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The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton An Investigation

Hugh Turley

Seldom can one predict that a book will have an effect on history, but this is such a work. Merton's many biographers and the American press now say unanimously that he died from accidental electrocution. From a careful examination of the official record, including crime scene photographs that the a...

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This book, published in 2017, was described as obsessively researched, and the speakers believed it poked serious holes in the official story of Thomas Merton's death.

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It is called The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton and Investigations published in 2017.

— Episode: The Death of Thomas Merton

Episode: The Death of Thomas Merton

This book, published in 2017, was described as obsessively researched, and the speakers believed it poked serious holes in the official story of Thomas Merton's death.

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It is called The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton and Investigations published in 2017.

It's by two authors, David Martin and Hugh Turley.

And they, I think I said, you know, they walk through circumstances surrounding Merton's demise, but that's not true. They dive in. This book is obsessively researched and they poke serious, serious holes in the official story.

And it's a story that they say they find preposterous.

And I'll be honest, if you read the book, they back it up 100%.

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