Books About The Booth Family

[Laurie Verge]

To the best of my knowledge, nothing else has transpired regarding the exhumation of Edwin for DNA comparisons. However, I am slightly concerned because Surratt House recently sponsored a day-trip that included a visit to the new National Museum of Health and Medicine in Bethesda (the replacement for the previous great one at Walter Reed which is not as good). There was no sign of Booth's vertebrae on display.

I immediately wrote to the director of the museum asking where the specimen was and have received no response (at least six weeks have elapsed). My suspicious mind immediately wondered if it had been approved for DNA testing. I certainly hope not. And, I know that I am probably in the minority by not seeing the necessity for this continued argument over whether or not Booth escaped.