History's Greatest Mysteries - Season 1 - Eps 4: The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
He was the actor whose most famous role was assassinating a president. But was John Wilkes Booth also an escape artist? Did Booth evade justice and live for decades after killing Abraham Lincoln? For the first time, Booth family members share family lore, and what they believe is evidence of the assassin's escape, passed down through generations.
About History's Greatest Mysteries
Title: History's Greatest Mysteries
First Air Date: 2020-11-14
Last Air Date: 2025-03-10
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 22 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 72
Network: Planète+ A&E History
Genres: Documentary, Mystery
Production Companies: Blumhouse Television, The Content Group, Entertainment One Television
Synopsis
Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilkes Booth, and more. Fresh, new evidence and perspectives will be showcased, such as never-before-released documents, personal diaries and DNA evidence.
Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Self - Host
