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When I drove through Dallas back in March I stopped and took a look at Dealy Plaza and the Book Depository. When you see this scene in person, you're struck by how small the plaza is and how close the Book Depository building is to the road where JFK was riding in his limo. I haven't checked this against any books, but it looks like the final shot was from only about 75 yards away at most. Conspiracy theorists generally describe the two shots that struck JFK as difficult shots. But it just doesn't look that difficult from that distance with a rifle that Oswald had practiced with a numer of times. The final shot was made much easier too because JFK's driver, in an incredible mistake, actually slowed the limo down to a crawl after the first two shots and turned to see what was happening behind him. So in these circumstances, it wouldn't have been too diffcult for Oswald to assasinate JFK by himself.

On the other hand, the shot from the wall behind the "grassy knoll" is even shorter, only about a 40 yard shot. That looks like the shot that a clear-thinking professional hit man would have chosen. So who knows, maybe the final shot was fired by a professional with a silencer from the grassy knoll. That's still possible, but there's no evidence to support that theory. It's also possible that other people helped Oswald, although he didn't really need any help.

When you see this scene in person, you're struck by how small the plaza is and how close the Book Depository building is to the road where JFK was riding in his limo.

A lot of people have commented that Dealy Plaza and the grassy knoll area is quite small and would have been difficult for an assassin, though not impossible. I'm convinced Oswald had help because of the direction Kennedy's head took on the fatal hit, which was to the back and left. We've heard a lot of the "jet effect" theory that a hit from the back could have caused his head to go that way but I have a hard time buying it, most likely it did because he was struck in the front right temple.

There are other discrepancies between the official Warren Report and direct witness testimony as well that point to more than one gunman. Mrs. Connally for example, even though she believes Oswald acted alone swears to this day the single bullet theory was inaccurate because of the way she heard the bullet sounds. First Kennedy was struck, then a few seconds later a separate shot hit her husband. That would mean there were at least four shots and another gunman. And there were others who swore they heard shots from the knoll.

As far as Oswald: the police got the man right man, he was up there and was firing at Kennedy. Too many conspiracy theorists want to pretend he wasn't or that he was setup but the evidence is overwhelming he was involved.