Mincaye
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made minor changes to the clue, and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Monday, September 4, 2017 (part of Fall 2017)
category: 
Religion
clue: We went from murdering missionaries to becoming church elder. Mysterious ways, indeed.
explanation: Mincaye is a Huaorani tribesman of Eastern Ecuador who helped murder five missionaries intent on their spiritual conversion and salvation. Others, including children of the murdered men returned later and re-established contact and eventually, friendship. more…
intended difficulty: very hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, and Chris Lemler
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