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Skull Battle Comes to a Head

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Descendants of Geronimo sue Skull and Bones.

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While little is known about Yale's secret Skull and Bones society, whose members include George W. Bush and John Kerry, a longtime rumor that Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush, stole Geronimo's skull from its grave and framed it in the clubhouse is prompting a very real lawsuit. Relatives of the Native American warrior are now demanding that Skull and Bones surrender the skull, which they believe still rests in the group's hands and filed legal action this week on the 100th anniversary of Geronimo's death. “I believe strongly from my heart that his spirit was never released,” Geronimo’s great-grandson Harlyn Geronimo, 61, told reporters Tuesday, according to the New York Times.

Read it at The New York Times