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(Accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the Man Who Killed Abraham Lincoln) David Herold was an American pharmacist's assistant who gained notoriety for being an accomplice to John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. After the assassination, Herold assisted Booth in evading capture by traveling with him to different places. They were eventually caught by authorities, resulting in Booth's death and Herold's trial, conviction, and execution by hanging for his part in the conspiracy.
