
Stealing Lincoln's Body
Directed by Trey NelsonNot Rated
2009 1h 31m[History](/on-demand/category/history), [Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)8.1
A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. The story shows how important this beloved President remained to a public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.






