# USS Somers - Mutiny or Murder?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-somers-mutiny-or-murder/362770>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-somers-mutiny-or-murder/362770 "2006-06-30T16:52:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-somers-mutiny-or-murder/362770/1 "2006-06-30T16:52:46Z")

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[Where can I find out more about this case](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1162388). What’s the best history of it?

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**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-somers-mutiny-or-murder/362770/2 "2006-06-30T17:01:47Z")

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There was a book about it released two or three years ago, called _A Hanging Offense_.