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Abraham Lincoln

Case from Washington, DC dated Apr 15, 1865

Victim Details

Abraham Lincoln

Male

White / Caucasian

Washington

DC

1865-04-15

56

Abraham

Lincoln

07/24/2026

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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 ...
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  • HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
  • John Wilkes Booth - Wikipedia
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    I've been reading about the tragic events surrounding Lincoln's assassination and something that rea... ...Read More
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