History's Greatest Mysteries

The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

Documentary Dec 5, 2020 1 hr 18 min HISTORY Vault

Available on HISTORY, Philo, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Sling TV, HISTORY Vault

S1 E4: 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.

Documentary Dec 5, 2020 1 hr 18 min HISTORY Vault

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 1 hr 18 min
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.