Who shot Booth?
Boston Corbett
George Atzerodt
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Parker
Answer
Boston Corbett was an American religious fanatic who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Corbett was an abolitionist and a devout Methodist who believed that Booth was a demon. He tracked Booth down to a barn in Virginia and shot him in the head. Corbett was later hailed as a hero, but he was also criticized for his mental instability.
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