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The Mystery of Lincoln’s Assassin

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John Wilkes Booth was a fanatical Southerner, but he was neither stupid nor demonstrably crazy. So what turned the handsome, successful actor into America’s most famous murderer?

Published Apr. 15 2015 5:15AM EDT

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