Encyclopedia of the JFK Assassination

The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, remains nearly 40 years later the United States' greatest unsolved mystery. Who really assassinated the President? Despite findings endorsed by the U.S. government that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in plotting and executing a murderous plan, a wealth of evidence, inconsistencies and rumor have surfaced to cast serious doubt on the simplest solution to the crime. Over the years, investigators, conspiracy theorists, private citizens and authors have put forth a multitude of explanations for the assassination ranging from the far-fetched to the chillingly plausible. Encyclopedia of the JFK Assassination examines all the theories and loose ends, all the evidence and eyewitness testimony and all the characters involved and the places where key events occurred. And it does so in purely objective terms, leaving it to the reader to decide the merit of any one perspective on the crime. Among the hundreds of theories and variations proposed, four basic suspects have emerged: Organized crime The CIA The Military-Industrial Complex An International Web of Fascists. Extensive cross-references make it possible for readers to follow each of these major threads throughout the book, putting all the pieces in place to understand basis of the suggested conspiracy. But entries can be read in any order and each one provides concise information on its topic, making this the perfect ready-reference for Kennedy assassination buffs and true crime investigators as well as those exploring the subject for the first time. Four appendixes offer additional information, including JFK assassination organizations, Jack Ruby's written statement on killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassination in film and video, and the Conclusion of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. An extensive bibliography offers sources for further reading and more than 60 photographs serve up tantalizing glimpses at the people involved and the aftermath of the shooting.Benson, Michael is the author of 'Encyclopedia of the JFK Assassination' with ISBN 9780816044764 and ISBN 0816044767.