JFK Files

Lee Harvey Oswald gravestone wanted back from Roscoe museum

2012-02-14T17:55:00.003-05:00

by GREG STANLEY / Rockford Register StarWayne Lensing stands next to Lee Harvey Oswald's tombstone in the Oswald Room on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe. Lensing has owned the stone for about 1.5 years. In the background is the ambulance that picked up Oswald after he was shot by Jack Ruby in Dallas. [Max Gersh | RRStar.com]A tombstone doesn’t typically come with a

Newly discovered JFK assassination tapes made public

2012-01-30T12:25:00.003-05:00

by DEBBIE SIEGELBAUM / TheHill.comThe public can listen to newly discovered audiotapes of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 48 years after the tragedy.The National Archives and Records Administration is providing public access to the recordings, which consist of conversations among individuals in Washington, Air Force One pilots and officials on board the flight from Dallas to

State approves historical marker where Officer Tippit died

2012-01-28T08:08:00.001-05:00

by BRAD WATSON / WFAAAn important spot in Dallas, long neglected in the story of the Kennedy assassination, will finally get a historical marker.On Friday, the Texas Historical Commission approved a marker for the location where Lee Harvey Oswald killed Officer J.D.Tippit.As work on the Adamson High School campus expansion continues, the effort to secure a historical marker for the nearby

JFK hearse sells for $160,000

2012-01-22T08:27:00.002-05:00

by PETER VALDES-DAPENA / CNN MoneyThis hearse, which carried President John F. Kennedy's body after his assassination in Dallas, was sold for $160,000.A Cadillac hearse that carried the body of President John F. Kennedy to Air Force One following his assassination in Dallas was sold at a Scottsdale, Ariz., auction for $160,000.The car was sold at Barrett-Jackson auction company's annual

Mr. Holland’s Opus: Max Holland and National Geographic Channel’s "The Lost Bullet"

2012-01-05T18:05:00.023-05:00

by DALE K. MYERS with TODD W. VAUGHANFig. 1 – Opening Title of National Geographic Channel’s “JFK: The Lost Bullet” [NatGeo TV]If you knew little to nothing about the JFK assassination, you might have found the National Geographic Channels’ (NatGeo) fast cutting, visually stimulating docu-mystery about the so-called “lost bullet” last November interesting and informative.Unfortunately, for the

Johnny Calvin Brewer, man who helped catch JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, honored by Dallas police

2011-11-23T09:55:00.002-05:00

Reuters / New York Daily News / Dallas Morning NewsJohnny Calvin Brewer stands in front of the Texas Theater in Dallas exactly 48 years after he helped catch JFK's killer. Photograph by Jeffrey McWhorter / AP.Dallas police honored a man on Tuesday whose "keen observation skills and strong sense of civic duty" led them to Lee Harvey Oswald, who had crept into the back of a darkened movie theater

Crowd marks John F. Kennedy’s assassination with moment of silence at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza

2011-11-23T09:47:00.002-05:00

by MARC RAMIREZ, Staff Writer / Dallas Morning NewsMaria Ortiz (front) was joined by her children, Jose Ortiz and Teresa Guerrero, during a moment of silence Tuesday at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas to commemorate the 48th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Photograph by Patrick T. Fallon, Staff Photographer / Dallas Morning News.To Dealey Plaza they came, the young and

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy – 48 Years On

2011-11-22T09:05:00.000-05:00

by JOHN MARTINOn November 22nd, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The evidence against the chief suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was overwhelming. Witnesses saw shots being fired from the sixth floor of the Texas School Depository Building where Oswald was employed. A Mannlicher Carcano rifle was found on this floor. The bullet that hit the President and Governor Connally was

Gap in history to be closed: A memorial marker for Officer J.D.Tippit

2011-11-22T09:01:00.002-05:00

by BRAD WATSON / WFAA-TVToday is the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy in downtown Dallas.As people visit Dealey Plaza, there will be few if any visitors stopping by an important spot left unmarked; Where Lee Harvey Oswald killed Officer J.D. Tippit.But that should be changing next year, all because of a News 8 report in 2010.The corner of 10th and Patton now borders

TV: The Lost Bullet and more

2011-11-17T09:42:00.005-05:00

by DALE K. MYERSTelevision acknowledges the 48th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination this year with three documentaries, only one of which is new.The History Channel and National Geographic Channel are both offering up reruns of 2003's Beyond Conspiracy and 2010's The Lost JFK Tapes – programs worth watching.The new documentary, JFK: The Lost Bullet, produced by Robert Stone (Oswald’

Lost JFK assassination tapes on sale

2011-11-16T08:31:00.003-05:00

by JOANN LOVIGLIO / Associated PressA long-lost version of the Air Force One recordings made in the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with more than 30 minutes of additional material not in the official version in the government's archives, has been found and is for sale.There are incidents and code names described on the newly discovered two-plus hour recording,

Tom Hanks talks about possible JFK project on HBO

2011-06-25T10:10:00.003-04:00

by CHRIS VOGNAR / Movies / Dallas Morning NewsTom Hanks is always on the lookout for new projects to make through his production company, Playtone. Now Dallas is on the list of his possible destinations.Vincent Bugliosi, the author of Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a 1,612-page tome that debunks conspiracy theories to establish that Lee Harvey Oswald acted

Retired FBI Agent, James P. Hosty, Jr., dead at 86

2011-06-13T21:19:00.005-04:00

by BILLY COX / Herald-TribuneLess than two weeks before President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, an agitated Lee Harvey Oswald entered the FBI's office in Dallas and delivered an ultimatum to agent James P. Hosty, Jr.The visit led to a government cover-up that further complicated one of the darkest chapters in American history.Hosty, who retired in Punta Gorda and subsequently fought

