Manhunt Ending Explained: What Happened To Stanton After The Grand Conspiracy Trial

[Bill Dubiel]

The series finale of Manhunt saw Secretary of War Edwin Stanton attempt to bring justice to all those involved with John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln, with varying degrees of success. Manhunt episode 7 largely focused on the trial that began less than a month after Lincoln's death, during which Stanton brought charges of grand conspiracy against the last remnants of the Confederacy. While the testimony of brave individuals like Mary Simms and her brother Milo brought the conspiracy into focus, less reliable testimonials cast enough doubt on the evidence for the grand conspiracy to be declared inconclusive.

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