evidence: Alfredo "Dr. Sebi" Bowman died in 2016 after contracting pneumonia while in jail in Honduras. In 2019, his family debunked claims about his death. [...] We rate the claim that Dr. Sebi was killed "for revealing the truth" about the health benefits of burdock plants False. [...] More by Gabrielle Settles ‘Dr. Sebi,’ promoter of controversial diets, died from pneumonia. He was not killed