Chasing Earhart14 Jun 2025

S3 Ep29: Amelia Earhart Myth & Memory: A Conversation with Amy Lutz

When I say the Amelia Earhart/Fred Noonan case is a monster, you know I’m telling the truth. In 2017, I began my journey into this case publicly. And if there’s one thing I discovered right away, it’s that this case? The one we’ve been covering for well over a hundred episodes now? It’s full of misinformation. It’s gotten so bad that it becomes overwhelming when you start to look at it. And if you choose to answer the why to that question, you might find that maybe we’re all partially to blame for where this case currently stands.

So how do we shift the narrative? Where in the world do we begin to dismantle even one of these theories? As it turns out the answer came a couple of months ago, when one of our listeners Becky Ott, posted a photo in our Facebook discussion group for Vanished. The photo was taken outside the St. Charles Missouri County Library and it was of a sign that read Discover the Past Amelia Earhart: Myth & Memory.

The presenter that night is also tonight's guest.

I’ve believed in synergy all my life, but I can’t explain how it works. It just does - and it almost always occurs at just the right moment, doesn’t it? Thanks to Becky’s post and her follow up with more information, I was able to connect with a guest that’s making her Chasing Earhart debut right now. And she’s about to pull the linchpin on everything you thought you knew about the Amelia Earhart case. You’re not ready for this, but we’re gonna give it to ya anyway. Welcome back to Chasing Earhart. By way of St. Louis Missouri, This is Amy Lutz.

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SHOW NOTES & FURTHER READING:

Amelia Earhart Myth & Memory by Amy Lutz @ UMSL.edu
Amy Lutz on X
Amelia Earhart Lives @ Amazon
The Search for Amelia Earhart @ Amazon
Amelia Earhart: Does Photo Show she Died a Japanese Prisoner? @ BBC
Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence @ Wikipedia
The Japanese Government’s Offer of Assistance to Help Find Amelia Earhart, July 1937 @ The National Archives
Flight for Freedom @ Wikipedia
'Flight for Freedom,' a Film Speculation on Fate of Woman Flier, With Rosalind Russell in Lead, at the Music Hall @ The NY Times
Facts and Fiction in the Search for Amelia Earhart @ Air & Space

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