Spiegel A D
State University of New York, Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Brooklyn 11203, USA.
J Community Health. 1998 Oct;23(5):383-405. doi: 10.1023/a:1018702006867.
Shortly after President Abraham Lincoln's assassin was killed on April 26, 1865, a formal inquest was held to positively identify the body. Dr. John Frederick May, a leading surgeon in the District of Columbia, was summoned to examine the remains. Two years earlier, Dr. May had removed a fibroid tumor from the back of the assassin's neck and an identifiable large ugly scar resulted when the wound inadvertently opened and healed by granulation. Based upon the recognition of the scar made by his scalpel, Dr. May made a positive identification.
1865年4月26日，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统的刺客被击毙后不久，便进行了一场正式调查以确定尸体身份。华盛顿特区的著名外科医生约翰·弗雷德里克·梅博士被传唤来检查遗体。两年前，梅博士曾从刺客的颈部后方切除了一个纤维瘤，伤口意外裂开并通过肉芽组织愈合后，留下了一道明显且难看的大疤痕。基于对自己手术刀留下的疤痕的辨认，梅博士做出了肯定的身份鉴定。
