I was 16 years old and living in Fort Worth when Kennedy was shot.
Earlier that morning, JFK had given a short speech in downtown Fort Worth.
I have read about 40+ books on the assassination.
Here is my conclusion.
The entire "conspiracy"theory industry (yes, that is what it is) is the result of AMATEUR investigators with no expertise.
Every question raised by conspiracy theorists has been completely and soundly answered/debunked.
Yes, that is what I said.
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Here is what Vincent Bugliosi (author of Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy) managed to do.
He took each and every crazy nutjob conspiracy idea (hundreds of them!) and took them apart, step by step.
Who have conspiracy amateurs accused of doing the dirty deed? Get ready to laugh:
Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Klu Klux Klan, C.I.A., K.G.B., Fidel Castro, Mafia,Teamster Jimmy Hoffa, Dixiecrats, John Birch Society, etc. etc.
IN OTHER WORDS: EVERYBODY BUT LEE HARVEY OSWALD!
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If you are a lazy person who is drawn to hysterical opinions, wild imagination, amateur sleuthing and open-ended questions, I know you won't read this book cover to cover like I have. Instead, you'll prefer the sensational and lurid books.
Another fine book is Gerald Posner's CASE CLOSED.
If you don't have time to read credible books, then watch this instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsPpjKhch4