Compare what Dallas looked like on November 22, 1963, as you travel the exact route JFK was on before meeting his ultimate fate. Approximately 90,000 people lined the streets to wave at President Kennedy and his wife Jackie, who was arguably more of a draw than her husband.
Known as the “front-door” to the city, the three streets of Dealey Plaza is less than a mile east of where Dallas was founded on the Trinity River. It’s a snapshot in time, virtually unchanged, and home to the most famous murder scene in the world.
Considered by many to be the location of a second gunman, the north side of Dealey Plaza, known as the “grassy knoll”, is a mysterious, thought-provoking, and controversial historical site. It’s here where Abraham Zapruder stood 65 feet from the presidential motorcade and captured the most famous piece of film in history, the exact moment JFK is struck by an assassin’s bullet.
Step into the bedroom of the man charged with killing the president, kept just as it was in 1963. Look for clues that may aid in the investigation, follow his footsteps, and get a glimpse into the short, complicated life of America’s most notorious alleged murderers.
When you’re murdered 45 minutes after the president, not a lot of people remember you. Dallas Police officer J.D. Tippit was killed during the biggest manhunt in the city’s history as he searched for JFK’s killer. Later that day, Dallas charged Lee Harvey Oswald with Tippit’s murder. Today, many doubt they got the right guy.
At 1:50 pm, Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested a half-mile from the Tippit scene at the historic Texas Theatre. According to witnesses, Oswald pulled his pistol out and engaged in a fight with the officers. Later, Dallas police found two IDs in Oswald’s wallet. One ID said, “Lee Harvey Oswald”, and the other, “Alek James Hidell”.
Two days after JFK’s assassination, Oswald was shot and killed by a local nightclub owner, Jack Ruby, in the garage of the Dallas Police station. Thus, we never saw a trial for Lee Harvey Oswald.
In September of 1964, the Warren Commision concluded Lee Harvey Oswald murdered both President Kennedy and J.D. Tippit, that he acted alone, and that there was no conspiracy involved with killing JFK. Still, about three-quarters of people don’t buy the Commission’s conclusion, resulting in the most controversial case in the history of the world.
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