The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

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Overview

Recalls the two week manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in April 1865.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Parent

John Wilkes Booth

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Shaun C. Grenan

David Herold

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Janet Vincent Lee

Mary Surratt

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Ed Mantell

Bounty Hunter

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John Neely

Stanton

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