Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, considered the Father of the detective mystery was an incredibly talented, internationally known poet and writer. 

Poe was the first to make writing a full time career, and not just a side hustle. His life and his life's work was shrouded in mystery and it's only fitting that his untimely death was also. On October 3rd, he was found in a gutter on Election day dressed in someone else's clothing... 4 days later he was dead.

Fueled by delusions and hallucinations, his final words were, "Reynolds, Reynolds, Reynolds." Was this Poe's attempt to name his killer? Or was it simply the hallucinations of a dying man? Could he have acquired rabies? Was it, perhaps, an undiagnosed brain tumor? Was it cooping? What on Earth IS COOPING?!

Listen to today's episode or I'll order you gone nevermore nevermore nevermore to return here :)

 

Sources Cited: brittanica.com, smithsonian.com, edgarallanpoe.com, wikipedia.com and a bunch of books I'll credit within the episode itself :)