It simply took a different form.

That understanding — that the skull mystery is not a separate story from the story of captivity and exile, but a continuation of it — is essential to understanding why the question of what happened to his remains matters to Apache communities in a way that goes beyond simple curiosity about a historical mystery.

The Final Unknowing

As of this writing, the mystery of Geronimo’s skull remains unresolved.

The grave at Fort Sill is identified as his.