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The Kennedy Assassination Home Page | A well-designed site in support of the "official version," including articles debunking numerous conspiracy theories that richly deserve to be debunked |
The Warren Commission Report | The complete text of the Warren Report online |
Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations | The complete report of the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that reinvestigated the crime in the 1970s |
History Matters | A massive database of assassination-related government reports, transcripts and documents (including the complete, published records of the Warren Commission and House committee), plus articles and more |
Mary Ferrell Foundation | Another huge repository of assassination-related government reports, documents and other resources |
Assassination Archives and Record Center (AARC) | More resources and documents online |
Political Science Seminar: The JFK Assassination | The Web site for Kenneth Rahn's University of Rhode Island course on the assassination, including a comprehensive selection of reading materials on various sides of the issue |
JFK/Lancer | The premier conspiracy-oriented JFK site, with a variety of articles and resources for students |
City of Dallas Archives: John F. Kennedy Collection | A great idea in action: documents on the assassination for online viewing and downloading |
John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage | Ralph Schuster's site has the Warren Commission Report and Hearings, articles, and more |
Attention to Details | Clint Bradford's site has hundreds of conspiracy-oriented articles and documents, mostly in zipped files to download. You can also find comprehensive coverage of the Zavada Report on the Zapruder film, a chat room and more |
The Nook of Eclectic Inquiry | A site with numerous research aids, as well as a number of assassination-related documents and eyewitness testimony |
The Kennedy Assassination: 40 Years Later | Numerous resources including a transcript of the landmark PBS documentary, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? |
World Wide Weberman | A. J. Weberman's valuable conspiracy Web site -- definitely not for "Three Tramps" theorists only! |
JFK Assassination Resources | Dale Myers' site has information on his video Secrets of a Homicide and his book With Malice: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Murder of Officer J. D. Tippit, as well as an article or two |
J. D. Tippit Home Page | Myers's site on the officer gunned down on November 22, 1963 |
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | General information on the museum and related topics |
The President John F. Kennedy Records Collection | How to search for and order documents from the National Archives |
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Oliver Stone's JFK | My page on Stone's film, including The Cast: In Their Own Words, a detailed analysis of the movie, and more |
JFK | The entire shooting script of Stone's film |
On the Set: Dallas in Wonderland | Journalist George Lardner, Jr., on Stone's film |
Stone's JFK: A Higher Truth? | Stone responds to Lardner |
Or Just a Sloppy Mess? | Lardner responds to Stone's response |
Tom Wicker on JFK | Wicker's New York Times article of December 15, 1991 |
The Assassination Goes Hollywood | A concise examination of how Oliver Stone's film treats the historical record |
The Second Coming of Jim Garrison | Edward Jay Epstein, author of Inquest, separates fact from fiction in Stone's movie |
The Jim Garrison Investigation | Numerous articles and resources on the Garrison probe that inspired JFK, including New Orleans Grand Jury testimony and the Clay Shaw trial transcript |
The Col. L. Fletcher Prouty Reference Site | A site dedicated to the real-life inspiration for "X," JFK's behind-the-scenes mystery man. Features Real Audio clips of Prouty as well as the man who served as Stone's protagonist, Jim Garrison himself |
L. Fletcher Prouty -- All-Purpose Kennedy Assassination Expert? | A critical look at Mr. "X" and the various claims he has made |
Jim Garrison and New Orleans | Articles on the Garrison case as well as crucial documents from Jim Garrison's own files and the Clay Shaw trial transcript |
Echoes of Conspiracy | Longtime JFK assassination researcher Paul Hoch discusses concerns about the film prior to its release |
Vietnam War: The JFK Assassination Context | A critical look at Oliver Stone's claims, with links to key government documents |
Was Kennedy Planning to Pull out of Vietnam? | Robert F. Kennedy speaks about his brother's intentions |
JFK: Oliver Stone and the Vietnam War | Historian Stanley Karnow evaluates Stone's claims |
JFK and Vietnam | Noam Chomsky on a subject that lies at the heart of Stone's film |
The Assassination Context | A number of articles and resources lending some perspective to the assassination inquiry |
JFK: Special Edition Director's Cut | JFK assassination researcher Tracy Parnell reviews the newest DVD edition of JFK |
Who Is Jim DiEugenio? | Oliver Stone turned to Garrison advocate Jim DiEugenio to provide his new DVD with narration on the "facts" of the case. How reliable a scholar is DiEugenio? |
What Is One to Make of Jim DiEugenio? | Emmy-winning researcher Dale Myers weighs in |
Dan Moldea on Jim DiEugenio | Longtime investigative journalist Dan Moldea is another writer proclaimed by Jim DiEugenio to be secretly in the service of the CIA |
