In this second episode of the series on Dealey Plaza, we look at the witness statements of Ed Hoffman, Tom Tilson, Orville Nix, Bill Newman, James Tague, Lee Bowers and the other Railroad Employees on the overpass (Sam Holland, Richard Dodd, and James Simmons). Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Source...
Feb 21, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this first episode of the series on Dealey Plaza witnesses, we'll hear from Harry Holmes, Mary Moorman and Jean Hill, and 4 people who said they saw a Secret Service agent on the grassy knoll immediately after the shooting: Officer Joe Smith, Constable Seymour Weitzman, Gordon Arnold, and Malcolm Summers; as well as Officer DV Harkness who saw someone who claimed to be Secret Service behind the School Book Depository right after the shooting. Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - https://twitt...
Feb 14, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this first recap and rebuttals episode, we review the issues that we discussed in episodes three through eight. We also address seven rebuttals for those episodes (spoiler alert - many of them are correct). Alex Hastie, host of Ohio v. The World history podcast joins us to talk through his impressions of the first 8 episodes and questions that he had. We are back to studio quality produced episodes next week as we look at Dealey Plaza witness statements in Episode 9. If you want to follow alo...
Feb 07, 2023•57 min
Were there any cartridges found on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building near the Sniper's Nest? Were Oswald's prints on the rifle? Does the paraffin test prove Oswald fired a rifle? Program Note: Next week will be the first recap and rebuttal episode. Episode 9 will be out the following week. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjf...
Jan 31, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Did Lee Harvey Oswald place the order for the infamous Mannlicher Carcano with serial number C2766 under the name A. Hidell and actually receive that rifle at his P.O. Box? Was the rifle discovered on the 6th floor a Carcano or a Mauser? Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingj...
Jan 24, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Oswald left the Texas Schoolbook Depository Building after the assassination. The Warren Report concluded that he departed on a bus and then a taxi cab. But multiple witnesses saw a man who looked just like Oswald exit the Texas Schoolbook Depository Building and get into a Nash Rambler in Dealey Plaza. We'll also look at mysterious circumstances surrounding witnesses Richard Randolph Carr and Sheriff Roger Craig. Follow us on Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - htt...
Jan 17, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly had a rifle that he owned at the Texas Schoolbook Depository on 11/22/63. On this episode, we'll examine the Warren Commission's story of Buell Wesley Frazier and his sister Linnie Mae Randle seeing Oswald with a paper sack that was 2 feet long with what Oswald said had curtain rods. We'll also look at the fingerprint evidence against Oswald on the 38 inch long paper sack that was found in the Sniper's Nest, as well as some boxes there. Follow us on Social Media: Twit...
Jan 10, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the first ever interview episode of the podcast, we talk to attorney, Mark Adamcyzk, an expert on the JFK Records Act. We cover the background of the JFK Records Act, what it did, the ARRB, the Trump and Biden releases, as well as the media's response to the recent round of releases, including Jefferson Morley's claim about a still classified document linking Oswald directly to the CIA, Morning Joe historian Michael Beschloss's take, and, Tucker Carlson's claim to have spoken to an insider re...
Dec 20, 2022•40 min
In Part 1, we focused on trying to identify Oswald’s location before the shots were fired. Today, in Part 2, we’ll turn our attention to Oswald’s whereabouts after the shots. Then, we’ll talk about the brief detention of military intelligence officer, James Powell, and examine evidence that the power was turned off around the time of the assassination. After that, we’ll make a conclusion of whether it is likely that Lee Harvey Oswald could have been in place to fire the shots from the sniper's n...
Dec 13, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
If Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy as the Warren Report asserts, then he had to be in place to fire the shots on the 6th floor at 12:30. In this episode we explore the witness statements in favor of and against Oswald being on the 6th floor at that time, including Howard Brennan, Charles Givens, Bonnie Ray Williams, James Worrell, Amos Ruins, Carolyn Walther, and more. This is the first of two episodes examining the question of Oswald's presence at the time the shots were fired. Follo...
Dec 06, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, we'll go through all of the government investigations so far (the Warren Commission, the Church Commission, the Pike Committee, the Rockefeller Committee, the HSCA, and the ARRB) to get caught up on the lay of the land when it comes to the state of the JFK Assassination. We'll also look at a few cases of civil litigation that are tangential to the case. Most importantly, we'll preview the list of all of the questions that we will try to answer in future episodes this season on S...
Nov 29, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
If you take a dive down the rabbit hole that is the Assassination of President John F Kennedy, one of the first things you notice is just how much information there is to digest. There are at least one hundred disputed issues. And each one of those topics has its own cast of characters. Some of the witnesses present important testimony that paints accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman, while others provide arguments either in defense of Oswald, or in favor of there being addition...
Nov 22, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The only way to find out what really happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 is to zoom in to every detail and determine what is most likely to have happened given the evidence. That’s where the Solving JFK podcast comes in. In each episode we’ll dive deep into the assassination evidence and answer questions about the case while looking at the evidence itself, as well as arguments from both sides: the Warren Report defenders and critics. In season one, the big question is “Was the Warren Report ...
Oct 28, 2022•2 min