Theories Box 1
Who Killed JFK? Fact, Speculation, and the Gaps in Between
1. The Lone Gunman (Official)
The Warren Commission concluded Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository. Motive: personal grievance and pro-Castro politics. Supported by ballistics and eyewitness timelines, but doubted by many for its simplicity.
2. The Intelligence Friction Hypothesis (Speculative)
Based on declassified files showing CIA surveillance of Oswald weeks before Dallas, this theory suggests the Agency didn’t order a hit — but let a known unstable man act because Kennedy’s policies threatened entrenched intelligence interests. It’s about omission, not commission.
3. The Cuban Retaliation Theory (Speculative)
Kennedy’s covert operations against Cuba — from the Bay of Pigs to attempts on Castro’s life — give rise to the theory that Havana struck back, using Oswald as a willing or unwitting asset. Declassified files show Oswald had contact with Cuban officials in Mexico City, but no hard link to an assassination order.
4. The Mob Angle (Speculative)
Organized crime leaders allegedly angered by Robert Kennedy’s crackdown had both motive and means. Some suggest a mob–Cuban intelligence crossover. Still, no direct evidence ties mob figures to the shooting beyond circumstantial connections.
Pop Culture Parallel — Shooter (2007)
In Shooter, Mark Wahlberg’s character is framed for an assassination he didn’t commit, with shadowy forces orchestrating every detail.
Now, imagine if his story had ended the way Lee Harvey Oswald’s did — killed in custody by someone like Jack Ruby before speaking publicly. There’s no redemption arc, no unraveling conspiracy, no movie. Just a man silenced, his story left to official reports and whispered doubts.
That’s part of the JFK enigma — the “what if” of Oswald’s untold side of the story.
What Do You Think?
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