How many people were involved in JFK's Murder?And was the Government involved?
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I doubt that anyone knows how many people were involved in JFK's murder.  I am sure Oswald was NOT the only one involved.  From what I have read, he didn't even qualify on the rifle range when he was in the USMC, and that was with a semi-automatic rifle.  The Carcano he is accused of using would not be the weapon of choice for such a job.  That particular model tended to jam and you would want a more tried and true weapon for such a task, such as a Mauser 98.
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The actual numbers were 34 dead and 173 wounded, or a total of 70% of the crew.  The Liberty was our newest "Intelligence" ship.  (clue)  This investigation was squashed and deemed classified by the Johnson Administration 39 years ago.  There are veteran groups out there today still trying to get  satisfaction on this issue. So in answer to your question,  essentially nothing was done except a whole lot of sweeping under the rug.
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JFK was the only person that could've known "Everything" about JFK. You could start by wanting to know "something" about JFK.\nHe was a Great Man and a Great American. More focus should be put on his life rather than his controversial death. Study his life first, "what" did he accomplished and what he was working on, that's "how" you will better understand "who" wanted him dead. Then you might question "why" the Democrats sealed the JFK docs for 75 years. "When & Where" you learn about JFK, will help keep his memory alive.
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Do a Google search to find out more about the Masons, because there's just too much tell you in such a small space.\nAs to whether or not they have anything to do with JFK's assassination and the black helicopters (whatever the heck they are!!!!!!!), I have no idea, but it's doubtful.
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It must be true. They say so right in the video. It really is a big government conspiracy that dates back to Nov. 1963. JFK really was not killed in Dallas, and he has been in Area 51 learning how to fly the alien spaceships. He was just out taking the spaceship for a joy ride, and had a terrible accident into the side of the Pentagon. Unfortunately, JFK died in the accident, and his body was never found.\n\nGo ahead and try to prove me wrong. I had pictures to prove it, but the FBI confiscated them. That's my proof that it happened that way..
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I do think the CIA had some involvement, as well as perhaps some military higher-ups. There were people who wanted us in Vietnam because of financial rewards, contracts, etc. Kennedy was against us being over there. Our involvement in Vietnam really only blossomed after JFK's death.
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I can believe that Oswald might have taken a few shots at the motorcade, but I don't believe he was the only person in Dallas assigned to kill Kennedy.  It's a fact that he deliberately took a menial job at one of the prime locations for a sniper's nest in Dealey Plaza.  Oswald did have marksmanship training in the Marines and held a serious grudge against Kennedy for his Cuban and Russian policies.\n\nHaving said all that, I believe Oswald was duped into believing he was the sole person responsible for carrying out the assassination.  Whoever orchestrated the hit probably assigned another team to make sure the job was done right and Oswald didn't nerve out at the last minute.  One of these men was hiding near the grassy knoll, probably in a Ghillie suit to look like the ground.  He wouldn't necessarily have to run away during the ensuing chaos- he probably sat perfectly still until he could slip out unnoticed.\n\nThere were men at the scene claiming to be officials from the FBI and CIA who were never seen again or interrogated.  They were observed picking up shell casings and bullet fragments.  \n\nI've also had problems believing the fatal headshot footage. Zapruder jerked his arm four times during the shooting, which was an involuntary reaction to the sound of gunfire. Kennedy's reaction to the fatal shot could just as easily be explained as a front entry wound.  Photos exist showing smoke rising from the grassy knoll area, plus several eyewitnesses said they heard at least one shot from that direction.  \n\nIn my opinion, two separate entities formed two separate plans to assassinate Kennedy that day, but only one team was in place in time to do it.  The Mafia had the will and the personnel, but the precision of the shots and the ensuing cover up points to a military operation.
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14,634 in the period 1608-1987 (obviously before the US was a nation). http://deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=8&did=269\n\n925 in the period 1988-2006 http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions.php
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There are alot of studies that prove the single bullet theory.  It still doesn't mean that Oswald had no help.
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After  JFK's failed attempt to kill Castro with the Bay of Pigs invasion and his attempt to get the American Mafia's help, Castro retaliated using a patsy given to him by the Russians.  I seen this on a German TV documentary...they tried to interview the Cuban agent who met with Oswald in Mexico City prior to the assasination...but his answers only created more doubt...
