Who Killed JFK?Who Killed JFK?

1. The Magic Bullet2. Lee Harvey Oswald’s

Capabilities3. Location of Shot

1. The Magic Bullet2. Lee Harvey Oswald’s

Capabilities3. Location of Shot

Revisionists: The “Magic Bullet”

Revisionists: The “Magic Bullet”

• The ‘Revisionists’ claim that if only 3 shots were fired: One hitting Kennedy in the back of the head and killing him, one missing the car completely. Then the third bullet must have caused 7 wounds in Kennedy and Governor Connolly.

• According to the film JFK, the third bullet must have changed direction several times (diagram on right) to have caused the 7 wounds in Kennedy and Connolly.

• This is improbable and supports the idea that there was more than one assassin.

• The ‘Revisionists’ claim that if only 3 shots were fired: One hitting Kennedy in the back of the head and killing him, one missing the car completely. Then the third bullet must have caused 7 wounds in Kennedy and Governor Connolly.

• According to the film JFK, the third bullet must have changed direction several times (diagram on right) to have caused the 7 wounds in Kennedy and Connolly.

• This is improbable and supports the idea that there was more than one assassin.

The Pristine BulletThe Pristine Bullet• The third bullet that caused

7 wounds in Kennedy and Connolly was in a surprisingly pristine condition.

• FBI investigations failed to create a similarly maintained bullet despite going through the same conditions.

• This is further evidence that this bullet did not cause all 7 wounds and there was a second gunman.

• The third bullet that caused 7 wounds in Kennedy and Connolly was in a surprisingly pristine condition.

• FBI investigations failed to create a similarly maintained bullet despite going through the same conditions.

• This is further evidence that this bullet did not cause all 7 wounds and there was a second gunman.

Revisionists: Lee Harvey Oswald

Revisionists: Lee Harvey Oswald

• Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured top right) is believed to have shot John F. Kennedy, however Revisionists believe he was not alone.

• Oswald was described as a poor shot by colleagues in the US Marines.

• The rifle used was described as the ‘world’s worst shoulder weapon.’

• Oswald had to shoot 3 bullets in 6 seconds, taking 2.3secs to reload between shots, an impossibility.

• Why did Oswald not shoot JFK on Houston Street (pictured bottom right: the view from the Texas Book Depository) if he was an alone assassin?

• Normally, a gunman’s first shot would be the best, however it was Oswald’s last that was most precise, despite his shot being obscured by foliage.

• Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured top right) is believed to have shot John F. Kennedy, however Revisionists believe he was not alone.

• Oswald was described as a poor shot by colleagues in the US Marines.

• The rifle used was described as the ‘world’s worst shoulder weapon.’

• Oswald had to shoot 3 bullets in 6 seconds, taking 2.3secs to reload between shots, an impossibility.

• Why did Oswald not shoot JFK on Houston Street (pictured bottom right: the view from the Texas Book Depository) if he was an alone assassin?

• Normally, a gunman’s first shot would be the best, however it was Oswald’s last that was most precise, despite his shot being obscured by foliage.

Revisionists: Location of Shot

Revisionists: Location of Shot

• 51 Independent witnesses, including military personnel, reported shots from the Grassy Knoll.

• An assassin on the Grassy Knoll would explain the shooting on Elm Street as the gunmen would have a triangular shooting angle.

• Kennedy’s head rebounds to the back and to the left, as if he has been shot from the front and right: The Grassy Knoll (pictured right: view from Grassy Knoll onto Elm Street).

• 51 Independent witnesses, including military personnel, reported shots from the Grassy Knoll.

• An assassin on the Grassy Knoll would explain the shooting on Elm Street as the gunmen would have a triangular shooting angle.

• Kennedy’s head rebounds to the back and to the left, as if he has been shot from the front and right: The Grassy Knoll (pictured right: view from Grassy Knoll onto Elm Street).

