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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