Conspiracy

            The JFK conspiracy has been a debated and controversial topic ever since the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The question is whether Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed the lone assassin as determined by the Warren Commission, or if there were other people involved that got away and were never prosecuted. By looking at the factual evidence that was revealed, discovered, and further investigated, I have concluded that there is not enough evidence to prove a conspiracy or to fully blame Lee Harvey Oswald. At the present time, I am leaning towards a conspiracy, and that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the lone killer; however no one can really know for sure because the victim, JFK, is dead and the “killer,” Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby, a Dallas Night Club owner with ties to organized crime.

I think that it would be extremely difficult to shoot 3 bullets out of an Italian Mannlicher Carcano in 7-9 seconds due to the kickback and muzzle-rise. In an experiment, the world’s best sharpshooter was able to do this and maintain accuracy. Although Oswald was an ex-Marine and was a marksman (step below a sharpshooter), it seems skeptical and false that he could shoot three bullets alone, without assistance. The first shot was fired and missed, but fragments hit James Teague’s cheek. The second shot hit both Kennedy in the throat and Connally in multiple, but not life-threatening places. Finally, the third and final shot hit Kennedy in the head.

The head wound is the most debated point of the assassination. Did the shot come from the front or the back? I personally believe that the shot came from the side. If you watch the Abraham Zapruder film in slow-motion, you are able to see the direction that Kennedy’s head moves, at an angle to the side. Because Oswald was supposedly shooting from the Texas Schoolbook Depository, behind the limousine Kennedy was traveling in, if you look at angles in relation to math, geometry, and physics, there is absolutely no way your head could move like that from a shot behind. I think there may have been someone shooting from the grassy knoll or Stockade fence in Dealey Plaza. You can faintly see an outline of something in the Moorman Polariod.

Finally, it is a fact the Lee Harvey Oswald was seen in the cafeteria of the Texas Schoolbook Depository by a police officer at 12:31pm, one minute after the shots were fired at 12:30pm. This was also his place of employment, and it was initially excused because someone said that he was an employee. He was calm, cool, and collected, and showed no signs of perspiration. How could someone travel down 6 flights of stairs in a minute, get his lunch, start eating it, and find a place to store the Italian Mannlicher Carcano?

In conclusion, I believe that there is not enough evidence to prove this issue either way. Both sides give very believable ideas, but they are not confirmed. The fact of the matter is that President Kennedy is dead, there is no going back. It truly was a tragedy and an unfortunate event.  (530)