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John Wilkes Booth: Assassin In The Spotlight

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43min | Aired on Nov 27, 1998 | TV-G | CC |Biographical, Famous Cases

John Wilkes Booth was the epitome of success. Yet, when the Confederate South surrendered, he felt he was "a man without a country." This documentary chronicles the events that led to the moment Booth put a bullet through Abraham Lincoln's head.

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