Unwanted Facts: Facts that Most Books on the Lincoln Assassination Ignore

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Obviously I cannot prove it, but it is highly unlikely that Booth was shot whilst standing or walking in anything like an upright position, with or without a crutch.

Consider the facts. He's got a smashed leg. Its been like that for almost 12 days (thats 12 not 10 by the way). He's been crouched or laid down in a barn for several hours. Most people find it difficult to stand after having sat for several hours.

If that bullet trajectory had not been as described with a sharp downward trajectory, then I would be very very surprised and very suspicious.

I still like the description that Mike Kauffman used to give when he narrated the Booth Escape Route Tours for us: Booth was leaning on one crutch (which, with my personal experiences on those dreadful things) would place him leaning downward on that side and likely pitched slightly forward. I would certainly agree that he was in severe pain by that time from his leg and from stiffness and fatigue.

He would now be in panic mode knowing that either the troopers were going to get him or he was going to die of smoke inhalation or burns very shortly. As Mike described it, he stood there perplexed and then made a turn for the door. Corbett knew that his commanders could likely be hit if Booth came out firing; he took aim for Booth's shoulder to get him to drop the weapon; Booth's movement towards the door caused him to badly limp on that left leg, throwing his body even farther down, and the bullet hit the neck instead of the shoulder.

To "silly" me, this seems like a very logical scenario and to heck with the logistical geometry (or whatever you use to trace trajectory).