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History Decoded
The 10 Greatest Conspiracies Of All Time

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Brad Meltzer

with Keith Ferrell

For my history teacher Ellen Sherman, who taught me the power of asking the right questions

Also by Brad Meltzer

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The Tenth Justice

Dead Even

The First Counsel

The Millionaires

The Zero Game

The Book of Fate

The Book of Lies

The Inner Circle

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Nonfiction

Heroes for My Son

Heroes for My Daughter

Contents
Introduction

I was in eleventh grade when I saw it. In Mrs. Shermans history class. She walked to the front of the room, flicked the switch on the rolling TV, and put on a movie for us.

The movie? The title is long gone from my memory, but the content will never leave: It was a documentary. About the assassination of JFK.

To this day, I can tell you exactly where I sat in Mrs. Shermans eleventh-grade class. Thats how much the film burned its way into my head. I still remember watching it. It wasnt some crazy conspiracy film. It was sensible and logical. It asked reasonable questions and pointed out the holes in the official government story.

I sat there wide-eyed as the black-and-white images flickered on screen. Today, with the Internet, the movement of such information seems far less impressive. But to me... in eleventh grade... I couldnt believe it. There it was: someone questioning whether our own American government had been lying to us. It was like someone kicking at the foundation of my brain.

The Kennedy Assassination For many Walter Cronkites announcement of the death - photo 1

The Kennedy Assassination

For many, Walter Cronkites announcement of the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was one of the most unforgettable moments in history.

Still, I cant say Id never seen anything like it before. One of my fathers favorite movies was All the Presidents Men. He wasnt a political guy. I think he just liked Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman kicking ass and acting tough. So when I was thirteen, we used to watch it togetherover and oversince back then, having cable TV meant that HBO played the same movie fifteen times a day.

So yes, Id seen Redford and Hoffman accuse Nixon and his plumbers of being liars. But to me, JFK was different.

Watergate was a few crooks and a selfish egomaniac of a president. But JFK? It just seemed... bigger. To break into an office building required only a few guys. But to kill a president? And then to kill Oswald? And to have Jack Ruby know where to be at the exact right moment? The only way to pull that off was if...

My God, how big was this thing? (I was in eleventh grade. Everything back then seemed mind-blowing.)

No question, though, thats the moment that changed my life. Did it make me a conspiracy nut? No. Indeed, to this day, I think if you blame everything on the government, youre not just wrong, youre being reckless. Its as silly as blaming everything on the Freemasons, or the Illuminati, or insert-bad-guy-here. But I do believe that someone must ask the hard questions, especially of our elected officials as well as powerful men who become members of so-called secret societies. Remember: Governments dont lie. People lie. And if you want the real story, you need to find out more about those people.

Over the years, Ive been contacted by the family of John Wilkes Booth, by former U.S. presidents, and (of course) by the Freemasons. In my thrillers, Ive taken readers into the secret labyrinth below the U.S. Capitol (its real), the hidden tunnels below the White House (also realits a bomb shelter), and even to the secret entrance below the Lincoln Memorial (did you really think when presidents arrive for a visit, they just run up the front steps?).

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John Wilkes Booth

Was Lincolns assassin cornered and killed in a burning Virginia barn 12 days after he killed the presidentor did he live years longer under an alias? Conspiracy buffs and serious investigators have argued and speculated over this for more than a century.

Those stories are what led to Decoded. Three years ago, the HISTORY network told me that if I gave them a list of my favorite historical mysteries, theyd give me a team to help solve them. From there, Buddy Levy, Christine McKinley, Scott Rolle, and our amazing producers and crew have become true family. Together, weve explored some of the greatest conspiracies (and myths) that history has to offer.

To me, history is a giant game of telephone. Whats vital is finding the first whisper. Yet of all the questions people ask us about conspiracies, the number one is simply this: Which is your favorite?

And so, this book. Inside, youll see our favorites, counting down from the mysteries surrounding the Lincoln assassination, to the search for Confederate gold, to the existence of UFOs, to... well... like I said, youll see.

As always, our goal is to show you the facts presented by both sides. Well give you our theoriesplus the sensible and logical questions to askand then you decide who you believe. Look inside. Theres a reason we want you to pull out the evidence and physically examine it for yourself.

As for those who want the full solutions to every one of these mysteries, let me say it now: Dont write me letters asking for those answers. In some of the chapters, youll see an answer. In others, youll get the facts as they exist. Anyone who promises you all the answers is forgetting that theres a reason these are the greatest conspiracies and mysteries of all time.

On the very first day we started filming Decoded, one of the producers said to me, On shows like this, the fewer facts you have, the more scary music you play. We decided right there, we didnt want to be one of those shows. And yes, we may have our share of scary music, but when it comes to Decodedand the stories in hereweve stuck to one motto: The scariest story of all is always the true story.

Show me your favorite conspiracy and Ill show you who you are. Yknow what that means? It means youre about to find out a great deal about yourself. Just like I did on that day in Mrs. Shermans history class.

See you in the archives.

Brad Meltzer, 2013

John Wilkes Booth Was Lincolns Assassin Apprehended What if I told you that - photo 3
John Wilkes Booth: Was Lincolns Assassin Apprehended?

What if I told you that after murdering President Abraham Lincoln, the most famous assassin in American history lived for 40 more years?

We all know the story: In 1865, on a Friday night at Fords Theatre, John Wilkes Booth killed our 16th president with a single bullet to the back of his head. Instantly becoming Americas most wanted man, Booth jumped from the presidential balcony and fled on horseback across Maryland and Virginia. But some speculate that the history bookswhich tell us that Booth was shot 12 days later at Garretts farm near Port Royal, Virginiaare flat-out wrong.

Some believe Booth didnt die that night. They claim he was actually acting on behalf of the Confederate Secret Service, who then aided him in his escape. They argue the man killed at Garretts barn was actually a look-alike, a patsy used to throw off Union soldiers. Whats even more amazing: This is just one of three plausible theories of Booths escape. If theres even the slightest possibility John Wilkes Booth was able to escape the law and live as a fugitive for another 40 years, I want to know what happened.

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