Hey chicks! So
today I’m doing a post about something that I’ve wanted to do forever! I done a
poll on what conspiracy theory posts you guys want to see and I feel like the
responses were all so close and thus I have decided to do all three!! I love
writing about them and I love researching them, they’re super interesting and I
just love them!!
I’m doing a post
on who killed JFK today. This is a super controversial subject, there is so
much debate about who it was, whether it was Oswald alone, or another group and
why they done it. Adding to this, 6 out of 10 Americans think it was a conspiracy
according to a Gallup poll. Unfortunately, I don’t think this is a subject we
are ever going to get full closure on, but it’s so interesting and I love it!
In order to
understand this subject more, I highly, highly recommend watching or reading
11.22.63. This is a book by Stephen King which has also been made into a TV
show which you can stream on Hulu as a Hulu Original. I’ve not heard about it being
put on Netflix, however hopefully it does get put on! There is also a website I
found that details a timeline of Oswald’s life, it is extremely detailed and
there is so much information about his life which is available here.
To give you a
little background, Lee Harvey Oswald (the man who assassinated JFK) joined the
Civil Air Patrol in 1955 and then he enlisted in the US Marine Corps a year
later. Three months after enlisting, he scored 212 on a marksmanship test which
gave him an overall score of sharpshooter. I don’t know much about the marines
but from my research a sharpshooter is a pretty average score to get, it’s the
middle score so it’s really average, he could have done better. From 1957-1962 he was overseas a
lot, and then was deployed back to America. Another point to mention is that
during his time in the marines, he consistently scored a performance of “average”.
The points about his scores in the marines tell you a lot about the theory that
he didn’t kill JFK, as he ordered and used a 5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38
infantry rifle to shoot. Experts from the Warren Commission (set up as a
result of JFK’s assassination) say that it would be impossible for him to shoot
from the distance he was at with this gun, and it would also be impossible for
him to shoot JFK in 6.2 seconds. It would also be impossible for someone who's not an expert shooter to shoot him exactly where he wanted to.
What’s really
interesting is that in this time he was overseas, Oswald got very involved with left-wing politics,
and tried to kill General Walker (a prominent right-wing politician) in 1963.
The fact that he was interested in left-wing politics tells me that he couldn’t
have shot JFK, as he was a Democrat. Adding to this, he had very progressive
left-wing views. So, why would Oswald assassinate a man who had the same views
as him?
JFK was very
outspoken about his hatred of the CIA, the FBI and the Secret Service. In fact, in a speech at the Waldorf in 1961 he condemns secrecy, which you can watch here. Furthermore, he was against the invasion of Vietnam and he wanted to decrease the number of troops deployed in Vietnam over three
years. He was also against the invasion of Cuba.
In terms of the actual assassination, Kennedy
wasn’t fully protected. If you watch footage from the assassination, JFK was in
the “sitting duck” position, making him an easy target. Watching the video
(which I won’t link to as I don’t like watching it) we can see that Kennedy’s
head jerks backwards, not forward. However,
JFK was said to be shot from the back, so surely his head should jerk forward?
Furthermore, the car JFK was in was a Ford Lincoln which was refurbished before forensics could look at it. This
fact just screams cover-up to me. Why was this done? Surely there would have
been evidence in that car that could have been used to determine something
about the assassination of JFK?
Another massively important fact to note is the
doctors who operated on Kennedy confirmed
the bullet came from in front of JFK, and not behind him. There was also no
blood or brains on the bullet itself, but there was brains and blood on the
police cars behind him. Two theories exist about this fact; the single bullet theory and the theory that there were multiple shooters.
Once his body was taken to the hospital, it was removed illegally, before there was a chance to perform an autopsy. It was
removed by the CIA, which is pretty fishy to me. Why did they tamper with the
evidence?
Once Oswald was arrested, he was sent to the
county jail in Dallas where he was questioned for twelve hours without an
attorney even though he requested one and
all evidence that the questioning ever took place was destroyed. This is not
only unconstitutional, but also raises many questions. Why was there no recording
made? Why did they want to destroy the evidence? Why was no attorney present? Furthermore,
before he was brought to the jail, he kept repeating “I’m just a patsy”, and
voice analysis has since indicated he was telling the truth.
A final interesting point is that the head of
the Warren Commission was a former CIA director who was fired by JFK. Maybe he
was in there to cover it up?
Overall, I think that it was a conspiracy. War
is an excellent way for economies to grow and prosper, so leaving the Vietnam
war would be a stupid decision in terms of the economy. His distrust of the CIA
and the FBI would also be enough for them to go as far to have one of the
most-loved American presidents murdered for their own gain. I think Oswald was “just
a patsy”, he was hired by the CIA (remember, he was in the marines so it’d be
easy enough for them to find him), and bribed him to kill JFK.
That’s all from me! There is so much I wasn’t
able to talk about, however if you’re interested in this then I suggest you do
your own research! Be sure to let me know in the comments what you think happened
to JFK and what you think of these posts!!
Omg, I always find these things so interesting! You worded it so bloody well too!
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Thank you!!! Xx
DeleteGirl this post has me doubting everything I know about life right now haha I want to see more!
ReplyDeleteAh thank you xx
DeleteSo interesting, I love looking at conspiracy theories, although it terrifies me that people have that much power they can cover up things like this! xx
ReplyDeleteIsn't it scary!! Xx
DeleteGreat post Ashleigh ☺ Genuinely LOVE a conspiracy theory.
ReplyDeleteJFK has popped up on a few other things I've watched/read, including it being linked to Aliens lol. Such a fascinating topic, for something that is so horrific.
Have you watched Nova: Cold Case JFK on Netflix?
Ah thank you for commenting! No I haven't seen it, but I need to watch it! I've been watching a lot of true crime documentaries on Netfliix recently! xx
DeleteIt's really good, they have guys on who have been trying to reconstruct the shots over a couple of year period. Pretty cool. What docs you been watching? I need a few ones to watch x
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