Dr. Kevin L. Burke, Professor and Dean at Queens University of Charlotte, will share the true story of a bizarre and surprisingly comedic caper that took place in 1876. More than a decade after the death of one of America’s most beloved Presidents, a bumbling gang of Chicago counterfeiters attempted to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body and to ransom the government for its return. Learn how the Secret Service and a comedy of errors foiled this criminal plot.

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