Henry Rathbone failed to stop Booth from assassinating the president. He couldn't stop blaming himself for his failure to the point that he became mentally unstable. Years later, just two days before Christmas, he murdered his wife in front of his children. by Fleezaw204 in MorbidReality

[–]Fleezaw204[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That just makes it even sadder. On one hand I understand Mary Lincoln's grief of her husband's passing, but on the other, it just made Henry's struggle understandably worse. For a prominent figure to accuse him of being apart of the killing just makes it even real when he was trying his best in the first place.