Jfk Assassination Research Paper

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John F. Kennedy was assassinated at the grassy knoll in Dallas, Texas, on November 22nd, 1963. his assassination occurred at roughly noon and nearly 2 hours later Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Oswald was seen killing a patrolman named Tippett and the police had been called after because he was acting suspiciously in a movie theater. He was technically charged with murdering the president very early on the morning of November 23rd. He worked at the Texas School Book Depository, which was believed to be the location of the shooter, and several witnesses could place him at the scene. Oswald’s housekeeper also claimed that he came home in a rush to put a coat on and immediately left, saying nothing. Shortly after JFK's death Lyndon B. Johnson …show more content…
Ultimately, the commission found that Lee Harvey Oswald had killed John F. Kennedy alone and that Jack Ruby in killing Oswald had also acted alone. Roughly four years later, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison indicated that he is investigating the assassination of JFK and plans on making arrests. The New York Times reported this on February 8th, 1967. However, more local publications had reported earlier, the reports came out of findings that the DA's office had spent roughly $8,000 on the JFK assassination without a clear reason as to why. This short article describes a pilot whose name can be found in the Warren report, David Ferrie. David Ferrie had initially been arrested a few days after Kennedy's murder but had been released; the Dallas DA continued to denounce any conspiracy theories related to JFK's death. Five days after the Times reports Ferrie’s suspected involvement in the New Orleans conspiracy to murder JFK, he is reported to be dead. The Times makes a point to mention Ferrie’s supposed sexual deviancy, as Oswald had previously been associated with homosexual