JFK Assassination And Conspiracy Theories

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Jed Wulf 8th Grade Language Arts; 7th Hour Research Paper 25 April 2024 “The JFK Assassination and Conspiracy Theories” 62% of Americans think there is more behind the Kennedy assassination. There are many stories and conspiracy theories about it (JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories: The Grassy Knoll, Umbrella Man, LBJ and Ted Cruz’s Dad). On November 22, 1963 at around 12:30, 35 president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed. He was shot on Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald (November 22, 1963: Death of the President). Lee Harvey Oswald was born on October 18, 1939. He was born in New Orleans and moved to Dallas. He moved around quite often. Oswald served in the U.S. Marines from October 1956 to September 1956. After …show more content…

After the shooting, he tried to run, but was caught at the Texas Theatre at around 1:50 (Assassination of John F. Kennedy). When he was caught, he was taken to the Dallas County Jail for interrogation when he was shot by Jack Ruby. Oswald died on November 24, 1963 (Lee Harvey Oswald). Jack Ruby was tried and found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to death, but that was reversed. He died of a blood clot on January 3, 1967 (Lee Harvey Oswald). Abraham Zapruder recorded the assassination. The “Zapruder Films” were not released to the public until 1975. The release of the films sparked many conspiracy theories (Assassination of John F. Kennedy). The Zapruder footage shows the president’s head lunging backwards, which is why some think he was shot from the front (Conspiracy Theories). Some think that there are four shots. Three by Oswald, one by someone else. Which supports the conspiracy that Oswald did not work alone (Assassination of John F. Kennedy). The Magic Bullet theory is that the bullet took an odd path (Conspiracy Theories). Some think that the government planned it (The 5 Biggest Kennedy Conspiracy Theories). Another theory is that the opposing senator to JFK, Ted Cruz, had done