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WHO SHOT JFK?
A Guide to the Major Conspiracy Theories
A Fireside Book, Published by Simon & Schuster
November 1993
The single most compelling event in modern American
history took place on Elm Street in Dallas, Texas, on
November 22, 1963. In the thirty years since the murder
of John F. Kennedy, a staggering number of conspiracy
theories—from the preposterous to the plausible—have
appeared, confirming, denying, contradicting, and debunking
one another.
WHO SHOT JFK? is designed so the reader can question
and understand the events and controversy around the
assassination, and sort through contradictory theories:
» Did Lee Harvey Oswald kill Kennedy? Did he act
alone?
» Was Castro behind the killing? Was it the KGB?
» Were the killers Bay of Pigs exiles and dissidents?
» Were the Minutemen or Neo-Nazis involved in
the plot?
» What about Jimmy Hoffa, and his friends in the
mob?
» Was the murder planned or the killer hidden
by the CIA?
Here, gathered for the first time, are more than 20
major theories along with their evidence. WHO SHOT
JFK? critiques the critics, separates speculation
from substantial evidence and hearsay from direct testimony,
and allows the reader to decide who really pulled the
trigger.
SAYS EDDIE
Now out of print, this is a real collector's item. I
worked it as project editor and art designer, grafting
a pop-art comic book style onto the material while trying
to balance irreverence—the only way to approach
some of these theories—with a zeal for veracity
when it came to the serious stuff. The finished book
isn't going to change anyone's take on the murder, but
it provides an efficient way of understanding all the
axes that have been ground over the years, who's been
grinding them, and why. It's political science as murder
mystery.
The image of New Orleans mafia boss Carlos Marcello
is a fantastic example of the artwork that Mark
Zingarelli provided. Mark came in thinking he'd
do a couple dozen spot illos, and ended up churning
out close to 100 illustrations. He really put his heart
into it.
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