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Did Mitt Romney Kill Leola Anderson in 1968 Car Crash? We Examine the Conspiracy Theories (PHOTOS)

Did you hear about that fatal car crash Mitt Romney was in? The incident happened in France in June 1968, when Romney was serving as a Mormon missionary. It made the U.S. papers in 2007, but considering that the man is running for president, it's surprising that the story has…

By Deirdra Funcheon

August 16, 2012

>>24653155

Apparently he is best friends with BB

Summary of the 1968 France Car Crash

Mitt Romney was involved in a serious head‑on car crash on June 16, 1968, while serving as a Mormon missionary in the Bordeaux region of France. He was driving a Citroën DS carrying the French LDS mission president Duane Anderson, Anderson’s wife Leola, and other missionaries.

A Mercedes coming from the opposite direction missed a curve and struck Romney’s car head‑on. Romney was badly injured—his arm was broken, his face was swollen, and he was briefly thought dead by the first policeman on the scene, who wrote “He’s dead” on Romney’s passport.