... No mention of TIGHAR though
Anyone who lists surviving on Gardner is mentioning TIGHAR by reference rather than by name. Who else is backing that hypothesis with research? Publications? Websites? Forums? Rhetorical questions?
I'm pretty sure that if anyone searches for Earhart and Gardner, TIGHAR will show up in the results.
Wait, wait, wait! Let's get all scientific about this, shall we? "One test is worth a thousand expert opinions."
Here is the Google search. I don't have time to burrow down deep into the results. The first page supports my hypothesis rather well, and that is good enough for my purposes this morning.