1898, and somehow it became mixed with the Native American collection. The Smithsonian contacted Powell's nearest living relative, his 70-year-old great-niece Helen Alderman, who requested that the skull be turned over to her. Verification of Alderman's relationship took two years. On November 12, 1994, Lewis Powell's skull was buried next to the grave of his mother, Caroline Patience Powell, at Geneva Cemetery. Portrayal Powell was portrayed by Titus Welliver in the 1998 film The Day Lincoln Was Shot and by Norman Reedus in the 2011 Robert Redford film The Conspirator. Powell appeared in the second episode of the first season of Timeless and was portrayed by Kurt Ostlund. In the episode, he goes to kill William Seward, but is stopped and killed by Wyatt Logan (Matt Lanter). References Notes Citations Bibliography External links 19th-century executions by the United States 19th-century executions of American people 1844 births 1865 deaths American Civil War prisoners of war American failed assassins Burials at Holmead's Burying Ground Burials in Florida Confederate States Army soldiers Executed assassins Executed people from Alabama Executed people from Florida Lincoln assassination conspirators People executed by the United States federal government by hanging People executed for attempted murder People from Randolph County, Alabama People of Florida in the American Civil War