Answers sought in explorer's death

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The small band of travelers rode north on the Natchez Trace, winding through the Tennessee wilderness. Their leader was Meriwether Lewis, who three years earlier had helped blaze a trail to the Pacific Ocean, cementing his fame in a young America.

On this journey in 1809, Lewis' heart was heavy: He was sick and had financial problems. On Oct. 10, he and a pair of servants stopped at an inn 60 miles from Nashville. Hours after they settled in, two shots rang out.

Lewis was dead, and a 200-year mystery was born: Did he take his life? Or did thieves or political enemies kill him?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...21-lewis_N.htm