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Dec 2020
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E229: Meriwether Lewis Pt. 2

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In the immediate aftermath of Lewis's death, all signs pointed toward suicide. But in the years that followed, the evidence and witness testimonies around what happened that night began to crumble. Soon, whispers started to spread that the American explorer hadn't killed himself at all…  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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