With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford's Theatre ... and prompting a 12-day manhunt that ended when Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in a Virginia farmhouse (he died hours later).

Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an ... During the play's third act, Booth entered the presidential box and shot Lincoln through the back of the head.

By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Feb 12, 2024 Hours after President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth became ... and eccentric Boston Corbett (who is set to appear ...