The Assassination of

John F. Kennedy
JAMES FLEETWOOD

Killed November 22nd, 1963

Shot while driving in

motorcade in Dallas,
Texas
Shot in head and back
Died shortly after at
Parkland Hospital

Former Marine sniper Lee Harvey Oswald is

arrested as the only suspect in the
assassination.

Oswald in Marine Corps

Oswald in custody

Oswalds background

Joined Marines

Left Marines, moved to Russia

Liked the idea of communism

Tried to gain citizenship, was denied

Asked to leave Russia

Married Russian girl

Moved back to U.S.

Joined Fair Play for Cuba

Took several trips to Cuban Consulate and Russian Embassy in

Mexico

Met with Valery Kostikov

CIA had monitored these meeting

Tapes have not been released

Oswald was originally arrested for shooting and

killing Dallas Police officer J.D. Tippit.

J.D. Tippit

Oswald is accused of firing from the sixth

floor

Inside Depository Building

Police photo of Depository

Building

Layout of assassination

President and Jackie sitting in back seat of limo

John Connally sitting in front of President

His wife sitting next to him

Kennedy shot in back and head

Connally shot in back

Bullet traveled through back, into right wrist, lodged in left thigh

Bullet missed limo, hit concrete

James Tague hit by piece of concrete

Jackie Kennedy
Mrs. Connally

Pres. Kennedy

Gov. Connally
Secret Service

The Rifle and the Bullet

Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle
Chambered in 6.5x55mm
Three shell casings found

Oswalds point of view from Texas School Book

Depository

Overview of Shots fired

Official report states Oswald fired three shots

One hitting Kennedy in back, traveled through him, hit Connally in

back

One hitting Kennedy in head

One missed

Film evidence does not back this up

Zapruder film gives best view at assassination

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Zapruder Film Analysis

Film shows Kennedys head thrown backwards when hit

Bullet coming from behind would not do that

Video shows when Kennedy is hit in back

Thorburn reflex

Not evident when Connally is hit

Bullet that hit Kennedy in the head must have come from the
front

The most likely place for the shot to be taken from is the train trestle overpass

Evidence shot came from the

front

Senator Ralph Yarborough from Texas was a few cars behind

Kennedy in the motorcade

Reports smelled gunpowder as he passed under trestle

Yarborough fought in WWII

Lee Bowers saw flash of light come from the trestle

Officer Bobby Hargis claims blood splattered on face

Hargis was motorcycle cop behind limo

View from where the shot came from

How the shots must have

occurred

Oswald fired first bullet

Second shooter fired

Hits Kennedy in head

Oswald fired second shot

Hits Kennedy in back

Hits Connally in back

Oswald fired third shot

Hits asphalt

After the shooting

Oswald found and arrested at movie theater

Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby while being transferred from police
headquarters

Oswald died due to gunshot wound

Was never able to be tried

Bad police work makes it impossible to know what happened for

certain

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Works Cited Contd

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