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Infamous America

BOOTH Ep. 4 | "Manhunt"

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, History

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Booth and Herold navigate a swamp with the help of a stranger and then lay low while Army patrols scour the countryside. In Washington, Secretary Stanton's forces finally arrest one of the attackers. In the rest of the country, churchgoers experience the darkest Easter Sunday they've ever known as they mourn the passing of the President. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water

0:02.9

Pfft!

0:03.9

Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz

0:08.7

and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.

0:13.5

So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,

0:18.8

maybe it's time to call it a T&G.

0:22.4

Fever tree. Mix with the best.

0:26.9

Oh, that takes me straight to the mad.

0:41.9

John Wilkes Booth and David Herald had been sitting in the pine thicket for hours.

0:46.9

They'd been told to wait for a man who could help them get out of Maryland and into Virginia.

0:52.9

They didn't know when the man would arrive,

0:54.9

but he would signal them with a particular whistle.

0:57.9

They spent those hours waiting in a state of high anxiety.

1:01.9

The densely wooded area was a good place to hide,

1:04.9

but every rustle of a leaf made them jump.

1:07.9

Every snap of a twig, every call of a creature, made them grab their guns.

1:12.9

It would be almost impossible to spot them from a distance.

1:16.9

If man hunters were in the area,

1:18.9

they would have to miraculously ride right into the fugitive to find them.

1:22.9

But Booth and Herald were still nervous, with obvious good reason.

1:26.9

They were the most wanted men in America.

1:29.9

And that was actually a light description.

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