'I'm convinced a second gunman was involved in killing my uncle': Robert Kennedy

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182. Er, the HSCA's determination that there was a conspiracy is based entirely

on the "evidence" of a 4th shot being fired as captured on a dictabelt tape. That "evidence" has since been conclusively falsified.

But as you've brought up the HSCA, here's what their final report said about the JFK killing (source: Wikipedia):

• Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy. The second and third shots Oswald fired struck the President. The third shot he fired successfully killed the President. (Confirms the WCR account)

• Scientific acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that at least two gunmen fired at the President. Other scientific evidence does not preclude the possibility of two gunmen firing at the President. Scientific evidence negates some specific conspiracy allegations. (Acoustical "evidence" since falsified)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. The committee was unable to identify the other gunmen or the extent of the conspiracy. (No basis since fake acoustic evidence has been falsified)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that the Soviet Government was not involved in the assassination of Kennedy. (One conspiracy theory shot down)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that the Cuban Government was not involved in the assassination of Kennedy. (Another CT shot down)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that anti-Castro Cuban groups, as groups, were not involved in the assassination of Kennedy, but that the available evidence does not preclude the possibility that individual members may have been involved. (Another CT shot down)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that the national syndicate of organized crime, as a group, was not involved in the assassination of Kennedy, but that the available evidence does not preclude the possibility that individual members may have been involved. (Another HUGE CT shot down)

• The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that the Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Central Intelligence Agency were not involved in the assassination of Kennedy. (One of the stupidest CTs shot down)

• Agencies and departments of the U.S. Government performed with varying degrees of competency in the fulfilment of their duties. President Kennedy did not receive adequate protection. A thorough and reliable investigation into the responsibility of Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination was conducted. The investigation into the possibility of conspiracy in the assassination was inadequate. The conclusions of the investigations were arrived at in good faith, but presented in a fashion that was too definitive.

The Committee further concluded that it was probable that:

• four shots were fired (dictabelt "evidence" since falsified, so no basis for such a claim)
• the third shot came from a second assassin located on the grassy knoll, but missed. They concluded that it missed due to the lack of physical evidence of an actual bullet, of course this investigation took place almost sixteen years after the crime. (no fourth shot, so no shot from grassy knoll)
• The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred.

BTW - have you ever read the HSCA report? How about the WCR? I'm guessing you haven't read either.