By 1988, Keppe and Pacheco’s science of Analytical Trilogy had impacted tens of thousands in the United States and around the world.

They’d also been surveilled, slandered relentlessly and even shot at. Later that year, on their way to Europe, they faced a final assault: customs officials with an agenda. Keppe and Pacheco were aggressively questioned, jailed and stripped of their assets.

How did a simple misunderstanding come to this?

That’s an excellent question.