The JFK Assassination Dissected
An Analysis by Forensic Pathologist Cyril Wecht
Published on 22. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
307 pages
978-1-4766-8511-3 (ISBN)
Description
Since President John F. Kennedy's 1963 murder in Dallas, medical examiner and lawyer Dr. Cyril Wecht was initially inclined to accept the official theory that one person alone was responsible for the crime. But as Wecht delved into the evidence with boundless curiosity and unprecedented access, he came to understand that America had, instead, suffered a coup d'etat at the hands of rogue elements within our own government.
Nobody else has Wecht's up-close and personal experience in uncovering the facts behind this assassination--and now he is sharing it with the world. Co-authored by investigative journalist Dawna Kaufmann, this comprehensive book reveals Wecht's analyses of the case's forensic and medical evidence. With his keen eye and sharp tongue, Wecht wields his scalpel on JFK's dubious autopsy report, the inept Warren Commission Report, the mishandling of crucial materials, all of the key players, and the media malpractice that has allowed the truth to remain hidden for nearly six decades.
Nobody else has Wecht's up-close and personal experience in uncovering the facts behind this assassination--and now he is sharing it with the world. Co-authored by investigative journalist Dawna Kaufmann, this comprehensive book reveals Wecht's analyses of the case's forensic and medical evidence. With his keen eye and sharp tongue, Wecht wields his scalpel on JFK's dubious autopsy report, the inept Warren Commission Report, the mishandling of crucial materials, all of the key players, and the media malpractice that has allowed the truth to remain hidden for nearly six decades.
Reviews / Votes
"The murder of President Kennedy remains unsolved over 58 years later. For those of us who continue to seek the truth, Dr. Wecht is our beacon and his latest book deserves your time and consideration."-Alec Baldwin "Cyril Wecht and I bonded over our work on the JFK assassination, and later the RFK murder. This book proves how Cyril has never stopped fighting for justice."-Thomas T. Noguchi, M.D. "When it comes to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, few people have a better understanding of the medical evidence than my friend, famed forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht. This book by Wecht and his co-author Dawna Kaufmann illustrates his passion and inspiring perseverance in finding answers to one of history's most enduring tragedies."-Geraldo Rivera "I have the greatest respect for Cyril Wecht. He's been on the front lines of uncovering the truth of the greatest murder mystery in American history. His exposure of the Warren Commission's tortured single bullet absurdity, proves definitively that President John F. Kennedy's assassination was the result of a conspiracy."-Rob ReinerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
22 photos, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
583 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8511-3 (9781476685113)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Cyril H. Wecht M.D., J.D., is an internationally acclaimed forensic pathologist, attorney and medical-legal consultant famous for consulting on deaths with a high media profile. His expertise has been called upon in cases involving John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, Laci Peterson and Kurt Cobain, the fatal stabbings of the family of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the O.J. Simpson slayings, and the Waco Branch Davidian fire, among many others. Dawna Kaufmann is an investigative reporter for several publications and has worked on some of the highest-profile trials and sex crime cases of our time. She's the only journalist to have gotten an admission directly from W. Mark Felt that he was, indeed, Watergate's "Deep Throat," solving one of America's greatest political debates. She has also worked as a network TV producer, as well as a staff writer on Saturday Night Live and other series.
Content
Table of Contents
Foreword by Oliver Stone
Preface
The World's Greatest Murder Mystery
"The President's Been Shot!"
Who Was John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
Kennedy as President
November 22, 1963
"Nut Country"
Dealey Plaza and the "Grassy Knoll"
Abraham Zapruder
Parkland Memorial Hospital
The Battle Over the Body
The Stretcher Bullet
The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
LBJ Becomes President
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
George de Mohrenschildt
Oswald in Police Custody
The President's Autopsy
Governor John Connally's Wounds
Three Funerals
The Zapruder Film
Oswald Goes Deeper
Major General Edwin Walker
Oswald in New Orleans
Other Oswalds?
Curtain Rods or a Rifle?
The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
Who Was Jack Ruby?
The Next Few Days
The Warren Commission
The Warren Commission Report
The President's Autopsy Report
The Warren Commission's 26 Volumes
Arlen Specter: A Worthy Opponent
My Lecture at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
The Zapruder Film Screening
The Jack Ruby Enigma
Assassination Nation
The Ramsey Clark Panel
Jim Garrison
My Visit to the National Archives
Tracking JFK's Brain
Dan Rather
More Commissions and Committees
The House Select Committee on Assassinations
Willem Oltmans and George de Mohrenschildt
Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs
Oliver Stone's JFK
My Lunch with Marina
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Assassination Records Review Board
Media Matters
Moving Forward
Acknowledgments
Index
Foreword by Oliver Stone
Preface
The World's Greatest Murder Mystery
"The President's Been Shot!"
Who Was John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
Kennedy as President
November 22, 1963
"Nut Country"
Dealey Plaza and the "Grassy Knoll"
Abraham Zapruder
Parkland Memorial Hospital
The Battle Over the Body
The Stretcher Bullet
The Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald
LBJ Becomes President
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
George de Mohrenschildt
Oswald in Police Custody
The President's Autopsy
Governor John Connally's Wounds
Three Funerals
The Zapruder Film
Oswald Goes Deeper
Major General Edwin Walker
Oswald in New Orleans
Other Oswalds?
Curtain Rods or a Rifle?
The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
Who Was Jack Ruby?
The Next Few Days
The Warren Commission
The Warren Commission Report
The President's Autopsy Report
The Warren Commission's 26 Volumes
Arlen Specter: A Worthy Opponent
My Lecture at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
The Zapruder Film Screening
The Jack Ruby Enigma
Assassination Nation
The Ramsey Clark Panel
Jim Garrison
My Visit to the National Archives
Tracking JFK's Brain
Dan Rather
More Commissions and Committees
The House Select Committee on Assassinations
Willem Oltmans and George de Mohrenschildt
Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs
Oliver Stone's JFK
My Lunch with Marina
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Assassination Records Review Board
Media Matters
Moving Forward
Acknowledgments
Index