Who Killed John F. Kennedy?

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Who Killed John F. Kennedy?
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John F. Kennedy

• 35th President of the US. He was assassinated on
  November 22, 1963, while on a political stop in
  Dallas, TX.

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The Assassination

• It was initially reported that Kennedy was shot
  twice by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald.
  Oswald fired on the President from the sixth
  floor of a local book depository as his car
  passed by.

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The Conspiracy Theories

• How could Oswald have fired three shots, with two
  hits, from such a distance and in such a short
  amount of time?

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Conspiracy Theories

• How could Oswalds hits alone account for all of
  the wounds suffered by multiple individuals (the
  magic bullet theory)?

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Conspiracy Theories

• If the fatal shot to Kennedy hit him in the front
  portion of his head, how could Oswald have done
  so from a position behind the president? A second
  shooter?

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Conspiracy Theories

• If there was a second shooter, where did he shoot
  the president from? Was it from the grassy
  knoll?

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Conspiracy Theories

• Was the mafia involved, as revenge for Robert
  Kennedys tactics to get rid of organized crime?

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Conspiracy Theories

• Did the CIA organize the hit as revenge for the
  Bay of Pigs fiasco, or Kennedys desire to have
  more control over their actions? Was the Secret
  Service in on it?

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Conspiracy Theories

• Did Castro organize the assassination as revenge
  for the CIAs attempts on his life?

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Who Was to Blame for Altamont?
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Altamont Speedway

• December 6, 1969, the Rolling Stones played a
  free concert for over 300,000 fans. Policed by
  the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, the concert
  resulted in four deaths and hundreds of injuries.
  

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One of the young men killed, Meredith Hunter, was
beaten to death during the concert. The fact
that he had a gun led to a Not Guilty finding
in the case against the Hells Angels.
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Who Should be Blamed for the Violence during the
concert?
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The Hells Angels

• The notorious motorcycle club was used for
  security at many San Francisco area concerts,
  though they were renowned for their drug use,
  violence and intimidation.

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• "I ain't no cop, I ain't never going to ever
  pretend to be no cop. I didn't go there to police
  nothing, man. They told me if I could sit on the
  edge of the stage so nobody could climb over me,
  I could drink beer until the show was over. And
  that's what I went there to do."

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Altamont Speedway

• The venue was overcapacity, understaffed, had few
  doctors, and very few facilities for food, drink,
  and bathrooms.

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Drug Use

• Adding together 300,000 fans with a days worth
  of alcohol, LSD, and amphetamines led to numerous
  fights and high tensions between the Angels and
  the fans.

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The Rolling Stones

• Made the crowd wait an hour and half before they
  went on stage, upping the tension.
• Responsible for hiring the Hells Angels.
• Left abruptly while the fighting escalated.
• Their songs emphasized violence and anarchy.

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Can Music Create a Mood or Influence Behaviors,
including Violence?
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Wheres Jimmy Hoffa?
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Jimmy Hoffa

• Hoffa was the president of the Teamsters Union,
  the largest union in the US that primarily was
  involved with the trucking industry. Fought for
  the rights of workers in areas concerning wages,
  benefits, and retirement pensions.

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Hoffa and the Mob

• Hoffa was accused of shifting jobs and business
  to Mob owned companies in exchange for payoffs.
• In 1967 he was convicted of paying off jurors in
  a previous case against him and was sent to jail
  for eight years. He was pardoned by Nixon in
  1971.

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Hoffas Disappearance

• Having cut ties with the Mob while in prison,
  thus taking money away from them, Hoffa became a
  liability and a target.
• July 30, 1975, Hoffa arranged to meet with two
  high ranking members to smooth things out. He
  left with them from a restaurant in Union City,
  NJ, and was never seen from again.

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What Happened to Him?

• He was killed by the two Mob hitmen he met with
  at the restaurant, Salvatore and Gabriel
  Briguglio, and then buried at the Meadowlands,
  dumped in the ocean.

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What Happened to Him?

• The Mafia, including Carlos Marcello, killed
  Hoffa since he was friendly with those involved
  with the Kennedy Assassination in order to make
  sure he was quiet about what he knew.

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What Happened to Him?

• President Nixon pardoned him in order to have him
  killed, since Hoffa had been involved in union
  payoffs (for votes?) from Nixon around the time
  of the Watergate scandal.

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What Happened to Him?

• His adopted son, Chuckie OBrien, killed him
  since Hoffa had refused to pay off his gambling
  debts to the Mob, which had made him a target as
  well. Debts would be forgiven if he killed
  Hoffa?

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Who Did It?

• Based on the reading, how would each of the
  following individuals/groups benefited from
  Hoffas disappearance? Who do you think would
  have benefited most and is likely responsible for
  his probable death? Explain.
• Richard Nixon
• The Mob
• The Mafia
• His Son