
Two Belgian 'Hitler-hunters' claim to have traced 39 relatives of the Fuhrer in Austria and the US.
Journalist Jean-Paul Mulders and historian Marc Vermeeren say that they pinned down on Hitler's kin by matching the DNA of the Nazi leader to discarded cigarette butts in an Austrian village, a used paper napkin from a New York restaurant, and letters sent from France three decades ago.
Mulders and Vermeeren claim to have tracked down Louis, Brian and Alexander Stuart-Houston in Long Island, New York, and say that the three brothers are great-grandsons of Hitler's father Alois.
The Daily Express quoted Mulders as saying: "They live under new names which slightly differ from Hitler, such as Hietler, Hiedler or Huetler. Most of them probably don't know of their relationship."