Anna Anderson, A.K.A. Anna Tchaikovski... A.K.A. Anastasia?
Anna Anderson, a.k.a. Anna Tchaikovski... a.k.a. Anastasia?
The Mystery
In 1922, a suicidal woman that was fished from a canal in Berlin, Germany, made an extraordinary claim.
Rescued from the canal in February, 1920, after leaping from a bridge, the woman was dressed like a factory worker and had no identification on her; nor was she able (or, perhaps, willing) to identify herself to her rescuers. Dubbed "Fraulien Umberkant" -- "Miss Unknown" -- by authorities, she was eventually taken to a mental home for observation, where she stayed for two years.
One day at the hospital, it was noticed by a fellow inmate that she displayed an unusual resemblance to Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov, missing since 1918 and presumed assassinated [See also: Mysteries Article: The Missing Romanovs]. Upon this inmate's release, she expressed this belief to various people who knew the missing royal family and who would be able to verify if the woman was Tatiana or not; and was told that, no,......
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