Did John Wiles Booth escape?

[Max Fischer]

20 hours ago, /dev/null said:

 

Difference between JWB and Elvis is that everybody in America knew what Elvis looked like in 1977.  Not everyone in 1865 had seen a picture of JWB

 

Certainly not to the degree of Elvis (movies, TV, etc), but from late 1850s to 1864, JWB's face was indeed extremely well-known. His dad was a well-known actor, his brother, Edwin, was one of greatest actors of his time and much more famous than JWB (up until shots fired). Their pictures were routinely in every paper, back in a day when most cities published a paper at least twice a day, and sometimes a dozen a day. Of course, in the more rural areas, JWB would be less well-known; but in the weeks after the assassination, in almost any part of the country you probably couldn't go more than hour without seeing his picture.

 

I'll also repeat, JWB killed Lincoln in part to be MORE famous. He saw himself as the hero in a great drama, to be worshipped by those who hated Lincoln and reignite the Civil War.  Safe to say, he was a bit delusional with many psychological issues with his more talented, famous brothers (especially Edwin).  [JWB was a great physical actor, but a bit of an eye-rolling ham who couldn't remember his lines].  In other words, he would never keep quiet.