Ep. 106 - The Lincoln Assassination & Its HORRIFIC Aftermath

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the shocking, little-known disasters and tragedies that began to unfold even before the smoke had cleared: the psychological unraveling of Mary Todd Lincoln, The Ford Theater collapse of 1893, the unthinkable murder/attempted suicide of the Rathbones and the numerous hauntings of the Ford Theater that still linger to this very day.Thank you to today’s sponsors!AquaOmega: One of the highest-dose omega-3 supplements per serving, no fish burps, and for every bottle sold, removes 1 lb. of plastic and debris from the ocean and coastlines. Use code VICTORIAN for 20% off at myaquaomega.com/VICTORIAN.Try the original estrogen-powered M4 skincare from Alloy. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for $20 off your first order!Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Today’s Instagram PostReferences:https://ghostcitytours.com/washington-dc/haunted-washington-dc/fords-theatre/https://dcghosts.com/fords-theatre/https://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-collapse-of-ford-s-theatre.htmhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/07/henry-reed-rathbone/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincolnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Boothhttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/abraham-lincoln-funeralhttps://fords.org/an-african-american-hero-emerges-from-the-tragic-fords-theatre-collapse-of-1893/https://msmagazine.com/2012/12/05/mary-todd-lincoln-a-lunatic-or-just-grieving/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_LincolnThe_assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln_%28IA_assassxxxxxx00linc%29.pdfhttps://www.americanheritage.com/haunted-major