Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865. The ninth of 10 ...

The remains of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the assassin, wore removed from Washington on Monday afternoon, and arrived here on the same evening. An order was obtained Monday morning, and J. C. WEAVER ...

On April 21, 1865, The New York Times published a letter given to them by John Wilkes Booth's brother-in-law, John S. Clarke.

An curved arrow pointing right. Though his brother John is known for killing President Lincoln, Edwin Booth was a very different man. Here’s why there’s a massive statue of him in New York ...

The childhood home of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, and his family of well-known Shakespearean ...

In one video, the poster held up a candle and sarcastically tried to summon the spirit of John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. “John Wilkes Booth ...

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By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Feb 12, 2024 Hours after President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth became one of the most wanted men in the world. For nearly two ...

The search for Lincoln’s murderer, John Wilkes Booth, portrayed by Anthony ... as well as the physicality of his character helped him bring Booth to the screen. Boyle said, “It was interesting ...

Where did you shoot the recreations? Most were shot in southern Maryland or Virginia, in the same places that John Wilkes Booth escaped during his 12 day run. For example, when we were shooting ...