This question is very controversial and has never been decided to the satisfaction of many Americans. Conspiracy theories, some more plausible than others, have always surrounded the death of President Kennedy. Most academic historians, however, accept the version of the assassination that was established by the Dallas Police Department and federal investigators. This version was compiled and made public by the Warren Commission, a special commission convened (with Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren at...
This question is very controversial and has never been decided to the satisfaction of many Americans. Conspiracy theories, some more plausible than others, have always surrounded the death of President Kennedy. Most academic historians, however, accept the version of the assassination that was established by the Dallas Police Department and federal investigators. This version was compiled and made public by the Warren Commission, a special commission convened (with Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren at the head) in the immediate aftermath of the assassination to weigh the evidence compiled in the wake of the crime.
The short version of these findings is that Lee Harvey Oswald, a lonely and enigmatic figure, fatally shot President Kennedy in the back of the head with a bolt-action rifle from a book depository as the president's car went by. After the shooting, Oswald fled, killing a Dallas policeman who encountered him on a city street. Oswald was apprehended in a movie theater and taken into custody. After being held and questioned, Oswald was charged with the crime by the police. While he was being transported to jail, he himself was murdered by Jack Ruby, a local businessman who was apparently outraged by Oswald's crime. It was this event that most contributed to the air of mystery around the assassination.
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