Passing of John Fazio

[RJNorton]

Sadly I have been informed that John Fazio, author of Decapitating the Union: Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the Plot to Assassinate Lincoln, has died. John was a member and frequent contributor to this forum. His book included several unique theories including John's belief that there was never a plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln. John will certainly be missed.

Here is an example of one of John's theories that is in disagreement with most Lincoln assassination books:

"The presidential party, consisting of the President, Mrs. Lincoln, Major Henry Rathbone, and Miss Clara Harris, left the White House in the same carriage and at the same time, driven by the President’s coachman, Francis P. Burke, and with Charles Forbes, the President’s footman, aboard. The presidential carriage was probably used to bring Rathbone and Harris to the White House. The carriage was not accompanied by a military guard or escort when it left the White House."

Most assassination books have the Lincolns picking up Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris.

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