
Investigating the Assassination
Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Abraham Lincoln? How did investigators learn what happened and why? Find out below and conduct your own investigation.
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When U.S. Army soldiers captured and killed John Wilkes Booth, they emptied his pockets. What was Booth carrying during his 12 days on the run?
Dr. Samuel Mudd claimed not to recognize the two men who appeared at his home the morning of April 15, 1865. See the pieces of evidence that disproved his story and sent him to prison.
When investigators arrested John Wilkes Booth’s co-conspirators Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt, what evidence did they find to connect them to the crime?
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