Booth's diary and missing pages

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(07-19-2014 01:01 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(07-19-2014 10:50 AM)CJSchoonover Wrote:  When the FBI examined it in the 80's or 90's did they come up with anything?

Cal, Ed Steers discusses this in Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President. Go here.

As I recall, during all of those FBI investigations, Jim Hall was in on it. Afterward, he said they found nothing of interest. About the only fact they found, was they counted the missing pages. Which told them nothing. So, the conclusion was - that the pages were used for other purposes. Such as Personal Notes, start a fire, and toilet tissue (during their stay in the Pines.) They were not sure WHEN the pages were removed. ( it was an OLD book. So, Booth may have gotten the book with the pages already removed.
I have given up on finding something new about the Diary.