Knifepoint Horror rehearsal
Dec 9, 2010
A theater rehearsal leads to peculiar incidents and an unexpected visitor. An unsettling encounter backstage reveals a man with blood on his collar and a human brain. The encounter raises questions about a mysterious man connected to Lincoln's assassination and reflects on mortality.
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Haunting Ford's Theatre Encounter
- Justin Thurmond recounts a mysterious encounter with a pale, sickly man at Ford's Theatre before Lincoln's assassination.
- The man displayed a gruesome human brain in his bloodied hands, unsettling Thurmond deeply.
Possible Supernatural Foretelling
- The pale man resembled William Gareth Cope, a politician shot days before Lincoln's assassination.
- This suggests a supernatural or symbolic connection to the tragic events at Ford's Theatre.
Close to Lincoln's Assassination
- Thurmond was on stage ten feet from John Wilkes Booth when Lincoln was shot.
- Booth was found and killed twelve days later after assassinating Lincoln.