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The JFK Assassination: A Look at the Conspiracy Theories
TLDR This podcast episode explores the JFK assassination and the various conspiracy theories surrounding it, including speculation about multiple shooters, Lee Harvey Oswald's motives and connections, and the involvement of the KGB, Cuba, and the mob. Despite official conclusions that Oswald acted alone, the House Select Committee on Assassinations suggested a conspiracy, and rumors even implicated Woody Harrelson's father.
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The podcast episode discusses the JFK assassination and the various conspiracy theories surrounding it.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, when shots were fired at his motorcade in Dealey Plaza, resulting in his death and a graphic and tragic scene that still affects people today.
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President John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas at 1pm, and there were conflicting accounts and speculation about the source of the shots, including the grassy knoll, but the official line is that there was only one shooter.
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After President Kennedy was pronounced dead, Lee Harvey Oswald encountered a cop named JD Tippet, shot and killed him, and was later apprehended in a theater, leading to speculation that he was a patsy.
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Lee Harvey Oswald grew up in an orphanage, which had a significant impact on his psychological development, leading him to constantly search for a sense of belonging and identity throughout his life, eventually leading him to Russia and then back to the United States.
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Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife moved to Texas, where he became known to the FBI, and later attempted to assassinate Major General Edwin Walker before moving to New Orleans.
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Lee Harvey Oswald tried to align himself with pro-Cuba and pro-Castro groups, but nobody was interested in him, including Russia, Cuba, and Mexico. He was easily manipulated and eventually shot and killed John F. Kennedy. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone, but conspiracy theories suggesting involvement from the KGB or Cuba emerged.
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The Warren Commission found no evidence of Lee Harvey Oswald's financial ties to Cuba or Russia, but there were theories that he may have had mob connections and that Jack Ruby killed him to protect Kennedy's family from testifying against him.
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The House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that JFK's death was the result of a conspiracy involving Lee Harvey Oswald, but they did not find any hard evidence to support their claim.
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Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrison, was rumored to be one of the three tramps involved in the JFK assassination, and although he later recanted his confession, conspiracy theorists believe he was involved.
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