Overview
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza; Texas Governor John Connally was seriously wounded. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested later that day after the shooting of Officer J. D. Tippit, then was himself shot and killed by Jack Ruby on November 24 before any trial could occur. The Warren Commission concluded in 1964 that Oswald acted alone and that Ruby acted alone, while later inquiries reexamined but did not overturn the core official finding. Kennedy's death, Johnson's rapid succession aboard Air Force One, and the enduring dispute over the evidence made the case one of the most scrutinized crimes in modern American history.
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by Vincent Bugliosi
Best single-volume deep dive for readers who want the fullest mainstream evidentiary account of the assassination, Oswald, Ruby, and the later investigations.
Most useful for this case because it is exhaustive on the primary evidence and official record, not just the motorcade itself.
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Case At A Glance
Moderate confidence
Status: Solved
Also known as: JFK assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dealey Plaza shooting, Kennedy assassination
Coverage: 22 timeline events, 11 persons, and 9 locations
Sources collected: 1661 sources