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"I'm not really a JFK expert," goes the new twist on an old gag line, "I just play one on TV."

I'm really not an expert but I do know some -- serious researchers who I'll recruit to help me answer questions you may have about the hard evidence surrounding the assassination.

I will also be transparent about my own beliefs. I came to Dallas in 1983. Like most Americans (60% plus according to polls I've seen) I believed then that there must have been a conspiracy involved in the killing of JFK. But, after a few years of researching stories and seriously examining the evidence I came around nearly 180 degrees. I now believe that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots. And, that may be the end of the story. Am I absolutely convinced there was no conspiracy -- no one else involved? Maybe not 100 percent convinced. But, nearly so.

Now you know where I'm coming from but I hope that won't stop you from asking serious questions and it certainly won't prevent me from trying to get serious answers.

Ask away here in this blog and we'll see what we can do. I have a lot of duties as an anchor and reporter for the Fox affiliate in Dallas but I will make every effort to respond as quickly as possible. And, I will cite my sources so you have the opportunity to explore further on your own.

Richard Ray

Fox4 News/Dallas

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UCantHandleThisTruth read my blog
Nov 7, 2007 | 5:24 PM

2 points:

Many people wanted Kennedy dead.
that is a "conspiracy."
A conspiracy of ideas.

The FACT that Lee H did it all on his own without prompting, payment/cajoling. other than his own thoughts, makes him the lone gunman.

Herman read my blog view my photos
Nov 7, 2007 | 5:36 PM

I have a hard time with the Jack Ruby connection, just not buying it.

chardoney read my blog view my photos
Nov 7, 2007 | 5:53 PM

Usually, the simplest answer, is the correct answer. As with most all urban legends, as with the kooks who choose to believe the President KNEW about 9/11 in advance, who believe he bought insurance on the buildings, and blew up the N.O. levee's... bogus foolishness for the alien abduction crowd.
There's is nothing that backs up any of these wild 'theories'.

alicek read my blog view my photos
Nov 7, 2007 | 5:56 PM

Check out some of the video on the JFK page-- if only for the way Dallas looked in 1963. I can tell you that Love Field is EXACTLY the same! (I watched hours of tape).
-Alice

RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Nov 7, 2007 | 8:07 PM

Alice
I'm continually amazed at the hallway at police headquarters mob scene. Unimaginable today. And, in the quiet times in the hallway, people smoking and dropping their butts on the floor. It was a totally different time. It's fascinating to watch. As we get more of it on, I warn people -- it gets addicting. You can watch it for hours.
Rich

TexasTruBlu read my blog view my photos
Nov 7, 2007 | 9:32 PM

People WANTED a conspiracy because that was the only way they could comprehend that a seemingly popular, young and handsome president would be shot in cold blood. But I do think that there was some sort of initiating factor. My mom always said that with Bobby Kennedy's pressure on the Mafia, and their loss of profit due to the Bay of Pigs debacle, it wouldn't be a far reach to see it as a Mafia hit. But in the end, it was still Oswald that held the gun. There's a security guard at a very nearby high school who was a young police officer at the time. He said that files in 2013 will be released with more information. I guess that by then anyone who was involved would be dead.

leegrimsley read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 1:07 AM

Richard --

You should have walked into a newsroom at a major newspaper during that time period.

At the Star-Telegram and Press EVERYBODY smoked -- countless cigarettes.

Some nights there would literally be a cloud in the newsroom.

leegrimsley read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 1:10 AM

BTW -- This is an excellent page on Kennedy and the videos are tremendous

But then what else can you expect from Fox 4

jamesryan read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 7:09 AM

I believe that there was a conspiracy behind
Kennedy's death. There to many if's and why did the motorcade take a different roure. How come no one saw a gun sticking out that window.
That storage building was six floors and it was facing the street. An M-1 can get off 3 shots without anyone looking up like the guys who were protecting Kennedy, I thought they were trained to respond right away. And that one bullit bounced off people, what's that about? And Jack Ruby shoots Oswald and no cops
reacted to him being there? The list goes on and on.

Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 7:32 AM

Good Morning Richard,

In my research, I have always believed there was more than one gunman.

One of the most basic questions I can ask you is how do you explain the physics on how JFK was shot and the "bullet theory"?

Your response would be most appreciated.