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Lee Harvey Oswald DID kill John F. Kennady, and this is why:\n\nThe Warren Commision conclusively proved that JFK was shot by a lone shooter, who was Lee Harvey Oswald. The Magic Bullet Theory answers conspiracy theorists' ideas of a second or third shooter, and it is definitly true because the USSS (United States Secret Service) has proved several thousand times over that the shot could easily happen. They have their own range that emulates the shooting exactly.\n\nMarine shooting requirements are very difficult. In order to make Marksman, the lowest decoration for rifle qualification, you need to hit and engage targets hundreds of yards out with a heavy rifle. At the time of Lee Harvey Oswald's service in the Marines they were probably using the M1 (a heavy rifle) or maybe the M14 (I don't know what years he was in the Marines). Thus, just because Lee Harvey Oswald couldn't qualify doesn't mean he was a bad shot, necessarily. Just to become a Marine you have to qualify...maybe he had a bad day.\n\nWitnesses claim they saw smoke rising from tall grass not far from JFK's motorcade, and some claim they heard more than three shots. But witnesses have proved time and again in criminal courts to be faulty, as their minds invent what their senses cannot divine. Countless times robberies have been remembered by people incorrectly, and security cameras see things right. \n\nIf JFK were assasinated by Carlos the Jackal (a famous terrorist), the Cuban Secret Service, or the Mafia, as the popular theories go, they would have used supressed weapons with flash supressors as well. All those forces are professionals and do have access to such weapons. There is no reason trained assasins wouldn't use weapons that could prevent their detection.\n\nJust because the rifle was poorly made doesn't mean that it's some kind of toy. Oswald was shooting downward from an angle, which is a fairly easy shot because the round goes low, not high, as is the problem with shooting upright or prone.
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Lee Harvey Oswald. I know there are tons of conspiracy theories, but the Warren Commision conclusively proved the Magic Bullet Theory, and the Secret Service has replicated the exact shot taken perfectly countless times. \n\nThe Magic Bullet theory basically matches the amount of shots heard and casings found against the bullet wounds in JFK and the man riding next to him. There were more bullet wounds in the two men and in the car then there were shots fired, which is grounds for wild speculation, but the Warren Commision, the USSS, and other private ballistics scientists have shown that the bullets richocheted at a certain angle, causing the damage to occur.\n\nMost of the evidence against the Magic Bullet Theory is not enough to prove anything: all of it is from "eye witnesses", who saw puffs of smoke from tufts of grass and heard gunshots away from the Texas Book Depository where JFK was shot. However, if an assasinan like Carlos Sanchez "The Jackal" really did kill JFK, he would have used a rifle that fired a smokeless round. Professionals do not leave traces.\n\nWhat's more, eyewitnesses rarely are even accepted as concrete evidence in any court of law nowadays. In trials involving armed robberies gone wrong, where a store keeper is shot twice, eyewitnesses often report there being several shots, despite clear surveillance camera footage. The problem with human minds is that we invent things subconciously, or we forget things and invent details.\n\nIt was Lee Harvey Oswald that shot the President.
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Actually nobody knows who did it.\n\nThe Conspiracy...\n\nThe Conspiracy\n\nDealey Plaza\n\nWhat about those witnesses? Didn't everyone hear shots from the Grassy Knoll? What about the Tague wounding? Who was the "Umbrella Man?" Was the rifle recovered really a Mauser? Does "acoustic evidence" show a shot from the Grassy Knoll? Were the Three Tramps suspicious? How could Kennedy's head go "back and to the left?" \n\nThe Single Bullet Theory\n\nYou've seen Kevin Costner give the conspiracy version of the Single Bullet theory. You know: Connally seated directly in front of Kennedy, at the same height, and facing straight ahead. Was that really what happened? \n\nLee Harvey Oswald\n\nWhat sort of person was he? Did he really have "Top Secret" security clearance? Did he shoot at General Walker? Were there two Oswalds? If Oswald shot Kennedy, what was his motive? Was the man exhumed in 1981 really somebody besides Oswald? \n\nJim Garrison and New Orleans\n\nDid Oswald really share an office with Guy Banister? Did Clay Shaw really use the alias "Clay Bertrand?" Why did Oliver Stone make a movie about the Shaw trial and not even mention Perry Raymond Russo? Did David Ferrie die a "mysterious death?" What about Jim Garrison and the Mafia? \n\nMedical Evidence\n\nDid the bullet that hit Kennedy in the back penetrate only an inch and fall out? Was Kennedy hit in the head by a bullet from in front? Are the autopsy photos and x-rays faked? Did all the doctors at Parkland Hospital believe that Kennedy was hit in the front of the neck, and if so, are their opinions decisive evidence that that is what happened? Was the back of Kennedy's head blown out? Are the autopsy photos faked? \n\nBogus Evidence\n\nDid you know that all the evidence in this case proven to be forged has been on the conspiracy side? One key piece originated with the KGB! Did you know that the "mysterious deaths" are virtually all not so "mysterious" when you look at them closely? Do you trust authors like Mark Lane to tell you the truth about what witnesses said? \n\nJack Ruby\n\nThe "lone nut" theory of the assassination is really the "two lone nuts" theory. What sort of person was Jack Ruby? A mobster? An intelligence agent? A small-time hustler? The sort of volatile character who might really have shot Oswald out of righteous anger? \n\nOliver Stone's Movie "JFK"\n\nWe expect Hollywood movies to take some liberties with the historical record. But what do we think when Hollywood turns history on its head? Oliver Stone wants to overturn the verdict in the Clay Shaw trial. The jury found that District Attorney Jim Garrison had no case — so Stone invents a case on celluloid. Just how honest was Oliver Stone, Shaw's Hollywood prosecutor? \n\nJohn Kennedy: Liberal Martyr?