50 Years Later, Eyewitness to Kennedy Assassination Remembers

2011-05-27T09:28:00.003-04:00

KUSA-TV / DenverShe remembers the drizzle early on that November day. She remembers walking down to Elm Street with her friend. She remembers the sun shining when the motorcade was approaching. And she remembers hearing the shots. Bang. Bang. Bang. "I thought maybe they were fireworks," Mary Ann Krahmer said.A split second later, she heard the president's wife cry out."I heard Jackie say, 'Oh my

Makeover for Dealey Plaza: Fundraising Begun

2011-05-23T20:23:00.001-04:00

by B.J. AUSTIN / KERA Volunteers are raising money to give the grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza a facelift before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 2013.Architect John Rollins worked on restoration of the fountain at Dealey Plaza a couple of years ago. He says there is still a lot of repair work to be done at the famous site because of years of neglect. At a

Assassination photographer Mary Moorman to make Internet appearance on May 24

2011-05-05T22:59:00.007-04:00

PRNewswire.com[Editor’s Note: While Mary Moorman was briefly interviewed by WBAP-TV and provided an affidavit to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department on November 22, 1963 (which was published as part of the Warren Commission’s 26 volumes of Hearings and Exhibits) and did appear in three television programs in 1964 ("CBS News Extra: November 22nd and the Warren Report"), 1988 (part three of “The

Lawmakers honor cop killed in Kennedy assassination

2011-05-02T16:29:00.004-04:00

by GARY SCHARRER / mysanantonio.comTexas lawmakers honored the Dallas police officer who was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald moments after Oswald assassinated President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.J.D. Tippit’s wife, Marie, stood on the House dais Monday as Rep. Cindy Burkett, R–Mesquite, read HR 1458.WHEREAS, On November 22, 1963, Officer J. D. Tippit of the Dallas Police Department made the ultimate

Jacqueline Kennedy's pink hat is a missing piece of history

2011-01-26T22:23:00.004-05:00

by FAYE FIORE / Los Angeles TimesPresident John F. Kennedy had asked wife Jacqueline to wear her pink suit during their trip to Dallas, where he was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963. (Art Rickerby / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images / November 22, 1963)In the nation's collective memory, the assassination of John F. Kennedy is a clash of images and mysteries that may never be sorted out to the

Ambulance that may have carried JFK sells for $132,000

2011-01-23T10:21:00.006-05:00

by PETER VALDES-DAPENA / CNN Money.comA 1963 Pontiac ambulance that supposedly carried the body of President John F. Kennedy after his assassination was sold at a Scottsdale, Ariz., auction Saturday night for $132,000 (the price includes a $12,000 commission).The price would have probably been much higher except that the ambulance's authenticity been cast into question before the sale, said

Auction Company: JFK Ambulance ‘Shrouded In Mystery’

2011-01-22T09:41:00.004-05:00

by JONATHAN WELSH / Wall Street Journal BlogsThe Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. released a statement yesterday that it cannot say for sure whether the 1963 Pontiac ambulance it plans to sell today at no reserve is actually the one that carried President John F. Kennedy’s body after his assassination.The company, which has described the car as having met Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base and

The JFK Ambulance is a Fake

2011-01-21T10:35:00.004-05:00

by JUSTIN HYDE / Jalopnik.comFig.1. Ambulance up for auction. (Barrett-Jackson) This Saturday's auction of the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy's body has garnered worldwide attention. The only problem? It's a near-perfect fake. Here's how a group of historians discovered the truth about what happened to the real ambulance.In a probe with as many twists as one might expect from a

Brother sues over Oswald's coffin

2011-01-19T07:59:00.001-05:00

United Press InternationalLee Harvey Oswald's brother says the Texas funeral director who sold Oswald's original coffin at auction was not the legal owner.Robert Oswald filed a lawsuit Friday in Tarrant County against Baumgardner Funeral Home in Fort Worth, WFAA-TV reported. Oswald said in legal papers he paid for the coffin in 1963 when his brother was shot and killed two days after he

Dallas to appeal dismissal of charge against Dealey Plaza vendor

2011-01-07T09:05:00.002-05:00

by RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News Almost as doggedly as Robert Groden has pursued his theory that the Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy and cover-up, the city of Dallas is pursuing him. Dallas prosecutors want to stop Groden from selling his books and magazines about the murder at Dealey Plaza and fined for violating an ordinance that prohibits the sale of merchandise in city parks.

Brother says he tried to halt Oswald casket sale

2010-12-21T10:11:00.003-05:00

by JOHN ROGERS / The Associated PressThe brother of Lee Harvey Oswald said Monday that a casket that once held the body of the presidential assassin should have been destroyed years ago rather than being auctioned off last week.Robert L. Oswald, 76, of Wichita Falls said he didn't know the coffin existed until he read in a newspaper that it had been put up for sale.Oswald said he tried to contact

Case thrown out against seller of conspiracy magazines at Dealey Plaza

2010-12-17T09:53:00.002-05:00

by BRAD WATSON / WFAA-TVA setback hit Thursday in Dallas' effort to crackdown on vendors selling on public property.A municipal judge dismissed the case against Robert Groden, who has sold John F. Kennedy assassination material at Dealey Plaza for years.The judge's order comes less than two months before the Super Bowl, and just as the city starts enforcing a solicitation law.With nice weather,