Twenty-first Century Forensics Provides Convincing Evidence That Vincent Van Gogh Did Not Commit Suicide. He Was Murdered!

The book, Killing Vincent; The Man, The Myth, and The Murder was just published in October 2018. Most everyone believes van Gogh committed suicide. Using 21st century forensics, I make the case the that it was not possible for Vincent to have self-inflicted his mortal wound! He was murdered in a premeditated honor killing. This romantic twist and evidence on a 128-year-old unsolved homicide confounds the false narrative that surrounds the mysterious death of one of the world’s most iconic artists.

suicide or murder?

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 more than 130 years, is that the “mad” artist shot himself in a wheat field after suffering from years of unhappiness and “insanity.” But is that what really happened?

The Killing Vincent Project proved through a forensic peer-review that Vincent did not commit suicide. The details and analysis can be reviewed by clicking here.