\n\nFor some in the conspiracy crowd, John Kennedy was a liberal saint, who was going to implement policies that would bring America into a new Utopia. So, of course, a threatened Power Elite had to kill him. Was Kennedy the kind of left liberal who threatened established interests? Was he a hero of Civil Rights? Had he decided to pull out of Vietnam? Historian Eric Paddon dissects these claims in a series of essays based on his posts on the Internet. \n\nAssassination Logic\n\nSome notions about logic, probability and statistics necessarily underlie all discussion of "conspiracy" or "lone assassin." Does the lone assassination theory involve too many implausible "coincidences?" Are there a suspicious number of "connections" between various figures in the case? Is the Single Bullet Theory highly "improbable?" \nAssassination Witnesses\nIt writings about the assassination, as in real-world criminal justice, witness testimony looms large. But just how reliable are the witnesses? How many witnesses are just flat out telling tall
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Castro assasinated JFK using Oswald, in retaliation for JFK trying to kill Castro via the Mob.  Oswald met with Cuban agents in Mexico City prior his day in Dallas.  Castro became aware of Oswald via KGB agents who became familiar with him while he lived in Russia.  The FBI tried to follow up on the Cuban connection during the Warren Commission investigation but were recalled by Central DC office for unknown reasons, and the leads were never fully investigated.  A recent documentary attempted to interview the alleged Cuban agent but his response only added to the idea that Cuba was behind the whole incident.\n\nArea 51 was where the Stealth fighters/bombers were first tested.  Most likely spot where alien ships may have been reversed engineered, but only rumors at this point.  In any event the site is highly classified.  The ground sensors around the base bring immediate response by armed military with orders to shoot to kill.
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I need some more points so will comment on zachs mom's (if that is your real name!) answer.\n\nReal good attempt but I think you got over excited in your rush to answer this question. This resulted in a poorly styled answer with way too many capitals and further mistakes in punctuation.\n\nLee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four United States government investigations, responsible for the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. On November 22, 1963, Oswald was arrested on suspicion of killing President Kennedy and Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit earlier that day. Oswald denied the charges, claiming he was a "patsy". Two days later, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby on live television while in police custody. Public opinion is still divided regarding the official version of Oswald's culpability in the assassination.\n\nI obtained this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/ for you as you got confused or you don't even know your own history.\n\nYou do redeem yourself a bit by suggesting the questioner should re think his question but even that is poorly written. He should rephrase his question to something like "Do you believe the JKF conspiracy theories (do a web search for info on many of these)? I believe that would have got him a bit of credibility. Your suggestion was frankly naff.\n\nI believe OK is accepted shorthand for okay.\n\nYou think too slow for your typing speed and type to much. I should know all about that last one. Look how much I typed for a measly 2 points.\n\n\n\nP.S. "Och well in fer a penny in fer a pound" as somebody once said. Can I get the 10 points please dngnbrn? My answer is a) What and b) No.\n\nP.P.S. To the Yahoo Answers admin staff. If I get the 10 points  can you double it for me as it's a two part answer?
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Assasinations - John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King.  Vietnam War.  Man landing on the moon.  National Guard kills 4 student protesters at Kent State U.  The Beatles and rock music in general. There are zillions.
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Boy did you open a can of worms!\n\nThe Kennedy assassination is one of the favorite of conspiracy theorist (notice I did not say nut cases).  The theories range from LBJ (totally assinine) to the Mafia (more belivable).  They also include Cubans (espcially with Oswalds connections), the CIA (no one ever asked why, they just say the CIA did it), to just some nutcase (it may be true, but can you prove it).\n\nThe real reason will probably never be discovered, but as long as people ask questions, that will be one that will be asked.