The Election Day Death of Edgar Allan Poe

The name Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with darkness and horror. Dude invented the detective novel, after all. If he were alive, he might have written and solved his own death. As it stands, the mystery remains unsolved. Though multiple theories exist, the one that's most likely responsible for the death of one of the most influential writers in American history happened on Election Day of 1849. Listen and decide how you think it all went down.

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