The JFK Assassination. Is this theory possible?

Question

Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, without any help. He fired 3 shots, but none of his shots missed.

Shot 1: Hit Kennedy in the back of the neck (bullet did not exit)
Shot 2: Hit Governor Connally back, chest, wrist, thigh
Shot 3: Tore off the right side of Kennedy's head
*Bullet fragments from shot #3 cracked the limousine's windshield and made a dent in the chrome
*James Tague was hit by a bullet fragment from shot #3.

Source:
Mark Furhman's book "A Simple Act Of Murder"

Answer 1

There are several problems with that theory.

1. The bullet that hit Kennedy DID exit through the neck. We know that from autopsy photos. The important question is whether or not the neck wound was an entrance or exit wound. But that the bullet went in one end and came out the other is proven by forensic evidence; and anyone who says differently is simply ignoring extant photographic fact.

2. A second bullet hitting Governor Connally in the way you describe would have to defy the laws of physics to do all of that damage. Furthermore, on recovery a bullet doing that kind of damage would be seriously mangled. And yet it wasn't mangled. The bullet that hit Connally was virtually pristine at the end, with only a few grains missing from the butt end. During the Warren Commission examinations, ballistics experts fired countless bullets into dead cattle and even human corpses to try and replicate the damage to the Governor and end up with a pristine bullet, and they never even came close to approximating it.

3. Forensic photographs AND the eyewitness testimony of attending physicians at the hospital all substantiate that the wound at the back of JFK's head was an exit wound -- not an entrance wound. The Warren Commission's own published photographs show that JFK's face, and front of his head were intact. If he'd been shot from the rear, his entire right side of the face and forehead would have been blown away. But the photo's AND the testimony of attending physicians all say otherwise.

Furthermore, if you look at the Zapruder film, you can clearly see the back part of JFK's skull flying backward and landing on the trunk of the car. You can also see Jackie Kennedy climbing out onto the rear of the car and retrieving it. She was still holding it in her hands when she reached the hospital, and gave it to the doctors. If JFK had been hit in the rear, the momentum of the blast would have carried his skull fragments forward, not backward. But the Zapruder film CLEARLY shows otherwise.

Mark Furhman is wrong.

Answer 2

Becky answered 1 day ago I honestly don't think Oswald acted alone, the FBI had been watching him but then suddenly stopped which I find odd. Also Hoover hated JFK. In the 70's Jackie Kennedy got the French to have an investigation into her late husbands murder and they concluded it was Lyndon Johnston which would make sense because he would have been dropped in 1964 if Kennedy had been elected again so he could have saw it as a chance to become the president. Joe DiMaggio has even been accused because he always believe the Kennedy's killed Marilyn Monroe. It could have been the Cubans as Bobby Kennedy had three failed attempts at assassinating Fidel Castro. It may have been the Soviets as they and America were in the Cold war but I don't think that because Khrushchev was deeply upset when he heard of JFK's death. Aristotle Onassis has even been accused because he wanted Jackie so badly another theory that backs that up is in 1968 when Onassis asked Jackie to marry him but she was going to say no and within a month Bobby was dead. Oswald was very mentally insane so it could have been hard for him to have fired the fateful shots but if where the bullets hit JFK were reportedly true then it could have been Oswald as if the shots were fired from the Grassy Knowell his head would have been hit differently and it wouldn't have fell to pieces the way it did. We don't even no for sure three shots were definitely fired that was the Warren Commissions theory but they were working for Johnston. It has been proved that the shots had defiantly come from the Texas Despority Building as his head exploded the same as it did on the day. It could have been the mafia as Bobby Kennedy organised the crime organisation to go against the likes of mob leader. It could have been someone against Civil Rights as JFK tried to improve it. Could have been Jack Ruby as he shot Oswald for no known reason. I wasn't alive in 1963 I'm just a huge Kennedy fan as I find his story interesting. I think there was definitely a conspiracy surrounding his death 50 years ago and it will be hardly likely his real killer will ever be known. Even though today people have mixed opinions on him, he was a good president who helped the civil rights movement. Just some suggestions! Good luck with your paper!

Answer 3

Its possible. I really think that America will never know the truth about the assassination of JFK because the government does not want us to know the truth. I mean it has been 44 years and there have been no breaks, no changes in the simple story, etc. However, you need to consider your source with the quote that you posted. Mark Fuhrman was also known to have really botched the OJ case, so take the quote with a grain of salt. Besides he was a detective, not a forensic psychologist or examiner.

Answer 4

Sounds believable, but so do a hundred other theories. The question really is, "Why is the United States government keeping the facts and truth of the assassination so secret, and why is it that this information is scheduled to be released 100 years after the incident"? It all just adds to the "mystery" and keeps all theories alive and well.

Chow!!

Answer 5

yes, it is possible,but extremely unlikely due to the fact that Jack Ruby later slew Oswald before Oswald was interrogated. Also, we know that Jack Ruby was not acting out of revenge due to the fact that he had worked for the mafia many times before and the Kennedys had been "cracking down" on the mob. Due to this information, we know that, chances are, Lee Harvey Oswald was not working alone.

Answer 6

I like the theory that he was murdered by the catering organisers who realised they had ordered a steak dinner on Friday for a Catholic.
Seriously - Oswald did it, and he probably acted alone.

Answer 7

This can happen. There is too many theories out there.

Answer 8

the answer is yes. but the question is, "is that really likely" the answer to that is, no

Answer 9

could be... nice theory