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Case Closed

Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

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Case Closed

By: Gerald Posner
Narrated by: Scott Aiello
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Summary

The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, continues to inspire interest ranging from well-meaning speculation to bizarre conspiracy theories and controversial filmmaking. But in this landmark audiobook, reissued with a new afterword for the 40th anniversary of the assassination, Gerald Posner examines all of the available evidence and reaches the only possible conclusion: Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

There was no second gunman on the grassy knoll. The CIA was not involved. And although more than four million pages of documents have been released since Posner first made his case, they have served only to corroborate his findings. Case Closed remains the classic account against which all books about JFK's death must be measured.

©1993, 2003 Gerald L. Posner (P)2015 Audible Inc. Americas Elections & Political Process Media Studies Modern Politics & Government Social Sciences United States Assassin Crime Soviet Union Espionage Russia
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This is an example of thorough, evidence led journalism. It is a book which starts with the man at the centre of the story, Lee Harvey Oswald. You learn so much about him, it really gives you an idea of his character and his philosophy. The first half of the book is a necessary portrait of man who is otherwise buried and forgotten under a pile of alternative theories regarding the JFK assassination. it is the essential piece of evidence at the heart of the whole tale, which is otherwise miraculously forgotten. It is a wonder that Oliver Stone's movie is the only movie out there! The unadulterated facts are far more fascinating.

If you are looking for answers and would like to know why the well repeated conspiracy stories are really only afloat because of everyone keeps repeating them: listen to this book.

As an aside I had this on my "to read list" for a good couple of years. This book was much more appealing as an audio book as it was handy and gave many hours of interesting listening. I may just read the book too, I certainly will be investigating Mr Posner's other books.

Follow the Evidence

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An unapologetic answer to the wave of fictitious theories that surround one of the most important events of the 20th century

Magnificent

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What made the experience of listening to Case Closed the most enjoyable?

it was thoroughly researched and explained

What did you like best about this story?

as a conspiracy theory believer it convinced me that there is no conspiracy ! and so now i can stop wasting any more time with wondering what is going on

What does Scott Aiello bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

fluent speaking and convincing narration

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

Any additional comments?

a good addition to your library

well worth listening to

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A huge amount of information provided is an accessible and interesting manner. I enjoyed the book throughout and loved the narrator

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After listening to part of a recent podcast about the JFK assassination, and coming to suspect that a good portion of the conspiratorial "evidence" presented was total nonsense, I thought I should educate myself. I'd read Libra in my 20s, but otherwise didn't know a great deal about this shocking, pivotal historic event.

The internet suggested this book was the most comprehensive and thorough: 20 hours of meticulous, forensic examination of the events leading up to and after the assassination, the evidence involved in the case, and the multitude of conspiracy theories that came trailing in its wake.

I found Posner to be thorough and convincing in his portrayal of the facts of the case and his theories, and convincing in his debunking of the theories pointing to various conspiracies. The behaviour of some of those involved in fomenting such theories in the aftermath of the case was predictably self-serving - in particular the spectacularly loathsome Jim Garrison - while some was inadvertent, memories becoming distorted by the constant retelling of events.

I doubt the book would win over any committed JFK conspiracy theorists, but if like me you want to know more about the case, especially in the context of the decades of controversy that followed, I highly recommend it.

An exhaustive examination of the JFK case

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