Abraham Lincoln was shot dead in Washington DC theatre on a few years later . Clairvoyant Charles Colchester had warned him of threat , it is claimed . Colchester was close to Lincoln family and also friend of assassin Booth . But the British medium had failed to convince president of his powers . Revelations made in new biography on Booth by historian Dr Terry Alford .
Abraham Lincoln was shot dead in Washington DC theatre on April 14 1865 . Clairvoyant Charles Colchester had warned him of threat , it is claimed . Colchester was close to Lincoln family and also friend of assassin Booth . But the British medium had failed to convince president of his powers . Revelations made in new biography on Booth by historian Dr Terry Alford .