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Geronimo letter stirs passions about famed leader


Not everyone believes a secretive Yale University society unearthed the remains of famed Apache leader Geronimo.

Historian Marc Wortman recently discovered a 1918 letter in which members of the Skull and Bones society claimed they had Geronimo's remains. But he said it's possible that the group made up the story.

Fort Sill Apache historian Michael Darrow also has doubts. He said the group is probably lying about the claim on Geronimo.

Geronimo died February 17, 1909, and was buried in Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Initially, his grave was unmarked but a monument now marks his burial site.

Get the Story:
Questions persist about Geronimo (The Oklahoman 5/11)
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Yale Alumni Magazine Story:
Whose Skull and Bones? (May/June 2006)

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