The hunt for Booth comes to a dramatic end.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Manhunt episode 6 saw the dramatic conclusion of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton's fervent pursuit of John Wilkes Booth, and in a few instances historical accuracy was eschewed in favor of a more captivating narrative.
9 Booth Died Several Hours Later In the show, he dies after only a few minutes. In Manhunt episode 6, Booth is given a simultaneously poetic and grisly death, as he is tended to by Julia Garrett, the daughter of the tobacco farmer who owned the property. He delivers only a few slurred words to her before quickly passing away, choking on his own blood. In reality, Booth lingered for another three hours after being shot, and delivered a few more coherent phrases before succumbing to his wounds.
Creator Monica Beletsky took the real final words of Booth and gave them added context in order to provide a deeper understanding of Booth as a man. Although he's vilified as one of the most infamous monsters in American history, Manhunt has explored what exactly drove him to commit the heinous murder of Abraham Lincoln.
Booth's real diary is in fact missing multiple pages, but there's no way to ever know who exactly tore them out, or why. Booth's diary was taken off his body the night he was killed, and from there it passed through the hands of Everton Conger before it made its way to Agent Lafayette Baker and ultimately Stanton.
4 Booth Didn’t Attempt To Clear David Herold Booth cursed him as a coward. Manhunt episode 6 shows John Wilkes Booth telling the Union soldiers that his companion, David Herold, didn't actually do anything wrong when Herold surrenders. It's a bit of a last-second face turn for Booth, as he had previously criticized Herold for considering surrender. His words fall on deaf ears, and Herold is taken captive by the soldiers in the moment.
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