The infamous American outlaw Jesse Woodson James died April 3,1882.His body was originally interred on the James' farm but was later moved to Mt.Olivet Cemetery in Kearney,Nebraska.Some people have hypothesized that his death was staged.Researchers have exhumed the body and analyzed mitochondrial DNA found in the teeth with that of mitochondrial DNA from hair samples from the James' farm burial site; they matched.These samples were then compared to the mitochondrial DNA of Jesse's sister Susan's great-grandson and her great-great-grandson.The hypothesis that the body buried in Mt.Olivet Cemetery is not Jesse James would be supported if the mitochondrial DNA from the grave

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If the mitochondrial DNA from the grave does not match the mitochondrial DNA obtained from Susan's great-grandson and great-great-grandson, it would suggest that the body buried in Mt.Olivet Cemetery is not Jesse James. Matching mitochondrial DNA would support the hypothesis that the buried body is indeed Jesse James. Matching with Susan's mitochondrial DNA or her daughter's mitochondrial DNA is not relevant since the testing was done with her male descendants who inherit mitochondrial DNA from their female line.

The Infamous American Outlaw Jesse Woodson James Died April 3,1882