It is one of the most debated topics in history: did Lee Harvey Oswald, in fact, kill John F. Kennedy? Was it linked to a conspiracy? And if he killed Kennedy, was Oswald involved in said conspiracy? It has become quite common for modern-day American citizens to believe that a conspiracy killed John Kennedy, and it has become even more common for people to believe a series of random and false facts about this historic assassination attempt. In this article, the focus will be on the most credible sources and theories in order to debunk misinformation and disinformation. Many theories have been proposed as to how the murder occurred, from the bizarre to the mundane. The most debated aspect of the case has always been whether a single gunman or two gunmen were involved. Although the Warren Commission (the officially supported report) claims that Lee Oswald acted alone, there is a lot of conflicting information provided by eyewitnesses. Although eyewitness accounts are questionable in both the Warren Report and the two gunmen theory, both the famous Zapruder film and the autopsy of the exhumed corpse are areas of discrepancy and which this research will focus heavily on. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his wife arrived in Dallas to boost his popularity in the largely red state of Texas. After meeting with Governor John Connally, the four set out on a march through Dallas, destined to end at the Dallas Trade Park where JFK was scheduled to give a speech. At half past twelve, central standard time, in an open limousine in Dealey Plaza, Kennedy was struck and killed en route by a single bullet. A total of at least four shots were fired, one of which hit the governor and wounded...... middle of paper......lishers.McAdams, J. (2011). Logic of the JFK assassination: How to think about conspiracy charges. Washington, DC: Potomac Books.Posner, G.L. (1994). Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK. New York: Doubleday.Source of shots in the Kennedy assassination. (n.d.). Kennedy assassination home page index. Retrieved May 12, 2011, from http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/shots.htmSummers, A. (1998). Not in your lifetime (Updated ed.). New York: Marlowe & Co. The source of the Dealey Plaza shots: definitive tabulation. (n.d.). Kennedy assassination home page index. Retrieved May 8, 2011, from http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/earwitnesses.htmThe Warren Commission Report: The Official Report of the Presidential Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (And official complete and unabridged.). (1992). New York: St. Martin's Press.
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