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Who killed JFK? One man146;s answer

The prosecutor who put Charles Manson behind bars now wants to solve another crime8212;a really simple one, he insists. So simple that it takes only 1,612 pages to prove his case. Vincent Bugliosi...

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The prosecutor who put Charles Manson behind bars now wants to solve another crime8212;a really simple one, he insists. So simple that it takes only 1,612 pages to prove his case.

Vincent Bugliosi, whose prosecution of Charles Manson in 1970 led him to write one of the best-selling true-crime books of all time, Helter Skelter, has now turned his attention to the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

And that is his full attention: 20 years of research, more than 1 million words, hundreds of interviews, thousands of documents and more than 10,000 citations. The result, Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F Kennedy W W Norton, is due out Tuesday. His conclusion: Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy, and acted alone.

Why would such a simple conclusion require so much argument?

8220;Because of the unceasing and fanatical obsession of thousands of researchers over the last 43 years,8221; Bugliosi said in an interview in California.

8220;Examining under a high-powered microscope every comma, every period, every detail on every conceivable issue, and making hundreds and hundreds of allegations, they have transformed this simple case into its present form.8221;

8220;The first national poll that came out shortly after the assassination showed the majority of Americans accepted the Warren Commission,8221; he said.

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8220;But all people have seen throughout the years is one book after another propounding the conspiracy theory. Americans believe that the Warren Commission8217;s a big joke and that Oswald was either innocent or framed.

8220;No one was thinking in terms of a book like this coming out and laying all questions to rest,8221; he said. 8220;Even questions that people wouldn8217;t dream about, I think, are answered in this book.

 

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