Who Was Responsible For Edgar Allan Poe's Death

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Edgar Allen Poe, a mysterious man, died in a mysterious way. He could have been murdered. He could have died from a some type of disease. He was found dead outside of a public house laying on the ground in an alleyway. This essay will explain the ways that Edgar Allen poe could have died. I believe he was murdered. More people believe that he was killed by disease.

Edgar Allen Poe didn’t die from any other disease(s). Evidence shows that he was at a public house where he died. If he died from some disease then people would have alerted police or the bar keep. Edgar any many injuries to the head which was caused from beating. Snodgrass, someone who knew Edgar, talked a lot about Edgar’s binge drinking. So we can conclude that he was drunk when he was killed..

In 1867, one of the first theories to deviate from either phrenitis or alcohol was published by biographer …show more content…

One of the most recent theories is that he had succumbed to a brain tumor before his death. After his death they dug up his grave to move the remains and in his skull something was moving around. Way before his death he was suffering a brain tumor but went dormant from their knowledge. Edgar could have simply died from the Flu. It could have turned into the pneumonia which then could have killed him. Poe visited a doctor while he was traveling and he said he felt sick
Now he could have died differently, some people think that Edgar Allen Poe could have died from rabies. The doctor that he went to had written a report and a doctor today compared the report and concluded that he had succumbed to rabies. The report had many symptoms of rabies but many other things too. Other doctors say that he could may have not died from rabies but from hydrophobia which is caused from rabies. It was reported that he didn’t drink any water at the hospital. Some people have been diagnosed with rabies but didn’t recall being bitten by an

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