Traditionalists: The “Magic Bullet”

Traditionalists: The “Magic Bullet”

• The Single Bullet Theory is believed to be true because the wounds in Kennedy and Connolly are aligned, once they are placed in their exact positions. Connolly was further into the car and lower down than Kennedy and with his body pointing towards the right, unlike the interpretation by Revisionists.

• The wounds are aligned in this scenario and lead back to the sniper’s nest in the Texas Book Depository (pictured right).

• The pristine condition of the bullet can be explained by the fact that the bullet was specially designed to withstand passing through skin and only hit a minor bone, Connolly's wrist.

• The Single Bullet Theory is believed to be true because the wounds in Kennedy and Connolly are aligned, once they are placed in their exact positions. Connolly was further into the car and lower down than Kennedy and with his body pointing towards the right, unlike the interpretation by Revisionists.

• The wounds are aligned in this scenario and lead back to the sniper’s nest in the Texas Book Depository (pictured right).

• The pristine condition of the bullet can be explained by the fact that the bullet was specially designed to withstand passing through skin and only hit a minor bone, Connolly's wrist.

Traditionalists: Lee Harvey Oswald

Traditionalists: Lee Harvey Oswald

• The shot achieved by Oswald was well within his ability, a relatively simple 88 yard shot for an ex-marine sharp shooter.

• According to actual footage of the Kennedy assassination, frame-by-frame detailing shows that Oswald had 8.3 secs to fire 3 bullets, a feat achieved by the 89 year old film-taker.

• The brother of Oswald believes Lee acted alone.

• The shot achieved by Oswald was well within his ability, a relatively simple 88 yard shot for an ex-marine sharp shooter.

• According to actual footage of the Kennedy assassination, frame-by-frame detailing shows that Oswald had 8.3 secs to fire 3 bullets, a feat achieved by the 89 year old film-taker.

• The brother of Oswald believes Lee acted alone.

Traditionalists: Location of Shot

Traditionalists: Location of Shot

• Oswald was in a suitable position to shoot JFK, a short shot and his view was not obscured as badly as Revisionists suggest.

• It was impossible for Oswald to shoot Kennedy coming down Houston Street because of the windscreen on Kennedy’s car. Hence he waited until Kennedy was on Elm Street.

• The direction that Kennedy’s head rebounds gives no indication of where the bullet came from. As, a nerve twitching a millisecond after the shooting could result in a change in the direction Kennedy’s head moved.

• Oswald was in a suitable position to shoot JFK, a short shot and his view was not obscured as badly as Revisionists suggest.

• It was impossible for Oswald to shoot Kennedy coming down Houston Street because of the windscreen on Kennedy’s car. Hence he waited until Kennedy was on Elm Street.

• The direction that Kennedy’s head rebounds gives no indication of where the bullet came from. As, a nerve twitching a millisecond after the shooting could result in a change in the direction Kennedy’s head moved.

ConclusionConclusion• I think that it was Lee Harvey

Oswald, acting alone that killed John F. Kennedy.

• This is because evidence that is reliable and not ‘dramatised’ reaches the conclusion that Oswald was a lone gunman.

• The Magic Bullet theory can be disproved. Oswald’s history proves that he was capable enough, had enough time and a motive to shoot JFK. Oswald also positioned himself as the evidence would suggest, in the Texas Book Depository, so would not need a second gunman.

• Thus, I conclude that the Traditionalist theory is the correct interpretation of events.

• I think that it was Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone that killed John F. Kennedy.

• This is because evidence that is reliable and not ‘dramatised’ reaches the conclusion that Oswald was a lone gunman.

• The Magic Bullet theory can be disproved. Oswald’s history proves that he was capable enough, had enough time and a motive to shoot JFK. Oswald also positioned himself as the evidence would suggest, in the Texas Book Depository, so would not need a second gunman.

• Thus, I conclude that the Traditionalist theory is the correct interpretation of events.