John F. Kennady, the 35th President of the United States of America was shot dead on november 22 1963. He was shot by the former U.S Marine Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas at 12.30 pm. There were many conspiracy theories aroused in his assassination. Even after 50 years of his death, why are we talking about his death? According to many conspiracy theorists, the greatest of all conspiracy theories is the John F Kennady assassination theories. It is also known as the mother of the conspiracy theories.
The great amount of controversies emerged after the prime suspect Lee Harvey Oswald, was murdered by Jack Ruby, the night club owner. Therefore it led to many conspiracy theories that there may be involvement of many officials including Vice president Lyndon, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and CIA. some of the theories are still believed by many people. Let us go with the most famous conspiracy theories that will definitely blow you up. We also help you with providing the facts.
Conspiracy Theory – Lee Harvey Oswald was not alone:
Fact: No, not true
There were more than 538 reports who believed that his death tangled multiple persons and about half of the population in America accepted this theory. As Oswald was murdered by the nightclub owner Jack Ruby, when he was transferred from city jail to the country jail, it was suspected that there may be a large plot behind this assasination. It is also claimed that there may be some unknown individuals who helped Oswald to complete his mission, but are not related to any higher parties. Later in 1964, the FBI investigators and Warren commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to debunk this theory.
Conspiracy Theory – The umbrella man was a signalman:
Fact: No, not true
The umbrella man was the one who was found to be more suspicious during the first fire shot. He created suspicions by carrying the umbrella on the sunny day and stood so close to JFK. When he was asked why he was carrying the umbrella on the sunny day, he said that he brought an umbrella to heckle Kennady and added that he would be awarded for the Guinness book of world records in the category for the people who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Mr.Witt identified himself only in the year 1978 as the umbrella man, but researchers denied to believe him as there is much instability in his story. When Mr. Witt was investigated in this case, he clearly mentioned that he was not part of any mob and definitely not a signalman
Conspiracy Theory – Fourth shot killed JFK:
Fact: No, not true
President Kennedy was shot dead by three bullets from the sixth floor window by Oswald in the School Book Depository that was in the southeast corner. This was the conclusion that was claimed by the Warren commission. However, many conspiracy theorists and people believed there were multiple gunmen and one shot came from the grassy knoll. There are many allegations that the fourth shot came from the grassy knoll hit the President head and made him die. There are many conspiracy theories based on the number of shots and from where it came. As the fourth shot which created mystery is later explained by the single bullet theory. One of the shots that hit JFK’s back head pierced through his throat and hitted the Governor’s chest, passed through his wrist and implanted in his left thigh. The House Select Committee on Assassins in 1979 claimed that shots came from the Texas School Book Depository, the Grassy knoll and the Dal-tex building.
Conspiracy Theory – Lyndon B. Johnson involved in the assassination of kennedy:
Fact: No, he didn’t
Many politicians and the people believed that LBJ would have been the mastermind in this assassination, as they were not on good terms. Some claimed that he did this to acquire the position of the President. As per John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln, JFK told her that Lyndon would be replaced by Terry Sanford for the upcoming election without much hesitation. Therefore Lyndon had the motive to kill JFK, it is one of the unstoppable conspiracy theories at that time. Madeleine Duncan Brown, a woman who claimed to be the mistress of the Lyndon, claimed that the night before the attack, President Richard Nixon, FBI director and LBJ attended the party. She also said that LBJ whispered to her that Kennadys will never embarrass me again. These claims were later found to be contrived by her. Crenshaw, the third year surgical trauma resident during the accident claimed that Lyndon called Oswald to check about his status when he was shot by Jack Ruby, but later his claim was debunked as there was no such call being routed through the White House switchboard and critics of this claim said that Lyndon was in his limousine at that time. Many conspiracy theories arose from this theory and were later neglected due to lack of evidence.
Conspiracy Theory – Cuba was the mastermind behind JFK assassination:
Fact: No, they aren’t
- People around the world believed that Oswald didn’t act alone and was helped by the Cuban government. He was said to be a member of the Cuban revolutionaries. ust before the month JFK got killed, Oswald travelled from Texas to Mexico city and was believed to have contacts with Cuban and Soviet consulates. Some conspiracy theorists still believe that Fidel Castro is the one who ordered Oswald to kill Kennedy, as JFK is trying to kill him. Anti-Castro group who were angry at Kennedy who failed in withholding the US military support for the Bay of Pigs invasion. Even after many investigations, the Warren commission stated that there was no evidence of Cuban participants in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
- JFK is coming back on 4th of July, Ted Cruz’s father was part of JFK’s assasination, George Bush was involved, CIA conspiracy and the conspiracy theories still continue.There was endless theory based on his assasination, however some of the conspiracy theory will definitely make you doubt the truth while Some of the conspiracy theories were made into movies and so interesting to watch in movies.
