The anchor of The OReilly Factor" recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history
- how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865 the Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of incredibly bloody battles. President Abraham Lincolns generous terms for Robert E. Lees surrender are devised to fulfill Lincolns dream of healing a divided nation with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. One man & his band of murderous accomplices perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government are not appeased. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C. John Wilkes Booth
- charismatic ladies man & impenitent racist
- murders Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues & Booth immediately becomes the countrys most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker a brilliant but enigmatic New York detective & former Union spy unravels the string of clues leading to Booth while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout & a series of court-ordered executions
- including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government Mary Surratt. With an unforgettable cast of characters vivid historical detail & page-turning action " Killing Lincoln" is history that reads."