Dan E. Moldea | Moldea's website, featuring articles on politics, conspiracy theories, and true crime |
Real History Archives | Onetime New Orleans DA Jim Garrison has his defenders, one of whom is Lisa Pease, former editor (with Jim DiEugenio) of the now-defunct Probe |
Oliver Stone: JFK | Numerous reviews of Oliver Stone's movie |
Oliver Stone: Our Greatest Film Director | This site's title pretty much says it all. Includes a number of interesting links |
JFK Scholars Page | A handful of articles from journalist Art Kevin, including an article on Kevin's first-hand experience with Jim Garrison |
The Paranoid Style | Daniel Patrick Moynihan comments on Stone's film |
Epitaph for Jim Garrison: Romancing the Assassination | Edward Jay Epstein's eulogy for Big Jim |
The Garrison Case | A brief article on the Garrison investigation |
Adventures in Propinquity: The Case of Jim Garrison | A pro-Garrison site |
Clay Shaw | A site in progress concerning Garrison suspect Clay Shaw |
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JFK Online | My own JFK site, with eyewitness statements, testimony from the Clay Shaw trial, articles and more |
alt.assassination.jfk | Information on Usenet's moderated JFK assassination forum |
JFK Assassination Forum | Still another conspiracy-oriented Web forum |
Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Board | Release the files! the American people cried. Read about what resulted |
JFK/Deep Politics Quarterly | Features a number of excellent free articles from Walt Brown's quarterly journal |
Dave Perry's JFK Assassination Pages | A number of excellent articles on the research community and several notorious conspiracy hoaxes |
Washington Decoded | Max Holland's political site, featuring a number of articles on the assassination |
The Harold Weisberg Archive | Research files and unpublished manuscripts from the man many consider the "dean" of assassination researchers |
Baylor University JFK Materials | Online files from numerous assassination researchers |
JFKfacts | Journalist Jefferon Morley's blog |
Edward Jay Epstein's Home Page | The official site of the author of Inquest, Legend, and more |
Fair Play | A now-defunct conspiracy-oriented Webzine -- patchy, but with some worthwhile material |
JFK Ballistics | A site devoted to dispelling myths about the murder weapon |
NOVEMBER 22, 1963 --- A LONE-ASSASSIN VIEWPOINT | Numerous essays by researcher David Von Pein |
Texas Monthly's JFK: Dealey Plaza Revisited | Some assassination basics from this Lone Star publication |
The Houston Chronicle: JFK 35th Anniversary | Another Texas publication looks back at the assassination |
Assassination Agnostic | Links and commentary on a variety of subjects |
Chad Zimmerman's JFK Assassination Research Page | Research articles and commentary on conspiracy theories |
JFK Accountability | Conspiracy-oriented articles | The Little JFK Page on the Prairie | Analysis of the shots apparent in the Zapruder film |
Probable Cause Online | Many online articles from this defunct Australian journal. The material varies widely in quality, but some is quite worthwhile |
Assassination of JFK: Index, Biography, Bibliography | Conspiracy-oriented research resources, Web forum and links |
Reclaiming History? Or Re-framing Oswald? | Critiques of Vincent Bugliosi's anti-conspiracy book, Reclaiming History |
Carcano Homepage: Italian Military Rifles and Carbines | Alexander Eichener's informative page on the Carcano rifle, including some data on the Oswald rifle |
The JFK Conspiracy | Conspiracy-oriented articles and resources on the JFK, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations and other topics |
The Dealey Plaza Remote Observatory | See Dealey Plaza from the point of view of key witnesses in this computer simulation |
Gordon Winslow's Cuban Archives | A variety of articles and resources related to the assassination's alleged anti-Castro Cuban connection |
Dealey Plaza UK | Articles from a British group of researchers |
John Wassell's Website | Some interesting articles and assorted items |
Dealey Plaza UK | Articles from a British group of researchers |
Barry Krusch Archive | Downloadable files, including out of print books on the assassination |
JFKresearch.com Archive | Archived articles from a defunct website |
gjerde.name | Download a free conspiracy e-book, The Top Secret Second Autopsy of President John F. Kennedy, in Adobe PDF format (warning: features graphic autopsy photos) |
Index of Photographers | A guide to online photographs and films related to the assassination |
Assassination Research | A subscription-only online journal for "advanced" conspiracy research |
The Corsican Connection | Some information on a theory espoused in the documentary, The Men Who Killed Kennedy |
Nigel Turner's The Men Who Killed Kennedy | A brief update on the "Corsican connection" and other theories |
Paperless Archives | A site selling a CD-ROM of declassified documents on JFK, plus dozens more collections of government files on a number of other subjects |
The Missing Chapter: Lee Harvey Oswald in the Far East | Little-known information on Oswald's military service |
JimMarrs.com | The home page of Jim Marrs, author of Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy |
Mel Ayton | Articles challenging the conspiracy theories from this UK author |
The Posner File | The Web site for the author of Case Closed, featuring a handful of articles |
The Assassination Web | The premier anti-Posner Web site |
The Kennedy Assassination Information Center | Michael Russ's site, featuring a wealth of research resources and eyewitness testimony, plus articles defending Posner |
