Identification of Booth's body

[L Verge]

Jerry - Many people make the mistake of thinking that the fugitives camped out in the swamp. The story wasn't helped any when we have had to contend with a local "archaeologist" who swears that he found some of Booth's garbage in there (too bad that the cans were manufactured in the mid-20th century).

There is a description somewhere, given by one of the troopers, that talks about seeing footprints leading into the swamp and then turning around and coming back out. It was easy to spot because the four footprints were interspersed with pokes from the crutches. Not too long after that, Herold shows up at Oak Hill, the nearby home of Dr. Mudd's father.

I grew up seeing certain portions of the Zekiah Swamp as we passed over bridges. Mike Kauffman used to make light of how dismal and dangerous the swamp was, but it would have taken a lot of money to get me to venture into it.