Years later, she encountered images from the touring Real Bodies exhibition, operated by Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.. One plastinated cadaver, known as “The Thinker,” struck her as bearing similarities to her son, including what she believed was a skull fracture and missing skin where he once had a tattoo. Convinced it might be Christopher, she demanded DNA testing.
The company rejected her request, stating the body had been legally sourced from China in the early 2000s—years before Christopher’s death. Archived records show the specimen on display as early as 2006, making it chronologically impossible for it to be him. Independent reviews support this timeline.