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John Wilkes Booth was on the run for twelve days before being tracked down to a tobacco barn at Garrett\u2019s Farm in Port Royal, Virginia, and shot in the neck. He died of his injuries on 26th April, 1865 - after several agonising hours bleeding out.\xa0\nDespite numerous witnesses to his death, it continued to be disputed by conspiracists for decades afterwards - one of whom took a mummified corpse he believed was the \u2018real\u2019 Booth on a tour of sideshows and carnivals.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Booth\u2019s fame preceded him long before he fired a shot at President Lincoln; consider why the site where Booth breathed his last is still relatively obscured by the authorities; and explore how Boston Corbett, the man who killed Booth, was a rather curious chap himself\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018John Wilkes Booth's Death And The Manhunt That Preceded It\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2022): https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-wilkes-booth-death\n\u2022 \u2018John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln\u2026 but who killed John Wilkes Booth?\u2019 (The Verge, 2013): https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4395960/john-wilkes-booth-killed-lincoln-but-who-killed-john-wilkes-booth\n\u2022 \u2018John Wilkes Booth's Final Days\u2019 (HISTORY, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0vHZeBIHI\n#US #1800s #Crime #Politics #Theatre\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Alexa Weissman.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices