The Crime of the 19th Century with J.T. Townsend
EmpowerU Studio225 Northland Blvd
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Just Five Days After The Civil War Ended…
It was the crime of the 19th century and spawned one of the most notorious trials in American History. President Abraham Lincoln was gunned down by actor John Wilkes Booth while attending Ford’s Theatre. The assassination has always been examined by historians as an act of political post-war terrorism, committed by a fanatic who the Confederacy may have sponsored. But rarely has Lincoln’s death been investigated by detectives as a murder case.
Watch JT Townsend discard the myths and legends surrounding the assassination while excavating the truth about the conspiracy to kill Lincoln. With stunning images and riveting content, the author of “Queen City Notorious” and “Queen City Gothic” solves the mystery that still surrounds the death of our most beloved president.
Ford Theater–April 14, 1865
Speaker Bios:
J. T. Townsend is a freelance writer, armchair detective, and lifelong resident of Cincinnati. He is the author of the 2009 regional best seller Queen City Gothic and 2014’s Queen City Notorious, and his work has appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Magazine, Word Magazine, Crime Traveler and Clews. He has presented over three hundred programs in the Cincinnati area as part of his True Crime Lecture Series, including Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, and the Lindbergh Kidnapping, and teaches his Cincinnati True Crime Detective class for the University of Cincinnati Communiversity division.
In 2018 he was featured on WCPO News, 700WLW Radio, and the Cincinnati Enquirer while promoting his new book Summer’s Almost Gone, which is now a regional bestseller! In 2020 he appeared on WLWT News with Sheree Paolello.
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