To be fair to TIGHAR, it's more like vigorously researching a particular theory. To be honest, they're the only ones who are sinking actual cash and bringing in actual specialists to investigate their theory, and at the very least they've found some intriguing, circumstantial evidence.
An event like this would be leveraged to draw attention to the cause, thereby the group, thereby raising more funding to spend on further self-gaining operational expenses.
*Based on a conversation with a museum employee, so I've got no citation here.
> The bones have unfortunately since been lost, and so cannot be analysed.
The actual written paper I hope gives more (though I haven't read through it yet.)
I don't have a dog in the fight either way, but I'd have appreciated a link to the criticism :)
I nominate my Aunt Olga as the person who died on that island. (Just as possible, just as likely as Amelia Earhart)
