Discover
Best-selling author Brad Meltzer and his Decoded team examine claims that John Wilkes Booth actually escaped to freedom after murdering President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The “official” version of events says federal agents cornered Booth and killed him just days after the assassination. But Brad and the team uncover glaring inconsistencies in that 150-year-old account: Why did the authorities hide Booth’s body from public view? Why was Booth autopsy’s conducted in complete secrecy in the cramped confines of an ironclad gunboat? Searching for answers to these and other troubling questions, the team finds startling evidence that strongly suggests Booth may indeed have lived into old age without ever facing punishment for his crime.
Original Release
12/23/2010
US Release
12/23/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Chaconas | Self - Assistant Director, Surratt House and Tavern Museum |
| Em Turner Chitty | Self - Daughter of Arthur Ben Chitty |
| Jan Herman | Self - Editor-in-Chief, Navy Medicine |
| Joanne Hulme | Self - Direct Descendant |
| Charles Huppert | Self - Author and Attorney |
| Juanita Keele | Self - Booth Relative |
| Buddy Levy | Self - Professor |
| Christine McKinley | Self - Engineer |
| Nathan Orlowek | Self - Booth Researcher |
| Trevor Plante | Self - U.S. National Archivist |
Writers
Rob Blumenstein, Alexandria Scott
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Chaconas | Self - Assistant Director, Surratt House and Tavern Museum |
| Em Turner Chitty | Self - Daughter of Arthur Ben Chitty |
| Jan Herman | Self - Editor-in-Chief, Navy Medicine |
| Joanne Hulme | Self - Direct Descendant |
| Charles Huppert | Self - Author and Attorney |
| Juanita Keele | Self - Booth Relative |
| Buddy Levy | Self - Professor |
| Christine McKinley | Self - Engineer |
| Nathan Orlowek | Self - Booth Researcher |
| Trevor Plante | Self - U.S. National Archivist |
| Scott Rolle | Self - Attorney |
| Mary Bates Wehbi | Self - Finis Bates' Relative |
| Brad Meltzer | Self - Host |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Brad Meltzer | Executive Producer |
| Gary Auerbach | Executive Producer |
| Julie Auerbach | Executive Producer |
| Gail Berman | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd Braun | Executive Producer |
| Mark Cole | Executive Producer |
| Bryn Freedman | Executive Producer |
| Tina Gazzerro | Executive Producer |
| Russell McCarroll | Executive Producer |
| David McKillop | Executive Producer |
| Gene Stein | Executive Producer |
| Pete Berg | Producer |
| Ron Brody | Producer |
| Amy Chaffin | Producer |
| Benjamin Cohen | Producer |
| Diego Garzon | Producer |
| Bruce Halford | Producer |
| Marisa Kagan | Producer |
| Rob Mancini | Producer |
| Alexandria Scott | Producer |
| Stewart Shields | Producer |
| Johnathan Walton | Producer |
| Anna Popova | Producer |
Editors
Frank Lagnese, Larry Frank, Jeannette Christensen, Joey Castro
