Overview
- The two-part documentary 'Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator' reports genetic analysis from a bloodstained sofa fragment taken from the Führerbunker in 1945.
- The program claims markers consistent with Kallmann syndrome, a condition affecting sexual development, and features historian Alex J. Kay linking the finding to Hitler’s unusual private life.
- Researchers in the film also report elevated genetic risk scores for autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, while stressing that DNA alone cannot diagnose or explain behavior.
- Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen warns that tying extreme cruelty to such conditions risks stigma, noting that behavior is never entirely genetically determined.
- The coverage notes ongoing doubts about the reliability of old DNA and emphasizes that the evidentiary value hinges on how securely the original material was preserved and handled.