John F Kennedy was shot down unlawfully in his prime. That is pin that has been in the nations back since it happened back o November 22, 1963. A theory that has lead the race of who killed JF was the Lone Gunman theory of Lee Harvey Oswald. Since this theor has been so inconclusive, other theories have appeared and are catchin up to Lee Harvey Oswald. Some of these theories are just ridiculou but on the other hand ,some are very possible. The most plausibl theory is that Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F Kennedy during his driv through Dallas, there is not enough evidence to convict Oswald, s On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy took a trip to Dallas Texas to mend some old news with the democrats and to gain votes fo the upcoming 1964 election.
In Dallas, JFK was greeted by ove 200,000 spectators through the uptown and downtown Dallas area. motorcade had driven them to the Dallas Trade Mart where JFK was t make a speech, later on that day. JFK, along with his wife Jackie traveled with Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie drov to Dallas Love Field, where they arrived at 11:37 A.M. The motorcad then took a right from Harwood St., onto Main Street, headed toward Dealey Plaza, a park built to celebrate the birthplace of Dallas.
The ca then made a right turn onto Houston Street. Nellie Connolly, at thi point turned to President Kennedy , and said “you can’t say Dalla doesn’t love you”.(Moore NP) Then the gunshot fired that woke u At 12:30 P.M., on November 22, 1963, shots rang out in Deale Plaza. To some of the witnesses on the scene, the first sounded like firecracker. (Kritzberg 63) President Kennedy had wounds on his back his throat, and numerous shots to the head. Governor Connall suffered a wound in his back, his chest, two wounds in his right wrist and a wound in his left thigh.
Fortunately, these wounds were not fata for the Governor. (Donnelly 116-120) A bystander named Jame Tague was wounded on his cheek by a bullet and/or concrete fragment caused by a missed shot. (Kritzberg 63) Witnesses at the scene hear anywhere from 2 shots to 7 shots. It was concluded these shots cam out a rifle. The rifle was later found hidden behind some boxes as wel as three empty cartridge cases in the same room as the suspecte shooting, in the Texas School Book Depository Building. The polic were later accused of planting the rifle and cartridge cases. Presiden Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1 p.m., central standard time.
The most suspected shooter was Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswal belonged to the Marine Corp for most of his life. Oswald was traine in radar electronics, and had a background in security clearance. Oswal had experience with rifles, contacts in the CIA, possibly the Sovie Union and the KGB. The government claims that Oswald was jus someone off the street who had a grudge against Kennedy. (Benso Oswald was a communist, which would mean the Oswald believe that the president was no better than any other man. His beliefs mad him an instant suspect for the CIA. (Benson 147) A major point in th discussion if Oswald did it or not is that the parade was running minutes late. This means Oswald wouldn’t have known, which h means he was waiting at the window for at least 6 minutes which h wasn’t.
Throughout the assassination Oswald was said to have been i the lunch room , however , no one could provide proof that they ha seen him in the room where the shots were fired. Police swarmed the Texas School Book Depository Buildin believing the shots came from the third floor. On their way, they foun Oswald sitting in the Lunch Room composed and quietly eating hi lunch. (Kritzberg 60, 61, 69)Officer Baley was the police officer wh entered the building after the shots were fired. When he did , he foun Oswald in the Lunch Room.
This created a problem in the timin element of the assassination. If Oswald were the shooter, then he woul have needed to run four floors to the window where the shots wer fired, then run back in 90 seconds to the lunch room. Oswald’s arres seems suspicious at this point because had he fired 4 shots and ran fou floors as well as hiding a rifle then he must of at least broke a sweat. Yet, he appeared calm and answered officer’s questions withou hesitation or pauses. (Benson 69-70 Their have been many groups that have filed reports on this case. In 1979, the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded tha Oswald did it, but they added there was probably a conspiracy.
I 1964, The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswal fired 3 shots from the southeast corner of the sixth floor of the Texa School Book Depository Building. (Moore 79, 80, 91 They also concluded that he killed Dallas policeman JD Tippi while fleeing from the scene of crime that he so proudly committed. (Moore 80) Walking down the street, Oswald was confronted by police officer stopping all people who matched a description similar t Oswald’s. He panicked and shot the officer in the head at point blank.
Witnesses believe that the weapon used to kill the Dallas police office was an automatic rifle, however after examination, the weapon use turned out to be a 6 shot revolver, not an automatic. (Kritzberg 92 Since there is no conclusive evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald sho JFK, other theories have come about. Some of the theories are n where near to being possible, but some of them could very well be true.
A theory is that Lyndon B. Johnson conspired to have JFK killed. It i rumored that Lyndon B. Johnson disliked JFK. And that he was th kind of man that would be selfish enough to do this. Another theor that is out there, is that George Hickey, a secret agent driving behin JFK’s car, accidentally shot his gun into JFK’s head as he trippe forward. Another possible theory out there is that Richard Case Nagell an ex CIA agent, knew that Oswald was going to kill JFK. He tried t tell 3 nations about it, but no one listened. (Vankin NP Some ridiculous theories have come about that seem totall awkward and weird.
One dumb one if that the driver of JFK’s limo shot him quickly then kept driving like nothing happened. Another on is that JFK ordered a small group of insiders to dispatch as assassin i Dallas, Texas. Another out of the blue theory is that a guy with a umbrella standing near JFK shot a poisonous dart at JFK, stunned him allowing a gunman in the near to finish up the death. Another one i that 3 bums, that were found in a railway boxcar, were the shooters. Again a dumb one is that JFK’s body was switched, his brain was take out and disguised as a baby, put in a gurney and put back in his head a Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
The last one is that JFK’s body wa switched in route in a airplane and then disguised as luggage. (Vanki Due to some of the theories and JFK’s death, a lot of unsolve mysterious things have come about. William Whaley, the cab drive who reportedly drove Oswald to Oak Cliff died in a motor collision. He is the only Dallas taxi driver to die on duty. Rose Cheramie, was victim of a hit and run. She knew in advance of JFK’s assassination. She was told by some Cubans on her ride to Dallas. Mary Pinchot, on of JFK’s “special friends” was murdered. Her diary was taken away b CIA chief James Angleton.
Very suspiciously, many people that wer close to the assassination, or had information on it, died. (Benson NP Mostly all of evidence points towards Lee Harvey Oswald. Som of the aspects of the shooting are very shady but that is expected. No every case can be crystal clear. Oswald was found in the building wher the shooting happened. He had a lot of experience in rifles. Oswal was a communist. His beliefs made him an instant suspect by the CIA.
Also, due to first hand witnesses, Oswald is believed to be the shooter o a gun that killed a police officer as he was fleeing the scene. But as th puzzles come together, more and more evidence spins towards the Lon Gunman theory of Lee Harvey Oswald.
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