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Don't confuse "Mob" with " Mafia."
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
a reply to: Porquenolosdos
The mob is my prime suspect.
JFK was not a big fan of the mob, and vice versa. Did they hire Oswald thinking he would get away with it, and went things went south did they send Jack Ruby to 'trap the rat' (jack was allegedly a mob hitman) so Oswald wouldn't squeal? looking at the shooting of Oswald it looks like a Mob hit, Ruby used a .38 which was one of the mafia's favorite toys.
But the question is was this purely a mob hit or did the orders come from someone else?
originally posted by: Porquenolosdos
The 'official story' of JFK's assassination has never satisfied me. There's a lot of speculation about who really killed him, and why.
What do you think are the best theories? Why was he killed? Who killed him? Who stood to gain the most from his death?
originally posted by: eManym
I am inclined to agree with the conclusions in the book, "Fatal Error" by Donahue and McLaren published in 1992. These two authors, the first a gunsmith and the latter a detective, concluded that the first two shots came from Oswald, with one of his shots hitting JFK in the back of the neck. The third and fatal head shot came from secret service agent, George Hickey, in the car directly behind the presidential limousine. The authors purported that Hickey accidentally discharged his AR 15 hitting JFK in the back of the head when the car he was in lurched forward in response the presidential limousine speeding up after the first two shots from Oswald.
I will assume there was a coverup to divert attention away from a very embarrassing situation for the Secret Service.
An article about the pros and cons of the Secret Service kill shot
originally posted by: Porquenolosdos
The 'official story' of JFK's assassination has never satisfied me. There's a lot of speculation about who really killed him, and why.
What do you think are the best theories? Why was he killed? Who killed him? Who stood to gain the most from his death?
originally posted by: Jubei42
If there is any truth to the story that the mob partly helped Kennedy win the election, it would make sense that the intensified crackdown on organized crime by Robert Kennedy did him no favours.
Together with the help of certain elements within the government that were not happy with what Kennedy was doing, made for a perfect storm leading to his termination.
originally posted by: eManym
I am inclined to agree with the conclusions in the book, "Fatal Error" by Donahue and McLaren published in 1992. These two authors, the first a gunsmith and the latter a detective, concluded that the first two shots came from Oswald, with one of his shots hitting JFK in the back of the neck. The third and fatal head shot came from secret service agent, George Hickey, in the car directly behind the presidential limousine. The authors purported that Hickey accidentally discharged his AR 15 hitting JFK in the back of the head when the car he was in lurched forward in response the presidential limousine speeding up after the first two shots from Oswald.
I will assume there was a coverup to divert attention away from a very embarrassing situation for the Secret Service.
An article about the pros and cons of the Secret Service kill shot
originally posted by: Wires
originally posted by: eManym
I am inclined to agree with the conclusions in the book, "Fatal Error" by Donahue and McLaren published in 1992. These two authors, the first a gunsmith and the latter a detective, concluded that the first two shots came from Oswald, with one of his shots hitting JFK in the back of the neck. The third and fatal head shot came from secret service agent, George Hickey, in the car directly behind the presidential limousine. The authors purported that Hickey accidentally discharged his AR 15 hitting JFK in the back of the head when the car he was in lurched forward in response the presidential limousine speeding up after the first two shots from Oswald.
I will assume there was a coverup to divert attention away from a very embarrassing situation for the Secret Service.
An article about the pros and cons of the Secret Service kill shot
I also agree with the conclusions in the "Fatal Error" book by Donahue and Mclaren. Everything fits, people at street level hearing a loud shot from nearby, smelling gunpowder smoke, the trajectory of the bullet, bullet fragments in the brain. It all points to an accidental discharge of the M16 in the Secret Service chase car. This is what was covered up by the government, a tragic accident - not some grand conspiracy.
originally posted by: Wires
originally posted by: eManym
I am inclined to agree with the conclusions in the book, "Fatal Error" by Donahue and McLaren published in 1992. These two authors, the first a gunsmith and the latter a detective, concluded that the first two shots came from Oswald, with one of his shots hitting JFK in the back of the neck. The third and fatal head shot came from secret service agent, George Hickey, in the car directly behind the presidential limousine. The authors purported that Hickey accidentally discharged his AR 15 hitting JFK in the back of the head when the car he was in lurched forward in response the presidential limousine speeding up after the first two shots from Oswald.
I will assume there was a coverup to divert attention away from a very embarrassing situation for the Secret Service.
An article about the pros and cons of the Secret Service kill shot
I also agree with the conclusions in the "Fatal Error" book by Donahue and Mclaren. Everything fits, people at street level hearing a loud shot from nearby, smelling gunpowder smoke, the trajectory of the bullet, bullet fragments in the brain. It all points to an accidental discharge of the M16 in the Secret Service chase car. This is what was covered up by the government, a tragic accident - not some grand conspiracy.