Can DNA solve the mystery of John Wilkes Booth’s death?04:33

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Published on November 11, 2017

For almost 150 years, people have claimed after killing Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth didn’t die the way history tells us. With DNA testing, amateur sleuths may be closer than ever to the truth. If the government doesn’t get in their way.

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