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Why Castrated Mad Hatter Murdered Lincoln’s Killer and Was Called a Hero

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Comedian Jesse Joyce says his fascination with “the guy who cut his own balls off with a pair of scissors and then killed John Wilkes Booth” forced him to write his new book.

A photo illustration showing Boston Corbett, John Wilkes Booth and Abraham Lincoln
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