449: The Mysterious Disappearance of William Morgan w/ Ann Webster Bunch

William Morgan was last seen in Batavia, New York, in September 1826, shortly after threatening to publish purported Masonic secrets. He was arrested that same month in Canandaigua, transported to Fort Niagara and never seen again, and the local Freemasons were blamed for his disappearance. When a body was discovered a year later, many wanted it to be Morgan's for political purposes. But nearly two hundred years later, the case remains officially unsolved.

My guest this week is forensic anthropologist Dr. Ann Webster Bunch. Her book, The William Morgan Affair: A Masonic Mystery in Upstate New York, explores the fate of this polarizing historical figure.

The author's publisher page: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/the-william-morgan-affair-978

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