The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

There is a cemetery in Grenada where the remains of Maurice Bishop could be buried. But confirming this has proven incredibly challenging. Meanwhile, a member of the U.S. Congress says it’s time for the U.S. government to say more.

In 2000, a group of teens interviewed a former Jamaican soldier for a class project. They revealed an account that’s shaped the mystery about Maurice Bishop’s missing remains. But the soldier went quiet. Martine Powers asks: Can we trust his testimony?

When Army rangers launched a raid on a Grenadian military training camp, they expected to find hundreds of enemy combatants. Instead they made a chilling discovery. The Post uncovers a new theory in the mystery of Maurice Bishop’s remains.

A former anatomy professor in Grenada shares his memory of a grim examination. And some of the men convicted for the murder of Maurice Bishop and his supporters answer questions about the whereabouts of the remains.

A soldier tells his story of what he witnessed after the executions. And a missing ring becomes a clue that leads to the empty grave.

How does a revolution implode? Martine Powers traces the rise and fall of Maurice Bishop, and the origin of the mystery left behind.

Forty years ago, the body of a prime minister went missing. The Post’s Martine Powers asks: Who’s responsible?

Grenada’s revolutionary leader was executed in a coup in 1983, with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean mystery.