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History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 3 | PBS

Duration: 54:54 (Full Program)
Program: History Detectives #703
Broadcast Date: Jul. 6, 2009

St Valentine's Day Massacre
Was this weapon fired in one of the nation's most infamous crimes?

Booth Letter
Did the father of John Wilkes Booth threaten to assasinate the President?

Cemetery Alarm
Was this explosive device used to stop a morbid black market trade?

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Post Date: July 6, 2009