The Assassination Of Mudd's Trail

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Mudd’s Trail The chase was on John wilkes Booth versus the cavalry. April 15, 1865 just hours after the assassination John Wilkes Booth arrived at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd’s doorstep, But what Mudd didn’t know was by answering that door is it would change his and his family 's lives forever. Samuel A Mudd was rightfully conflicted of life in prison not only for his involvement in the kidnapping plot but for conspiring with Booth. Mudd didn’t know that Booth was the assassin at the time, but when he did he still helped Booth escape from the calvary 's grasp. On page 113 of Chasing Lincoln 's killer it says, “Mudd gave Booth two trustworthy operatives, William Butles and Captain Samuel A. Cox. then Mudd explained the route to the next stop on the