46 - The Mummy of John Wilkes Booth

Don't Look Now

English - January 07, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, was caught, and killed... or was he. This the the story of the mummy that toured the US for decades while being proclaimed as Booth's body. Was it John Wilkes Booth? How did this mummy end up on the carnival circuit? Where is it today? Take a listen and find out.