Guide Note: A small secret society founded at Yale University in 1832 that has risen to the top of American political and economic power. Three U.S. Presidents, two Chief Justices of the United States, over twenty U.S. Senators, and many congressmen, cabinet officers, judges and state officials are testimony to the power, privilege and prestige of Bones.
Fast Facts:
- Formally named The Brotherhood of Death
- Geronimo's skull allegedly stored at the society headquarters
- Film plot of The Skulls (2000) based on related conspiracy theories
- The Good Shepherd (2007) dramatizes member induction and implies Bonesmen influence in the CIA
- Exempt from filing required corporate reports with Connecticut's Secretary of State per 1943 Legislature