The Landscape Of Evidence: What We Know And Don’t Know

It is important to be precise about what the evidence in this case actually establishes, because the story has been told with different degrees of precision in different contexts.

What is established:

Geronimo died at Fort Sill on February 17, 1909, and was buried in the Apache Village cemetery.

A letter dated June 7, 1918, written by Winter Mead and found in Yale’s Sterling Library archives, describes the alleged removal of remains identified as Geronimo’s from Fort Sill and their transportation to the Skull and Bones Tomb at Yale.

The letter is addressed to F.