an issue here. This is strictly about augmenting what is known about Hitler for its historical value. I’m sorry the guy never received the confirmation, one way or another, during his lifetime.
Posted by: Joyce | February 23, 2012, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm
He surrrrrrrrrrrre looks like him. Same ears, same nose, but why would ANYONE want to admit that they were Hitler’s son???/
Posted by: GUEST2012 | February 23, 2012, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
““Son, I have good news and bad news.”
The good news, your father was famous.”
“The bad news…”….
Damn funny.
Posted by: ethelbert | February 24, 2012, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
Alois is a french name, so that does indicate a French connection to the language as well. I have always believed that despite a dictator’s demise, there’s always progeny around. I bet Stalin’s offspring is around somewhere. There’s also a saying, history repeats itself. It’s 2012.
Posted by: HistoryEnthusiast | March 14, 2012, 12:22 am 12:22 am