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Americans Thought Booth Acted Alone — Until The Conspiracy Was Finally Exposed

The shot that rang out in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, is a moment seared into American memory. But the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was not the act of a lone madman; it was the explosive finale of a meticulously planned conspiracy that reached the highest levels of the U.S. government. This is the hidden story of John Wilkes Booth's network—a desperate band of confederate sympathizers whose original, audacious plot to kidnap the president spiraled into a coordinated night of terror. Journey back to the final, chaotic days of the Civil War, as we unravel the web of intrigue woven by Booth and his co-conspirators, including Lewis Powell, David Herold, and Mary Surratt. Discover how their failed abduction scheme morphed into a brutal plan to decapitate the Union government by simultaneously assassinating Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward. We'll follow the largest manhunt in American history as federal troops scoured the countryside for the fugitives, and witness the dramatic military trials that exposed the deep-seated resentments threatening to tear the newly reunited nation apart all over again. What moment in this story surprised you most? Tell us in the comments.