-POV

ted-mania read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 10:25 AM

Rich...see if you can locate a story from a woman named Gloria Calvary...she was an old neighbor of mine who worked in the depository at the time....years ago she related a story to me about Oswald and how she and a few other people were with him only moments before the shots rang out....i believe she was interviewed a couple of times.....she seemed adamant about a shooter on the grassy knoll, and about Oswald not having enough time to make up to the sixth floor in time.....she also mentioned that she was scared to death of the Secret Service men....she passed away several years ago....but i will never forget the story she told me....

bilmorgbc read my blog
Nov 8, 2007 | 1:01 PM

The only thing I never understood was how Kennedy was shot in the back of the head and brain matter hit the trunk behind him.Also a friend of mine who was an expert marksman was there an swore till the day he died the second shot was a different caliber.

ted-mania read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 4:52 PM

your friend was on the right path bilmorgbc...there was evidence found of this on top of the County Records Building in the early 70's....they found high caliber shells that had been outfitted with something called a "sabot"...its a device that allows a smaller caliber bullet to be fit into a larger caliber shell....the reason for this was mainly to disguise the bullets themselves....bullets were fired from Oswald's rifle into a tub of water retrieved and place into other shells...that way any bullet evidence found in Dealy Plaza would match the ballistics of Oswald's rifle...of course the shells being found on the County Records Building would indicate that there was a shooter up there too...
Rich....did you hear anything on this?

RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Nov 8, 2007 | 5:24 PM

ted-mania
I've heard a lot of wild stories. But, not that one.
POV
I think you refer to the "magic bullet" argument. I will try to get a researcher named David Perry to recommend some good reading on that.
As far as eyewitness reports, there are a million and one people who claim now that they were there and saw something important. A few of them probably were but it's pretty hard to sort through the storytellers. I wouldn't know where to start on that.
Rich

jamesryan read my blog view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 7:42 AM

It's amazing how the rest of the nation never heard the words of those who were there instead of the brainwashing of the papers forcing us to believe what they were told to say.

daveperry view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 10:15 AM

There are many interesting facets surrounding the assassination and as with any high profile criminal case, rumor and innuendo creep in. Over time some of that incorrect material ends up in books or on the airwaves. Some not familiar with the case see this “information” and unfortunately believe and repeat it. As a result, over the years fiction becomes fact.

For jamesryan

There was no last minute change in the motorcade route. The exact route was giving in detail in both the Dallas Morning News and Times Herald on Tuesday, November 19th. The last minute change was a piece of fiction created by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison for the Clay Shaw trial. The false story was repeated in Oliver Stone’s movie JFK.

For ted-mania and bilmorgbc

The woman you mention may be repeating stories she HEARD about. The story of the Secret Service on the grassy knoll first appeared in a Dallas Morning News article on August 27, 1978. The author, Earl Goltz, indicated “a soldier and at least four other people say they met men who either showed identification as Secret Service agents or said they were.”

By December 22, 1978 the House Select Committee on Assassinations had looked into the matter and concluded it without merit. The committee found the soldier was an individual name Gordon Arnold. There is no proof that Arnold was on the grassy knoll at the time of the shooting. However, he did manage to state his case in the original production of The Men Who Killed Kennedy.

The story of the sabot round being found on the roof of the County Records building surfaced

daveperry view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 10:17 AM

in Jim Marrs’ book Crossfire. There is not documentation about the discovery. It may well be an urban legend.

The discussion over the head wound will never be resolved.

Over the years I have heard many complaints about a cover-up. Most have never bothered to read the conclusion of the House Select Committee.

“Based on the committee’s entire investigation, it concluded that the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA were not involved in the assassination. The committee concluded that it is probable that the President was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy."

RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 12:14 PM

Thank you Dave!
Let me plug Dave Perry as a level-headed researcher who tries to deal in fact and not in wild speculation. If you are interested he has a good web page at
http://davesjfk.com
Rich

jamesryan read my blog view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 7:18 PM

This is great info from the people of Dallas,
it's not like NY or the rest of the information was there at that time. Mr. daveperry, I like the way you said were secret service men, it's like you are questioning the validity of those men which is understandable.
I believe it's possible that those men could of been in on the hit. It's sought of a way mobsters do a hit on someone. The sad fact is none of those men were questioned. Also daveperry, it wasn't some from New orlenas stated that the route was changed, I was watching the history channel and that was mentioned on that show. There are to many quetions unanswered to say it wasn't a conspiracy. All those if's, to many!

daveperry view my photos
Nov 9, 2007 | 10:37 PM

James

I know the History Channel show of which you speak. It WAS based on the original claims of Garrison. For all the details go to:
http://davesjfk.com/mtrcade.html

It will give you the details with newspaper evidence and screen shots.

Dave

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