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AFIP_NMHM-34646

Record

Holding institution
NMHM
Collection
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology NMHM (USA)
Sex
Male
Country of origin
USA

Scientific notes

3rd, 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Shot April 25, 1865. Died April 26, 1865.

Provenance

<a href="mailto:Franklin.Damann@us.army.mil">Franklin Damann</a>

1 lesions

fire arm

Bones
Vertebra
Side
Both
Timing
Perimortem
Force
Direct

Gunshot wound Firearm

Cervical vertebrae 3, 4 and 5 of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Shot April 25, 1865. Died April 26, 1865

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NMHM. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology NMHM (USA). catalogue no. AFIP_NMHM-34646

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