In his post A Question On An Old Picture, Mike Spishock references a highly sensationalized Daily Mail article. This same article has a sidebar detailing the various theories regarding AE's disappearance; theory number 4 caught my eye: "Theory Four: Earhart and Noonan make it to Howland Island as planned and are eaten by cannibals." (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12462283/Major-breakthrough-search-Amelia-Earhart-Experts-decipher-hidden-text-aluminum-panel-reveal-new-photo-prove-aviatrix-died-remote-island-spot-smoking-gun.html)
I'm not sure where cannibals would hide on a barren, 1-square-mile atoll, but this theory intrigues me. Perhaps the crew of Itasca, crazed from sitting in the hot sun straining to hear radio signals, attacked the fliers and had themselves an old fashioned BBQ? Discuss.