Booth's diary and missing pages

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(07-19-2014 03:59 PM)SSlater Wrote:  

(07-19-2014 02:01 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(07-19-2014 11:50 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.

After my fifty years of hearing about the missing pages, I think it's time we all give up on finding something new about the diary. The decision to go with the FBI's investigation was because they had the best-trained forensic teams and also the latest and best equipment for that type of work. I consider their findings (or non-findings) pretty conclusive.