Turning The Bones

03/15/24 • 79 min

Today's True Weird Stuff - Turning The Bones

You know the story of President Abraham Lincoln and his assassination at the hands of John Wilkes Booth. But did you know Honest Abe's body was sent on a two-week funeral procession? 1,600 miles and over 400 stops across 7 states. Things were smooth at first, but once the decay started to set in, his corpse "was not a pleasant sight."

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Today's True Weird Stuff - Turning The Bones

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Today's True Weird Stuff - The Devil Himself

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