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Solved? New Developments In Shoreline Camera Mystery
A North Branford family has stepped forward to say they are the people featured in the photos developed from an old film camera found earlier this year in an East Haven home. But the question still remains: how did the camera get there?
For a while there it looked as though Elaine Norwood's camera mystery would remain just that: a mystery.
Earlier this year the East Haven resident found a wayard camera tucked away in the back of her foyer table's drawer. It wasn't hers, and it didn't belong to a friend or a family member.
And so: who did the camera belong to? How did it get in her drawer? And most importantly, who are the people in the photos processed from the camera's film, snapped about a decade ago?
The Whites Shed Some Light
It has been several weeks since East Haven Patch first published its post sharing the photo puzzle, and while there was much speculation, there was nothing concrete to lead to some answers.
Until now, that is.
The photos are of the North Branford family of George and Adrienne White.
Their daughter, Joanne White, called East Haven Patch to report the good news that the mystery of who are the people in the photos, is a mystery no more.
Joanne, who now lives in Virginia, said the photos include images of her father, as well as her brothers, John and Peter, and other familiar faces.
"It's my family," she during a phone interview Thursday afternoon.
'A Fun Story'
East Haven Patch also spoke with George and Adrienne Thursday, as well as Elaine Norwood.
Norwood said she was excited by the news that the family in the photos had now been identified.
"It's such a fun story," she said.
East Haven Patch will be sitting down with Norwood and members of the White family to review and exchange the photos sometime soon. And so keep an eye out for another update to come.
A Final Puzzle
In the meantime, Joanne says one final mystery still remains: she and her brothers still cannot figure out who among them the camera belonged to some 10 years ago.
"And how did it get in that drawer," she said.
But Norwood thinks that once the Whites are able to see the photos from the film, as well as the camera itself, it may help jog their memories.
"It's all just so exciting," she said.
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