Boston Bombing aftermath, any similarity to the Lincoln assassination aftermath?

[KateH.]

I don't know what to say about Ted Bundy other than there are sick people in this world. Scary people like that exist. I wish I could say differently. Sadly, I cannot.

However, there is a difference between John Wilkes Booth and serial killers, both modern and past. Booth only had one act. When his episode ended and he was given the opportunity to examine his actions, he somewhat regretted what he had done. None of the conspirators just killed again and again with no feeling or reason. Even Lewis Powell felt guilt afterwards. If Booth had bipolar disorder, he didn't have the option to take medicine that would control it because that medicine didn't exist yet. If it had, maybe history would have been different. In addition, the military commission that tried the eight conspirators certainly held the majority of power and, no pun intended, executed that power swiftly and thoroughly. Powell's lawyer tried playing the "insanity" card and failed.