4. The TV Crew’s Shocking Discovery
For The Six Million Dollar Man crew, the clues that Elmer McCurdy was a corpse and not a mannequin did not start with his arm falling off. In fact, it began when one crew member noticed strange and human-like features on the hanging prop. The first clue for the crew member was the cut and crude stitching from the autopsy. Next, the crew member noticed the accessory had robust human-like features. At this point, the crew member pointed the elements out to another crew member. They then decided to move McCurdy to get a better look, which is when his arm fell off.
The crew then notified the authorities, who noted the corpse had been dead for a very long time. The authorities then contracted a criminologist, who noticed the hair on the back of the leg. The criminologist confirmed McCurdy was indeed a real corpse. McCurdy was then sent to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office, who sent out a news release of the clues. They later received a call from someone who believed it was McCurdy. The investigators then contacted Oklahoma Historical Society who sent a picture of McCurdy with information on his death. Matching everything up, the investigators realized the body was Elmer McCurdy.