The conflicting stories may simply be the product of the natural promotion of such an oddity over so many years of sideshow display. Those who have seen the encased giant up-close claim that no seams or stitching are visible and the only piece of string was that of his loin cloth, concluding that no rogue taxidermy had been performed on the unusual exhibit. As for his two heads, if he really did have two heads originally, conjoined twins are not exactly uncommon, especially in those days.
The tallest man officially recorded was Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), measuring 8 feet 11 inches tall, and skeptics consider it highly unlikely for Kap Dwa to be real, although it is physically possible for a man to reach the legendary giant’s size. Only then was his body eventually embarked on the journey back to Baltimore, Maryland. According to Gerber, Kap Dwa was then taken to England, ending up in the Blackpool museum where he remained for the next several years. George Bickle of the English clipper Olive Branch out of Plymouth, leading to Bickle claiming the giant’s remains, but that was no easy task. The unbelievable rumors about Kap Dwa reached Capt. His body was later mummified and even worshiped by some locals in Paraguay that formed some kind of religion based on his remnants. The corpse of the unique Homo giganticus was found on a beach, with a spear protruding from his chest and nothing is certain about his assailant. Gerber provides a somewhat different past of the giant, although the ending is still the same tragic event. in Baltimore, owned by Robert Gerber and his wife. Nowadays, he can still be found among the collection of oddities at Bob’s Side Show at The Antique Man Ltd. The following events are not clear, but his mummified remains were finally brought to England in the 19th century, where they passed from the Edwardian Horror Circuit to various freak show attractions, ending up at Weston’s Birnbeck Pier in 1914.Īfter being displayed the next 45 years in North Somerset, England, old Kap Dwa was acquired by Thomas Howard in 1959, and following a few more hand-offs he ultimately ended up in Baltimore. The Spaniards’ constant whipping and pummeling determined him to attempt an escape, but during the battle ensued, he was killed with a pike through his chest. Although he was over 12 feet tall and had two heads, Kap Dwa was captured in 1673 by Spanish sailors and kept captive in the bowels of their ship.
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