erc ant ▁( com mer cial ▁tr uck ) ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Kas ongo ▁in ▁K iv u ▁Province . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁K iv u ▁due ▁to ▁internal ▁str ife ▁and ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁Cong ol ese ▁independence . ▁H igg ins ▁was ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁sp y ▁and ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Kas ongo ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Two ▁months ▁passed ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁not ified ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁which ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁in ▁American ▁media , ▁not ably ▁with ▁a ▁full - page ▁story ▁in ▁L IF E ▁Magazine ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁(" Last ▁J our ney ▁for ▁an ▁ideal istic ▁American "), ▁and ▁a ▁two - column ▁story ▁in ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁(" The ▁W anted ▁American "). ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁is ▁mem orial ized ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁entitled ▁" Ag ain st ▁the ▁Current : ▁How ▁Albert ▁Schwe itzer ▁In sp ired ▁a ▁Young ▁Man ' s ▁J our ney " ▁( O ak ham ▁Press , ▁West port , ▁Connecticut , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁Death ▁H igg ins ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Kas ongo , ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁R ural ▁C emetery ▁( W or c