What was JFK assassination case?
American president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot while visiting Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. The official version is that he was shot by a single, obviously insane, shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald. But not all the facts are easy to interpret in that case - many of the clues point towards Oswald as a shooter, but equally strong facts make his really unlikely culprit.
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JFK assassination facts
Dealey Plaza
President Kennedy visit in Dallas was as usual planned by Secret Service in every tiny detail, especially since in Texas many people were angry at Kennedy for his views on racial segregation. Everything was going just as usual: the arrival at the airport, the route downtown, the crowds around the st...
Zapruder film
The evidence that changed the case of JFK assassination completely was Zapruder film - shot with 8mm amateur camera silent motion picture sequence shot by Abraham Zapruder, who was at Dealey Plaza. The film was published few years after the assassination and showed the moments when president Kennedy...
The grassy knoll
Since Zapruder film clearly shown that Kennedy could have been shot from the front, which obviously contradicted the official version that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman and he fire his shots from the building of Book Depository, the conspiracy theory of the grassy knoll has started. Next ...
People and suspects linked to JFK assassination
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald is just mysterious as Oswald himself. He presented himself as patriot who just couldn’t stand the fact that Kennedy was killed by Oswald at that pushed him to shooting the assassin, but as a nightclub owner he had contacts with local officials (inclu...
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald is one of the most mysterious figures in the conspiracy theories - it’s hard to point out if he was CIA agent, true communist, scape goat or just madman. We can’t even say if he actually killed anyone since the evidence against him are rather vague and he died soon after the JF...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) commonly known by his initials JFK, was son of Joseph Kennedy, US ambassador. During World War 2 he served in navy as captain of torpedo boat PT-109. He became the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 1961 until he was assassinated in ...
JFK assassination theories
The lone gunman
The official theory known as "the lone gunman" is very simple - Lee Harvey Oswald, being person with mental problems and ostentatiously showing his aversion to president Kennedy and his policy, planned the assassination alone. As worker in Book Depository he smuggled Carcano rifle into the building ...
CIA conspiracy
The CIA conspiracy theory is supported by Oliver Stone’s movie "JFK" and basically it makes the assumption that the reason behind the whole assassination was in the Bay of Pigs Invasion failure. In 1961 CIA prepared the attack of unit consisting of Cuban refugees that would start the counter-revol...
Mafia conspiracy
President Kennedy together with his brother Robert (who was appointed Attorney General) were trying to wipe-out the mafia in United States, which must have irritate a lot of mobsters that were losing money because of their activity. That is the basis of mafia conspiracy theory. Facts that are sup...
Films, games and books about JFK assassination
Executive Action
1973, United States
The John F. Kennedy assassination from the perspective of people who were (most likely) behind that attack.
I as in Icarus / I... comme Icare
1979, France
A fictitious story, strangely resembling the investigation of the JFK assassination. And for a very good reason.
JFK
1991, United States
Based on a true story of investigation in the case of John F. Kennedy assassination.
Frequently asked questions about JFK assassination
Did Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK?
It is debatable, the gun found near Lee Harvey Oswald would make it hard for him to actually hit the target from the distance he was supposed to be shooting. On the other hand, it is not impossible he took one of the shots that were heard.
Was the mafia behind the assassination of JFK?
While it is one of the popular theories, so far, no one has shown any proof to support it. And taking under consideration how much of the mafia secrets were leaked out in the past, it is likely just a theory.
Was the movie JFK by Oliver Stone based on real events?
Yes and no, as most of the movies based on something, the creators took some liberty with the facts and followed some of the theories. So, up to a point, it does show what happened, but also shows what might have happened.
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