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Abraham Lincoln

Death by Force
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On the evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, a 56-year-old White male, attended a performance of the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Accompanying him in the presidential box were his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Henry Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris. During the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and a staunch Confederate sympathizer, slipped into the box unnoticed. Booth fired a single shot from a. 44-caliber derr ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Abraham Lincoln

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Washington

    DC

    1865-04-15

    56

    Abraham

    Lincoln

    11/16/2025

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