Alternative Theories to John F. Kennedy's Assassination

The assassination of John F. Kennedy is one of the most controversial and debated topics in American History. JFK was one of the most beloved presidents of our time. One article of his death wrote, "The day the country cried". Unlike previous presidential assassinations, the JFK assassination is one that is filled the conspiracy theories. Such theories include a Government cover-up, Mafia influence and Cuban President Fidel Castro. The idea of a lone mind, Lee Harvey Oswald, plotting to kill President Kennedy is too simple. In the eyes of scholars there is simply no way that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Even with the growing number of bogus theories, there are a number of logical theories that do hold water. In this paper I will discuss

The 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination was commemorated on November 22, 2013. President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The final report presented by the commission claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president. (Wikipedia, 2013). This report has proven to be highly controversial among citizens. There have been many theories as to who killed Kennedy, why they did it, and from what location. There are some theories that are more prominent than others such as: The CIA, The Mafia, The anti-Castro Cubans, a man from the Secret Service, and Lee Harvey Oswald. There are other theories believing that Lyndon B. Johnson and UFO specialists may have been involved. Each one of these theories will be explored throughout this paper.

In the hours after the assassination Oswald murdered a police officer by the name of J.D. Tippit (“The JFK Assassination” 1.). Soon after Oswald was arrested, and whilst in interrogation Oswald claimed that he was framed (Vollbach, Michael 1.). There is no documentation or recordings of this interrogation, however (Vollbach, Michael 1.). While in custody Oswald took a Paraffin test, which detects gunpowder residue. The results of the test showed that Oswald had not fired the Mannlicher-Caracano rifle found on the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository (Vollbach, Michael 1.). The Mannlicher-Caracano rifle that was found was a notoriously poorly made and inaccurate rifle (Bisaro, Anna 1.). During a transfer to different prison facility Lee Harvey Oswald was assassinated by Jack Ruby (“The JFK Assassination” 1.). Jack Ruby was a local club owner who was known to have ties to organized crime (“The JFK Assassination” 2.) . The CIA was acknowledged to have ties to organized crime, particularly when they were attempting to assassinate Fidel Castro (“Why the CIA has confessed to a Cover-Up in the JFK Assassination 1.).

John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected and first catholic president was campaigning for a second term when he was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The accused shooter Lee Harvey Oswald, was first arrested for killing a police officer at point blank. It was shortly after the shooting when he was arrested with a gun in his possession at a nearby movie theater. He was then later accused of killing President Kennedy. The evidence presents that there could be alternatives to the official account that was made about the accuser. Conspiracies suggest Oswald acted alone, was framed, or worked with an organization to commit this crime.

On November 22 the day the president was shot, less than an hour after Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested he killed a dallas cop who was questoning him because he looked like the description of the suspect. A few minutes after the killing of the officer he was arreseted in the movie theater. Lee was arraigned the next for the murders of President Kennedy and the dallas Officer J.D. Tippit. On the 24 Oswald was being transported to a diffrent jail. While there were many reporters to see Oswald a night club owner jack ruby step out and shot Lee Harvey Oswald with a revolver. The conspiracies that surround the death of Oswald still hover over he the death of JFK. Many seem to think that Lee was shot and killed to keep him from divolging a bigger plot. Some conspiracy theorist still think it is

When they were getting ready to take Oswald to the court trial Jack Ruby somehow got into the police station and he shot Oswald in front of all the police. When Ruby shot Oswald they were not able to push him for questions. When Ruby was in jail, he had died of cancer. They say that he knew that he had the cancer so he shot Oswald got put in jail and died himself. Could of Ruby hired Oswald to shoot the president and not get caught, but he failed his job so Ruby got into the jail and shot him.It was just a crime after a crime. On November 22, 1963 president John F, Kennedy was in a parade going through Dallas, Texas. He was shot and killed in his convertible people watched helplessly. The car rushed to the Parkland Hospital what has been just a few miles away. The doctors tried to save him, but they couldn't within hours the body was flown on Air Force One to the Navy Medical Center in Washington D.C. Americans mourned their president.If they were to to to stay on the first plan and went through main street, he would not of got

trigger. Oswald was just an easy mark to pin the crime on, he was set up, most likely by the CIA

