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80: Vigilante Vengeance pt.2: Final Act

Writer: Grant ThomasGrant Thomas
Nov 20, 20242 min read

Updated: Feb 20



**Spoiler Alert This week's episode is about people and their eccentricities. It is about nepotism and vengeance and fame. It is about how truly dramatic theater people can be. This week, a podcast about John Wilkes Booth. Who was the man who killed Lincoln? Why did Booth kill Lincoln? Who was John Wilkes Booth’s family? This week we look at Booth and Lincoln’s final act! 

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Three of Junius's sons: Edwin, Junius Jr, and John, performing in Shakespeare's "Julius Cesar", to raise money for a Shakespeare statue in Central Park - Public Domain
Three of Junius's sons: Edwin, Junius Jr, and John, performing in Shakespeare's "Julius Cesar", to raise money for a Shakespeare statue in Central Park - Public Domain

Junius Brutus circa 1850 - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Junius Brutus circa 1850 - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
John Wilkes Booth - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
John Wilkes Booth - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Know Nothing party flag
Know Nothing party flag

Escape Route - Wikimedia Commons
Escape Route - Wikimedia Commons

Edwin Booth portraying Hamlet circa 1870 - Public Domain
Edwin Booth portraying Hamlet circa 1870 - Public Domain

Lewis Powell (AKA Lewis Payne), attempted assassin of Seward, photo thought to have been taken in 1865 on the USS Saugus - courtesy of Alexander Gardner, Library of Congress
Lewis Powell (AKA Lewis Payne), attempted assassin of Seward, photo thought to have been taken in 1865 on the USS Saugus - courtesy of Alexander Gardner, Library of Congress

 

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