There was no detour on the route. It was described in two newspapers saying that the President would travel down Main St., then onto Houston and Elm as he went through Dealy Plaza, then onto the freeway. I agree with pjk, because there is logic. 3 bullets, 2 hits, 1 shooter. Forensic evidence and reconstruction prove this. Please feel free to let me know if you would like more in depth information regarding the crime. You can look at all the events that occured before and after the crime, but what tells the whole story is what happened on that particular day in November 1963. If this crime were committed today, it would be no question as to what happened. Once again, 3 shots in 8.3 seconds, 2 hits (Kennedy upper back and Kennedy back of the head), 1 marine trained (sharpshooter ranked) sniper from 88 yards.

i'm starting to enjoy "PJK's" posts. they are like a Henny Youngman joke thrown in for posterity. can anyone direct me to some plausible info on why the motorcade didn't continue on main Street into the Stemmons Freeway? i've read that there was a concrete barrier there and don't understand it at all. that was a basic concept of the design of the mega-flow of traffic through that area. who in the world would have sent JFK through that maze of extreme turns at a speed that even the Secret Service considered unacceptable? Sorry "PJK", if your understanding of the facts makes you feel good, that's cool. But there are alot of people here that see things through a different eye. the logical eye.

here's the lowdown on the Kennedy assassination:

Disgruntled Oswald, who'd already shown a penchant for violence and tried to bump off General Walker, discovers that, lo and behold, the Kennedy limo will be passing right by his place of business. So he brings his rifle to work, cloaked in a paper bag, and calls it "curtain rods." He then points his gun out the window, as observed by construction worker Howard Brennan, and shoots Kennedy, getting off 3 shots and hitting with 2. He splits from the building, kills Officer Tippett, is arrested and then killed by Jack Ruby. Had Oswald not asked to change his sweater before being transferred to another jail, Ruby would have missed him altogether.

And that's all there is to it. No big government conspiracy or anything like that.

the truth will be set free.....soon

I concour with a previous writer in that the operation and cover up are so obvious that it is not neccessary to analyze every minute detail. Since the Parkland Hospital Doctors state the neck wound was a wound of entry and there was a exit wound in the back of the skull, this eyewitness testimony coupled with the Zapruder film for one's own eyes is enough to conclude what we were told was a lie. Otherwise , I see a pattern of people attacking one who goes into theories of the assassination. Especially calling it a Coup D Etat or asking for Oswalds vindication. I feel strongly about the latter two notions but to a novice, they are simple too much. Just the FAX , ma'am!

Sometimes the complexity of life seems overwhelming. Investigating details gives us something to work with. It's the bigger picture that scares and fascinates me. The direct similarities between JFK, RFK, MLK and JFK junior and 9-11. When i read postings from that guy PJK(?) about "case closed" i wonder why someone like him would be in here in the first place? Excuse me, did somebody murmur CIA mole? Two things that never are mentioned: the effect of JFK's restructure of the monetary system (Federal Reserve Board) and the change in the parade route. Main Street feeds directly into Stemmons. Big question for me. I agree with Cameron. anyone that can't see the forest fore the trees is completely brain-dead.

When attempting to analyze the JFK assassination it is important to not get caught up in the miniscule details which could be debated forever and a day.Many researchers fall into this abyss and never step away to look at the bigger, more telling picture. We could debate bullet trajectories, the speed of the limousine,the reality or forgery of photographs etc..I prefer to lokk at such telling things as the movements of Oswald in the weeks and months prior to Dallas. It is obvious that he was being manipulated and used for some future purpose.Common sense tells us that he was killed on November 24, 1963 because he could not be allowed to talk.Common sense also tells us that Jack Ruby could not be allowed to tell everything he knew, hence he was never taken away to tell what he knew as he had requested.Ask yourself why Jim Garrison was so dangerous to the establishment and why there was such a campaign to discredit him.What baffles me is how anyone who objectively studies this topic can ever come away not knowing there was a conspiracy.

If Lee Havery Oswald killed JFK then why was all the evidece cleaned off the car

The "Magic Bullet" theory could be nothing but a ricchochet shot. There is no evidence supporting either side.

Okay here is the deal. Movies and television shows are works of fiction. Other people write words on a page (screenplay) and another set of people speak these lines (actors).Taking into account that all this done for profit so that the hundreds or so people involved can be paid, I`d say take a deep breath with linking the panacea "The government conspiring to take down the very fabric of America". Speaking of fictional tales......why is it acceptible for Bill Clinton to use various computer programs to spy on Americans, but not all right for George Bush to intercept messages from terrorists? Clinton sells military secrets to China, tries to hit up a number of Arab sheiks for money instead of trying to get information about fractions killing Americans and last ,but not least, is shoving cigars up a young woman`s vagina and the masses don`t think any coverup is involved with Bill and Mrs. Co-Pres when it`s all in front of your eyes?

I realize everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you have something to say......BACK IT UP. Martin Sheen and Geena Davis are not really , nor ever were the President of the United States. Prison Break or the show Gimmie A Break are not.............sitting down?.......not real.

