Mike Kauffman's Death of Lincoln Website

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I believe the site is being managed by his wife, Mary, as a tribute to Mike's work in the assassination field. At the present time, it does not appear to be a discussion forum. However, if you have any interest in the assassination story at all, you should definitely own a copy of his American Brutus.

As a sidebar, staff and volunteers at Surratt House are often asked by visitors what books they should read to get a general understanding of the story. We rate them mainly according to what the visitor might already know. A good one to begin with is James Swanson's Manhunt for the novice; if the patron has the general background, we then recommend Ed Steers's Blood on the Moon; and finally, when they are ready for an encyclopedic approach, American Brutus is recommended.

Of course, there are several others that we recommend from the perspective of the topic, such as Alias Paine by our own Betty O or Steers's His Name Is Still Mudd, which focuses on one character in particular - or The Darkest Dawn by Tom Goodrich or They Have Killed Papa Dead by Anthony Pitch (to name just two) that focus on the events and turmoil surrounding the murder. For a full list of recommended books, please visit our under-renovation website at http://www.surratt.org.

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Rich - sliding a little off target, the new book on Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Washington, D.C. recalls the mysterious, unsolved murder of one of JFK's alleged paramours in 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer. I didn't realize that she is buried in your hometown of Milford.