On November 22nd in Dallas Kennedy is shot and lethally injured. "At 12:40 Oswald escapes the scene taking a transport and after that gets off to an exchange" (Bishop 201). "At 1:15 Oswald shot officer Tippit executing him on the spot" (Bishop 216). At 1:30 a shoe store representative see Oswald acting suspicious and takes after Oswald to the Texas Theater" (Bishop 217). At the point when Oswald landed at the theater officers captured him under the charge on executing officer

For nearly five decades, historians have debated over whether or not the John F. Kennedy assassination was from a lone gunman or as part of a bigger conspiracy cover-up. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he paraded through Dallas, Texas. That same afternoon, Dallas police had arrested their suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald, an itinerant ex-U.S. marine and self-described Marxist-Leninist, previously lived in the Soviet Union prior to his move back to the United States. However, within days of his arrest, Oswald was dead. Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby on national television in the basement of a Dallas police station. Historians, through the years, have stated that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and for himself, while others have maintained that Kennedy was killed as part of a wider cover-up. The Warren Commission Report was established by Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy’s successor, to further investigate Kennedy’s assassination. After nearly a yearlong investigation, the commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren concluded that alleged gunman Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating America’s 35th President, and that there was no conspiracy, either domestic or international, involved. Despite its seemingly firm conclusions, the report proved controversial and failed to silence conspiracy theories surrounding the event. Historians have held dramatically different views about the

Two days after the JFK assassination, the official suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot dead by Jack Ruby, a Dallas strip club owner. Oswald’s famous remark that “I’m just a patsy” (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.20, p.366) inevitably led to suspicions that his murder was a convenient execution.

On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was on his way to speak at a luncheon. As the car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza ,people heard gunfire coming from the Texas School Book Depository. People watched in horror as the president was shot in the neck and head (Death of a President). Just a few minutes later, the car arrived at Parkland Memorial hospital,

On Friday November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the city of Dallas, Texas. Since then, many have speculated the truth behind the events of the Kennedy assassination. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was claimed to be the mastermind behind the horrific murder, many theorists still believe today that there is more to the story than the government is willing to admit.

At 10:30am: Kennedy remarks to Jackie "you know, last night would have been a hell of a night to assassinate a president…" that is a reference to their late night motorcade through For Worth in Texas. At 11:50am: Multiple co-workers see Oswald on the first floor of the book depository eating lunch. With the motorcade leaving Love Field to begin the motorcade through Dallas.12:05pm: President Kennedy makes his first of many stops at groups of people waiting to meet him and shake his hand, delaying the motorcade by five minutes. The president 's last minutes are crunching to the impact of the gun shot from Lee. At 12:29pm: The president 's limo turns onto Elm St. The first shot is fired missing the president. A fragment from the bullet or debris from the street hit James Tauge who is watching the motorcade in Dealey Plaza. A man is standing near the Stemmons Freeway sign with an opened umbrella. With the umbrella man it is also a conspiracy theory that deals with JFK. At 12:30pm: The second shot is fired, causing Kennedy to go into Thornburn 's position, He was shot in the throat. This is a common neurological response to spinal damage. The third shot is fired, hitting the president on the back, right side of his head, causing a portion of his head behind his right ear to blow out. Right after the third shot is fired. Oswald quickly gets a Coke from the soda machine in the

One of the main suspects in the whole Kennedy assassination was Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald shot three times at the President. The shots that killed him were the second and third shot. The Warren Commission did not think that Oswald acted alone(Sheila 39).Forty-five year old Howard Brenan saw Oswald at the window with a gun and saw him fire. Conspirators ask why did he not stop him? Did he just say that for attention(Shelia 90). Oswald was a threat to the soviets since he knew secret information and their plans. He wrote manly friendly letters to Communist organization(Stewart100). The Warren Commission laid out the case against Oswald but the Nation was not convinced or happy(Sheila 37).After Oswald was interrogated for more than seventy police

The killing of Oswald was well planned because it made the investigation harder to solve with the prime suspect