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Legend of Booth death tale revived in Texas
The Houston Chronicle recounts renewed discussions around the legend of John Wilkes Booth. Judge Finis Bates, Granbury resident, challenged the official 1865 death account, claiming Booth escaped to the western United States and died by suicide in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1903. The piece notes no reward monies were ever paid and cites author Bernie Babcock’s recent book on the subject.
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