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The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Manhunt | 3

American History Tellers

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Yhor Team - A Killer or a Killer?

Tyril and his team were hunting thieves who stole Lincoln's cedar coffin. When they spotted two figures darting by just 25 yards away, tyril fired twice but missed both times. He then sprinted back to the museum to get his boots so he could seek a higher vantage point. After several tense seconds, tyril signalled to the others that he was going inside. By the time tyril and team realized their mistake, the thieves had vanished. The body snatchers had been right in tyril's grasp, and he'd blown it.

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