http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566253/Michael-Rockefeller-WAS-eaten-cannibals-kept-bones-souvenirs-claims-journalist-says-Dutch-covered-murder-years-research.html Michael Rockefeller WAS eaten by cannibals who kept his bones as souvenirs, claims journalist who says his years of research proves that the Dutch covered up 1961 murder in New Guinea

For decades, the world has believed the 23-year-old scion, Nelson Rockefeller's fifth born, drowned when his catamaran capsized during a journey to the heart of New Guinea's Asmat tribal homeland in 1961
An extensive sea, air and land search turned up nothing, and the mystery surrounding his disappearance left millions perplexed
But historian Carl Hoffman set out in 2012 to retrace the steps of the promising young photographer
His new book, 'Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art' suggests the young man met a decidedly more grisly end
Hoffman also claims the Dutch government knew Michael was murdered and eaten by cannibals but hid the evidence, including the remains of his skull, from the US and his family

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