Although it remained hidden for a long time, video of the head of the secret service ordering 2 agents away from Kennedy's Limo as it left the airport is now public. As it must have been seen by many officals, what was there explaination? Aside from the obvious (a clearer shot for the snipers).

I think people should check out jfkmurdersolved.com Wim Dankbar is on to something.Did Files do it? Maybe,but there's NO doubt the head shot did'nt come from behind.

Back then the media was limited,but what is sad is that today it is'nt yet nothing is done about it.

The one thing i wonder is why the Kennedy's don't push for the truth?Why did LBJ seal the records?Don't give me for national security reason BS.

Thank God 90% of americans are'nt idots!I thought there was no statue of limitations on murder,and there's more than enough information that deserves PUBLIC attention,and goverment ACTION!

i just seen a special of the doctors and scientists who reinacted the shooting and all the evidence.i dont now who this pjk is but,, but he might be a little right,,, at the end of the show results could of been taken both ways. the magic bullit could of been possible.i still think in my own mind there was a cover up by the government,,just look at whats going on with the liars and thiefs in office today,,lets face it our government is corrupt!

the parade route is a GLARING example of clues to follow. Main St. feeds directly into the freeway. the "fatal detour" has never been explained. maybe Gen. Cabal's brother, the mayor of Dallas, could have shed some light. and where was the Secret Service that should have been in close proximity to JFK? these, among others, are simple questions that never seem to be answered...

If you watch "Prison Break" it makes you think how possible government cover-ups are.

About the Magic Bullet Theory. I had seen on an ABC Documentary in 2003 that the "Magic Bullet" could have been entirely possible given the seating arrangements in the Lincoln that day. John Kennedy was seated in the extreme right of the full back seat of the Lincoln, his right arm resting on the door frame. John Connelly, however, was seated on a jumpseat, inboard by about 8 inches and lower than the President's seat. Given the position of the two men, with Connelly partially to the left and lower than Kennedy, the theory could be plausible.

I've been totally absorbed by the JFK assassination for the last 20 years and have tried to read everything possible on the subject. JFK was strongly hated by the "old boy network" in Washington. he posed a threat to them on many different levels. he had his faults but he also had a strong vision of what America could and should be. it's amazing that looking at what has happened to the USA since 1963, people can still believe in a broken dream. opening your eyes and mind to what really happened in Dallas is not a happy journey and many of us choose to refuse to look reality in the face. there are alot of relevant clues scattered around but the deeper you get the harder it becomes to differentiate. staying on the CIA/OIL/MILITARY path will prove to be the most logical. sadly, it's a miserable journey on that path to truth.

What! security!are! we! talking!about?!You have the President riding around in an open top automobile. They didn`t search every building or tack weld the manhole covers in the street back then. If you don`t like Posner`s book, that`s fine, but back it up with something other than, ".....I know the government is evil, don`t you?" Your aluminum hat is coming loose. As someone else here mention`s......Who killed Officer Tippett? Why can`t you answer that question? A number of shows (Discovery and Nova) have shown that Oswald could have easily fired off those rounds with accuracy. Why do you dimiss that without offering proof of your own? Another comment......"How could he have gotten to Russia during the Cold War?" This wasn`t a rarity. Do you have specific information on the number of American citizens that left this country to go to Cuba? Russia? China?

Hanoi Jane did just fine on Aerflot going over to Vietnam and trashing tortured American servicemen then returning to the U.S.A. without incident. After being dissolusioned in the U.S.S.R. and trying to commit suicide the Russian Gov wasn`t to keen on having that information get out so they let Oswald leave. They didn`t want the headche in the first place. People like yourself want to believe in something that isn`t because it feeds your paranoia. Just like 17 year old kids that tap in to top secret government files on their Dell, you think aliens travel hundreds of millions of miles to land in Poop Kick Idaho and leave slaughtered cow remains or give anal probes to Jethro Bodine rather than just tap into hospital files to get detailed medical records of humans. You beleive that ghosts inhabit houses, but it always takes 400 pounds of high tech equipment and video cameras to record their presence at 3 in the morning. Why can`t the ghosts just walk into the parlor at noon? Why can`t they just go out onto the porch and wave at the passing cars? Why can`t UFO`s land in the middle of Central Park at 10 am?

Umbrella Man/Little Girl Running/ and puff of white smoke all together did not assasinate JFK.

gO BACK TO ADJUTING THE FOIL OVER YOUR WINDOWS.

Oh my gosh. you actually think lee did it alone?! Do you honestly think one man without government powers could get through ALL the security when the president is in town?!?!

Most , but not all, never bring up a neglected fact. Who killed Officer Tipett? Oswald.

Lee Harvey then ran into the movie theatre (without stopping to pay) and a call was put thru to the police. Oswald was confronted and stood up pulling a revolver from he`s waistband. Not being crazy about his actions the individuals he "confronted" took offense. That`s how he got the knot over his eye. JFK "grabbing his neck" was an involuntary reaction to being struck and the back brace he wore caused him to sit further upright. Connelly was obviously struck from "above and behind", and witnesses testified they ran to the side of the building, looked up and saw Oswald (or someone) with a rifle out the window. The "puff of white smoke on the grassy knoll"? Ammunition had been smokeless for alsmost 100 years unless JFK was shot with a musket.