Which statement about Rathbone's crime is accurate?

Which statement about Rathbone's crime is accurate?

• A. He killed his wife because he was jealous
• B. He killed his wife and it was noted he was insane
• C. He killed Lincoln
• D. He killed Booth

Answer: (B)

Rathbone’s notoriety in this question comes from a later, separate crime after the Lincoln assassination: he killed his wife, and doctors later deemed him insane. That combination—murder followed by an insanity diagnosis—matches the historical record, which is why this statement is accurate. He did not kill Lincoln, nor Booth, and the famous box incident wasn’t a jealousy-driven murder but a heroic attempt to stop Booth. The emphasis here is on the later act and the mental-health ruling that followed, which is what makes this option the correct one.

Rathbone’s notoriety in this question comes from a later, separate crime after the Lincoln assassination: he killed his wife, and doctors later deemed him insane. That combination—murder followed by an insanity diagnosis—matches the historical record, which is why this statement is accurate. He did not kill Lincoln, nor Booth, and the famous box incident wasn’t a jealousy-driven murder but a heroic attempt to stop Booth. The emphasis here is on the later act and the mental-health ruling that followed, which is what makes this option the correct one.