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Feb 2022
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The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The C...

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In the 1870s, a gang from Chicago hatched one of the most audacious criminal plots in American history. They planned to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln from his tomb in Springfield, Illinois, then hold the president’s corpse for ransom.  The brazen plot began in an unlikely place – the murky world of fake money. In the mid-1800s, counterfeiting was so ramp ... Show More
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