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On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh came stumbling into his room in the Ravoux Inn, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, bleeding from a wound in his abdomen. Thirty hours later, Vincent was dead. THe common myth, which has prevailed for over one hundred years, is that the ""mad"" artist shot himself in a wheatfield after suffering from years of unhappiness and ""insanity"". But is that what really happened?Killing Vincent is meant as a historical analysis and exposé of the most dastardly murder of Vincent van Gogh and the19th century, nefarious cover up of the world's most iconic artist's death. This is the biggest cold case in the annals of the art world. I have attempted to continue to explore the key questions that TIME magazine asked in its October 31, 2011, cover story: ""Who killed Vincent van Gogh?"" and ""Was van Gogh's death really a suicide?"" on the ""Culture"" Cover. I have attempted to answer both questions by adding in modern 21st century forensic analysis. This work is not meant as an academic treatise or dissertation, with every observation, thought, and detail requiring documentation. It is only an attempt as an expose', to seek the truth of what really happened on the day Vincent van Gogh was mortally wounded, and to best connect all the missing ""dots"". In the process, I will try to fit the best murder scenario into what little is really accepted, and why he was murdered....significantly changing art history! This book attempts to explore all possible scenarios, no matter how likely or unlikely, or how relevant or irrelevant they may appear to be to this cold case at first glance. Which of several scenarios best puts all the facts, stories, and legends together and connects all these odd ""dots"" now in a persuasive manner? Sometimes the truth is more unbelievable than the reality it discloses.

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"""...to reconsider the circumstances of the artist's death. Was it the result of a premeditated murder and extensive cover up, a self-inflicted injury, or somehow the result of foul play by villagers who taunted and accidentally wounded the excitable artist? The plausibility of his narrative will certainly encourage further discussion on the death of the world's most famous artist ...Suspicions of foul play now abound in Arenberg's historical investigation of van Gogh's last 70 days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Anyone interested in truth, accuracy, history, justice, romance, and art rather than blasphemy should know all the details in this provocative controversy and draw their own conclusions."" Timothy J. Standring, Curator, Denver Art Museum ""[Dr. Arenberg] explores the why, where, and how of the murder of this revered icon. He uses both the available historical evidence and the tools provided by modern forensic technology. Then he proposes a who? If you love art, know van Gogh, or enjoy forensics, this book will keep you hugely entertained ... I got to know the people contemporaneous to Vincent well, as if I were there watching them as they interacted. Vincent and beloved brother Theo, friend Paul Gauguin, doctor Paul Gachet and son Paul Jr., and model Adeline all come alive in the pages. Heaps of evidence debunking the suicide theory are in the book. The author definitely convinced me. I was almost moved to curse those scheming hypocrites who killed Vincent ... I support Dr. Arenberg's dogged pursuit of the truth surrounding Vincent's demise. He perseveres in clearing Vincent's name of the stigma of suicide, although many in the art world think it 'blasphemous' to say Vincent did not kill himself"" Miriam Molina, www.onlinebookclub.com ""Dr. I. Kaufman Arenberg takes on a part of art history that has been accepted as truth for well over a century and totally debunks it. In what is probably one of the most provocative books today, Killing Vincent: The Man, the Myth, and the Murder, Dr. Arenberg refutes history and instead offers forensic proof that one of the world's greatest artists, Vincent van Gogh, did not die by his own hand but was, in fact, murdered! The author challenges history with today's forensic science and unrepentant analysis and hard evidence to present a far more believable scenario of van Gogh's death than what history had us believe--one that should make a riveting, blockbuster movie!"" Rebecca Simms, Ascot Media Group"

...to reconsider the circumstances of the artist's death. Was it the result of a premeditated murder and extensive cover up, a self-inflicted injury, or somehow the result of foul play by villagers who taunted and accidentally wounded the excitable artist? The plausibility of his narrative will certainly encourage further discussion on the death of the world's most famous artist ...Suspicions of foul play now abound in Arenberg's historical investigation of van Gogh's last 70 days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Anyone interested in truth, accuracy, history, justice, romance, and art rather than blasphemy should know all the details in this provocative controversy and draw their own conclusions. Timothy J. Standring, Curator, Denver Art Museum [Dr. Arenberg] explores the why, where, and how of the murder of this revered icon. He uses both the available historical evidence and the tools provided by modern forensic technology. Then he proposes a who? If you love art, know van Gogh, or enjoy forensics, this book will keep you hugely entertained ... I got to know the people contemporaneous to Vincent well, as if I were there watching them as they interacted. Vincent and beloved brother Theo, friend Paul Gauguin, doctor Paul Gachet and son Paul Jr., and model Adeline all come alive in the pages. Heaps of evidence debunking the suicide theory are in the book. The author definitely convinced me. I was almost moved to curse those scheming hypocrites who killed Vincent ... I support Dr. Arenberg's dogged pursuit of the truth surrounding Vincent's demise. He perseveres in clearing Vincent's name of the stigma of suicide, although many in the art world think it 'blasphemous' to say Vincent did not kill himself Miriam Molina, www.onlinebookclub.com Dr. I. Kaufman Arenberg takes on a part of art history that has been accepted as truth for well over a century and totally debunks it. In what is probably one of the most provocative books today, Killing Vincent: The Man, the Myth, and the Murder, Dr. Arenberg refutes history and instead offers forensic proof that one of the world's greatest artists, Vincent van Gogh, did not die by his own hand but was, in fact, murdered! The author challenges history with today's forensic science and unrepentant analysis and hard evidence to present a far more believable scenario of van Gogh's death than what history had us believe--one that should make a riveting, blockbuster movie! Rebecca Simms, Ascot Media Group

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On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh came stumbling into his room in the Ravoux Inn, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, bleeding from a wound in his abdomen. Thirty hours later, Vincent was dead. THe common myth, which has prevailed for over one hundred years, is that the ""mad"" artist shot himself in a wheatfield after suffering from years of unhappiness and ""insanity"". But is that what really happened?Killing Vincent is meant as a historical analysis and exposé of the most dastardly murder of Vincent van Gogh and the19th century, nefarious cover up of the world's most iconic artist's death. This is the biggest cold case in the annals of the art world. I have attempted to continue to explore the key questions that TIME magazine asked in its October 31, 2011, cover story: ""Who killed Vincent van Gogh?"" and ""Was van Gogh's death really a suicide?"" on the ""Culture"" Cover. I have attempted to answer both questions by adding in modern 21st century forensic analysis. This work is not meant as an academic treatise or dissertation, with every observation, thought, and detail requiring documentation. It is only an attempt as an expose', to seek the truth of what really happened on the day Vincent van Gogh was mortally wounded, and to best connect all the missing ""dots"". In the process, I will try to fit the best murder scenario into what little is really accepted, and why he was murdered....significantly changing art history! This book attempts to explore all possible scenarios, no matter how likely or unlikely, or how relevant or irrelevant they may appear to be to this cold case at first glance. Which of several scenarios best puts all the facts, stories, and legends together and connects all these odd ""dots"" now in a persuasive manner? Sometimes the truth is more unbelievable than the reality it discloses.

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