Birthdate: June 16, 1842
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Maryland, United States
Died: July 7, 1865
David Herold was an American pharmacist’s assistant who gained notoriety for being an accomplice to John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. After the assassination, Herold assisted Booth in evading capture by traveling with him to different places. They were eventually caught by authorities, resulting in Booth’s death and Herold’s trial, conviction, and execution by hanging for his part in the conspiracy.
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