What really happened the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination | ASSASSINS

John Wilkes Booth was a famous stage actor before he assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln. Aslan Pahari asks: how does an American celebrity assassinate an American President in front of hundreds of witnesses and escape the scene, kicking off a wild and farcical manhunt? This is the story of how the hunter became the hunted. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 00:00 A celebrity assassin 00:16 An assassin at the theatre 03:03 Pulling the trigger 05:04 Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War 06:43 John Wilkes Booth, the assassin 09:20 The kidnapping plot 12:22 The getaway 16:33 The manhunt 19:49 Garrett Farm showdown 21:34 Aftermath 22:35 A wild conspiracy! Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: John Jacobs Video Producer: Tejas Bhat Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia