What is a common theory regarding Louis Le Prince's disappearance?
A murder set up by Edison
Abducted by aliens
Joined a secret society
Became a monk
Answer
There is a popular theory that Louis Le Prince was murdered by Thomas Edison. Theory is based on the fact that Edison was in direct competition with Le Prince, and that Edison would have had a motive to kill Le Prince in order to prevent him from commercializing his film camera.
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