John Wilkes Booth
publication date: Saturday, August 1, 2009 (part of Round XL)
category: Crime
clue: Four days after the war, one more life remained to be taken.
explanation: Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln four days after the Confederacy's surrender. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Sarah Kyle, and Elaine Beckland
trivia: Players guessed Abraham Lincoln a combined eight times between the goos for Jefferson Davis and John Wilkes Booth.
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