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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Lincoln Conspiracy: a Diary, a Mummy and The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files

Society & Culture, Documentary, Science Fiction, Science, Life Sciences, Fiction

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

History says John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln and died twelve days later on a Virginia farm. But FBI forensic tests revealed his diary is missing 86 pages filled with names and payments. The body pulled from that burning barn had the wrong injuries and features. Multiple witnesses claimed it wasn't Booth. Then a Texas bartender confessed on his deathbed to being Lincoln's assassin, and his preserved remains toured the country for years. DNA testing could prove the truth, but every request has been blocked. Was Lincoln's assassination part of a larger plot to control America? And did the real killer escape? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlc8b2j9-yM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.8

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain

0:13.0

that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching

0:18.7

their peak in the afternoon.

0:23.0

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0:25.8

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0:28.7

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0:32.4

Everyone thinks they know how Lincoln died.

0:34.3

John Wilkes Booth shot the president,

0:37.4

escaped and was killed 12 days later on a Virginia farm.

0:44.5

But the FBI's own forensic tests discovered Booth's diary is missing 86 pages.

0:47.9

Pages filled with names, payments, and secrets.

0:51.3

Lincoln's assassination wasn't the work of a single extremist.

0:53.8

It was a plot to take control of America. And it worked. The evidence

0:56.1

exposes secret allies, strange cover-ups, and why the truth was buried for more than a century.

1:02.4

This isn't the story of how John Wilkes Booth died. This is the story of how he escaped, and who helped

1:08.2

him do it.

1:21.6

In early 1865, the Civil War was in its fourth brutal year.

1:26.2

The Confederates were losing, but they continued to fight, and Union casualties continued to mount.

1:28.9

During this time, John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous actors in America.

1:33.7

He was known for his emotional performances and striking good looks.

1:37.2

Dark hair, unusually dark eyes, he was lean and athletic.

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