A 16 page paper which considers the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, proving it qualifies as a ‘real conspiracy,’ supported by a hypothesis that proves a simple conspiracy that began with a kidnapping plot but ended in murder featured John Wilkes Booth at the top of the hierarchy, with subordinates including the Surratts (John and Mary), Lewis T. Powell, Michael O’Laughlin, Samuel Arnold, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Dr. Samuel Mudd, and Edman Spangler. Bibliography lists 10 sources.