Free Geronimo! ~~Crime of Skull & Bones Society
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News that Christie's auction house will sell a human skull that once belonged to Yale's shadowy Skull and Bones society brings to mind the suit charging that the society tied to elites, and both presidents Bush, robbed the grave of Apache leader Geromino in 1918 and kept his skull and femur as part of club rituals ever since.
Descendents of Geromino filed suit against Yale on the 100th anniversary of the Apache Leader's death asking for the return of the remains so it can be properly buried at the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico, as Geromino originally wished.
Geromino died as a prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Okla., in 1909 and according to legend it was Prescott S. Bush, the Connecticut senator, father of one president and grandfather of another, who broke into the grave with some classmates during World War I. Five years ago, a historian discovered a letter written in 1918 that repeated the story, the New York Times reported.
"Of all the items rumored to be in the Skull and Bones's possession, Geronimo's skull is one of the more plausible ones," Alexandra Robbins, author of a book on the society, "Secrets of the Tomb," told the Times last year.
Christie's estimates the skull will sell for $10,000 to $20,000 when it is auctioned on Jan. 22. Fittingly, the auction house has agreed to keep the seller's name a secret. On Monday, it described the person only as a European art collector.
Sign this petition-
help Geronimo's Descendants to rebury his Remains in the ground of his Ancestors!They are also seeking the return of body parts they say
were stolen in 1918 or 1919 by a secret society at Yale University
known as 'Skull and Bones Society'. But Justice officials say the Law cited by the plaintiffs is 'not applicable'.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-geronimo
http://electricbrave.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/free-geronimo-crime-of-skull-bones...
Descendents of Geromino filed suit against Yale on the 100th anniversary of the Apache Leader's death asking for the return of the remains so it can be properly buried at the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico, as Geromino originally wished.
Geromino died as a prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Okla., in 1909 and according to legend it was Prescott S. Bush, the Connecticut senator, father of one president and grandfather of another, who broke into the grave with some classmates during World War I. Five years ago, a historian discovered a letter written in 1918 that repeated the story, the New York Times reported.
"Of all the items rumored to be in the Skull and Bones's possession, Geronimo's skull is one of the more plausible ones," Alexandra Robbins, author of a book on the society, "Secrets of the Tomb," told the Times last year.
Christie's estimates the skull will sell for $10,000 to $20,000 when it is auctioned on Jan. 22. Fittingly, the auction house has agreed to keep the seller's name a secret. On Monday, it described the person only as a European art collector.
Sign this petition-
help Geronimo's Descendants to rebury his Remains in the ground of his Ancestors!They are also seeking the return of body parts they say
were stolen in 1918 or 1919 by a secret society at Yale University
known as 'Skull and Bones Society'. But Justice officials say the Law cited by the plaintiffs is 'not applicable'.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-geronimo
http://electricbrave.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/free-geronimo-crime-of-skull-bones...
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