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...weeks ago. Leakey had been tortured, buried alive and left in a shallow grave to become the prey of hyenas and wild dogs. Oddly enough, his murder was regarded in Kenya as further evidence of the Mau Mau's declining fortunes. The captured Kikuyu witchwoman who led police to Leakey's grave admitted that he had been made a human sacrifice in the hopes that his death would bring renewed good luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENYA: Turning Tide | 12/6/1954 | See Source »

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