ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, dˈɑːɹɹɪs swˈɪndlɚ, ðə bˈɜːk mjuːzˈiəm dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, wʌz tˈoʊld ðætðə skˈʌl mˈeɪ biː ɪnðə pəzˈɛʃən ʌv mˈɛɹɪl spˈɛnsɚ, ɐ fɪzˈɪʃən hˌuː hæd ɐtˈɛndᵻd bˈoʊboʊz ˈɔːtɑːpsi.
In 1978, Daris Swindler, the Burke Museum director, was told that the skull may be in the possession of Merrill Spencer, a physician who had attended Bobo's autopsy.