September 15, 1885, 815PM, Saint Thomas, Ontario: Circus workers are loading elephants on the train that will take them to a nearby town and tomorrow's performances. The workers have ignored simple safety rules and a special freight train piloted by an experienced engineer rams and kills Jumbo, history's most famous and beloved elephant and the world's first animal superstar. A gory accident? An elaborate hoax perpetrated by the master of the hoax, P.T. Barnum? A conspiracy to commit murder for fame and fortune? If so, who were the conspirators?
Who Murdered Jumbo is a psychological thriller worthy of a Hitchcock movie. It contrasts the abysmal cruelty inflicted by humans on a young African elephant with the kindness and adoration bestowed on him in his later years. Fans worldwide mourned his bizarre death which P.T. Barnum called a trivial accident. Others think Barnum was covering a conspiracy to breathe new life into his fading circus. What is the truth? Dr. Jaqueline Myers, Ph.D., Certified Therapist, American Psychological Association
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