The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

Summary Confederate extremist John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC then took refuge in a tobacco barn in the nearby Virginia countryside. History tells us that Union troops shot him during a standoff there but apocryphal accounts are explored that he escaped capture, lived his life under alias, and produced offspring. The DNA of alleged descendants is put to the test.

S1.E4 ∙ The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Laurence Fishburne Sami Jarroush Nicola Denzey Lewis Amory Sivertson

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Genres : Mystery History Documentary

Release date : Dec 4, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : eOne Television Blumhouse Television The Content Group

Summary Confederate extremist John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC then took refuge in a tobacco barn in the nearby Virginia countryside. History tells us that Union troops shot him during a standoff there but apocryphal accounts are explored that he escaped capture, lived his life under alias, and produced offspring. The DNA of alleged descendants is put to the test.

Details

Genres : Mystery History Documentary

Release date : Dec 4, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : eOne Television Blumhouse Television The Content Group

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