Fr. Francis O’Leary, founder
of the Jospice International hospices, has recently been in
touch with fresh photos of this mattress imprint, the closest known parallel
to the Shroud phenomenon, showing the imprint of the deceased hospice patient
‘Les’ significantly more clearly than before.
In particular, besides the astonishing hand imprint with which most BSTS
members are familiar (see Newsletter 19, p.9), the new photos unmistakably
show Les’s lower jaw, which can be seen turned sideways (see detail above),
this image seeming to have passed through his pillow in a way no-one yet
fully understands.
Fr. O’Leary is keen that there should be further scientific research on this imprint, and to this end it is hoped that the photo images can be included in a special section of Barrie Schwortz’s web site early in the New Year.