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HISTORY. Meriwether Lewis’ Mysterious Death. Two hundred years later, debate continues over whether the famous explorer committed suicide or was murdered. Abigail Tucker. October 8, 2009....
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Aug 30, 2019 · Meriwether Lewis was found mortally wounded on October 11, 1809. Some believe it was suicide. Others think it was murder. But what if it was something else entirely?
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Meriwether Lewis died a violent death in the early morning hours of October 11, 1809 – at the age of 35, just three years after the completion of the most successful exploration mission in American history.
The mystery surrounding Meriwether Lewis's death played a role in the 2016 book, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, by author Mark Frost and in the 1998 novel by Malcolm Shuman, The Meriwether Murder.
The death of Meriwether Lewis in the fall of 1809 has long been a subject shrouded in mystery and controversy. This much we know: on September 4, 1809, Lewis, then governor of Louisiana Territory, left St. Louis for Washington, D.C., to take care of some personal and professional business.
Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery, died while traveling on the Old Natchez Trace in 1809. He is buried at milepost 385.9. Find out about his final days.
May 25, 2021 · He stopped on October 11 near what is now Hohenwald, Tennessee and, that night, Lewis mysteriously died from several gunshots to the head and chest. He was 35 years old. The question of whether Lewis died by suicide or murder has never been answered and remains controversial.
