The FBI Was Still Investigating John Wilkes Booth a Century After Lincoln's Death

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(02-24-2014 10:51 PM)Tom Bogar Wrote:  The first official Bureau of Investigation file on Booth was opened in 1908, and the first documents on Booth came in the 1920s. Interesting new Smithsonian article here:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news...180949855/

Let's see: the Smithsonian is in Washington, D.C. and has one of the highest prestige factors for collection and documentation of U.S. history--does it trouble anyone else that they report Booth "was taken to New York for autopsy and identification"?