Bones' Seeley Booth Is Related To One Of The Most Famous Assassins In American History
Did you know that FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth from "Bones" is actually a direct descendant of the man who killed the 16th president of the United States?
Seeley Booth, a character from the show Bones, is a direct descendant of John Wilkes Booth, the infamous assassin who killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865. This shocking revelation was hinted at in Season 5 but officially confirmed in Season 5's "The Proof in the Pudding" when Booth and Bones discuss presidential assassinations. A flashback in Season 5's "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" reveals Bones deduced Booth's ancestry based on his bone structure.
Throughout the show's 12-season run, Booth's connection to John Wilkes Booth causes him significant distress. The strangest revelation about Booth's family ties came from the Fox series Sleepy Hollow, where it's revealed that Booth was also an occultist who tried to use demonic power to aid the Confederacy during the Civil War. In the Sleepy Hollow Season 4 premiere, "Columbia," it's revealed that John Wilkes Booth was possessed by a demon before killing Lincoln and was sealed away beneath the Lincoln Memorial, a fact that would undoubtedly shock and dismay Booth.
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