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JFK Assassination
November 22, 1963Dallas, Texas
Campaigned for 1964 Election
Dealy Plaza
“Well, Mr. President, you can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you.” - Nellie Connally
• “Yes, that’s obvious”• “My God, I’m hit.”
Texas Book Depository
• 3 witnesses saw a guy barrel
Oswald’s View Texas Book Depository
Parkland Hospital
JFK pronounced dead at 1:33
LBJ Sworn In: 2:38 p.m.
3 cars behind
Evidence in the Book Depository
First Shot –James Tague
First Shot –James Tague
First Shot –James Tague
Third Shot: Head Shot
Third Shot –Head Shot
JFK Autopsy
Second Shot –The Magic Bullet1. JFK: back right
shoulder2. JFK: front right
shoulder3. JC: back right shoulder4. JC: front right shoulder5. JC: top right wrist6. JC: bottom right wrist7. JC: left thigh
Mark of Assassination
2nd Shot –Misuse of Evidence
Issues with the 2nd Shot
Issues with the 2nd Shot (Pristine)
If you do not believe the second shot made 7 wounds in 2 different
bodies, then . . .
Abraham Zapruder
Abraham Zapruder
The Grassy Knoll
The Grassy Knoll
Grassy Knoll
51 witnesses heard shots coming from the Grassy Knoll
Head Motion of JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
Killed Officer J.D. Tippit
The “Patsy” is Arrested
Mounting Evidence / Background
Sunday, November 24, 1963
Jack Ruby
• Died January 3, 1967 –granted appeal for retrial
Warren Commission
• Oswald acted alone
Lone Assassin or Conspiracy
Dr. Cyril WechtArlen Specter
Lone Assassin Evidence
• Fingerprints on the gun• Shirt fibers on the gun• Evidence that Oswald ordered the gun• 3 witnesses saw a gun barrel from 6th floor• Access to Book Depository• Former Marine sharpshooter• Castro / Communist sympathizer• Prior attempt: General Walker
Conspiracy Evidence
• “Magic Bullet”• 51 witnesses heard shots from Grassy Knoll• Extra fragments in Connally’s wrist
Motives: Who did it?
• Oswald• Soviets• Cubans• Mafia
DALLAS
A Theory??
• Ex-Marine –Russia trip– Dishonorably discharged
• Wrote letter to Secretary of Navy to change it– Secretary ignored it
• Wanted revenge• Oswald’s Group (mafia)
– Oswald’s Expected target: – Everyone’s real target:
• Oswald: “I’m a patsy”Governor
John Connally
President Kennedy
Dal-Tex Building
Dal-Tex Building
House Committee on Assassinations (1979)
• JFK probably killed by a conspiracy• 4 shots were probably fired
Funeral Procession
John Jr.’s Final Salute
Arlington Cemetery