The Case for the Lone Nut | John Locke tackles Frequently Asked Questions from the point of view that Lee Harvey Oswald was JFK's lone assassin |
Assassination Science | Jim Fetzer's site, with some pro-conspiracy articles and Posner critiques |
Assassinated Science | A Joe Durnavich article on some "Assassination Science" claims |
JFKMURDER.COM: The Official Robert Groden Home Page | Information on ordering books and videos from this longtime researcher. |
Stretcher Bullet Pictures | Photos and discussion of the bullet that allegedly struck JFK and Governor John Connally |
Photographic Analysis of CE 399 | A counter-argument to that made above |
JFKLINK | An Australian site with a few articles and other resources, including diagrams of alleged "links" between suspects and/or witnesses |
A Brother's Burden | A rare interview with Robert Oswald |
The JFK History Page | A case for conspiracy |
Presidents Who Cheat: It's Nothing New | An interview with Madeleine Duncan Brown, alleged mistress of Lyndon B. Johnson |
Texas in the Imagination | Dave Perry's research into Madeleine Brown's claims |
"Harvey and Lee" | A site dedicated to John Armstrong's theory of a longtime Lee Harvey Oswald impostor |
The Lee Harvey Oswald Research Site | Tracy Parnell's site, with articles and resources on both sides of the conspiracy argument, with several articles critiquing John Armstrong's theory, plus articles on the media and the assassination by Jerry Organ |
Dealey Plaza Virtual Visitor | Visit a virtual Dealey Plaza with your Quicktime viewer |
The Puzzle Palace | Anthony Marsh's site focusing on Oswald's visit to Mexico City, with articles and resources on other issues as well |
Michael Griffith's JFK Home Page | A number of pro-conspiracy articles |
Linkin' Kennedy | An examination of the "Lincoln and Kennedy" coincidences |
Kennedy Assassination Research | Jerry McLeer's conspiracy-oriented site |
Reopen JFK Case | A defunct site with conspiracy-oriented articles |
Reopen JFK Case | A new version of the above |
Dave W. Reese's JFK Page | A photo tour of Dallas assassination sites and lots of links |
The Paper Trail | Articles on the assassination and many other subjects |
Presidential Limousine SS100X | Pamela McElwain-Brown's site on the limousine and related issues |
Men of Courage | Don Roberdeau's site |
Robin Unger's JFK Assassination Research Photo Gallery | Many high-quality photographs relating to the assassination |
John F. Kennedy Memorial Page | All sorts of information on JFK, the assassination, Jackie, RFK, and related topics |
JFK's Head Wounds | Evidence and analysis related to JFK's head wound by researcher Paul Seaton |
JFK: History of the Conspiracy Theories | A brief outline of JFK theories |
The Site of Bruce Campbell Adamson | Conspiracy paranoia meets genealogy |
JFKcountercoup | Bill Kelly's conspiracy-oriented blog |
The Last Hurrah Bookshop | A good place to look for that hard-to-find book or periodical |
Hypnosis Institute of Texas | An advertisement for a videotaped interview with assassination eyewitness Marilyn Sitzman (Abraham Zapruder's secretary) |
JFK Murder Solved | Read about James Files, the latest in a long line of conspirators to "confess" |
The Assassin from Blockbuster Video | Some examples of why practically no one believes James Files |
Dr. Mary's Monkey | Ed Haslam's site linking the JFK assassination to "emerging global epidemics" |
JudythVaryBaker.com | Haslam's website for his key witness, Judyth Vary Baker, who also claims to have been Lee Oswald's secret mistress |
Judyth Vary Baker | Some examples of why practically no one takes Judyth seriously |
Probe Magazine | A conspiracy site with numerous articles |
JFK Books and Rare Out-of-Print Books | A site where you can download unauthorized PDF files of numerous conspiracy-oriented books and other resources |
40th Anniversary of JFK Assassination | View C-Span's anniversary coverage in streaming video |
The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy: There Never Was a Camelot | Court TV's Crime Library looks at the assassination |
The Kennedy Assassination in the Age of Open Secrets | The Review Board's Kermit Hall speaks about government secrecy |
Lee Harvey Oswald Photo Gallery | A batch of photos of the accused assassin |
The JFK Page | A conspiracy scenario with photos and sound files |
Orion and Dealey Plaza: How JFK Was Killed | Truly one of the most unique crackpot theories I have encountered on the Net |
National Security Agency (NSA) Document Releases | Online declassified NSA documents |
DiNardo Website | Includes numerous transcripts of interviews with prominent authors of assassination-related books |
JFK Assassination | Some interesting articles from Grover Proctor |
The Men on the Sixth Floor | A site with information on conspiracy theories involving LBJ crony Billie Sol Estes |
Denis Morissette's JFK Page | A number of interesting items from Denis' collection, including goverment documents and Denis' personal correspondence with assassination-related figures |
Nomenclature of an Assassination Cabal | The semi-legendary "Torbitt Document," a largely unsourced and occasionally plain fictional manuscript by "William Torbitt," attorney David Copeland (who counted among his clients longtime conspiracy rumormonger Penn Jones, Jr.) |
Dark Corners | Allan Eaglesham's Web site, including information on the death of Bethesda employee William Bruce Pitzer |
Dallas Still Remembers | A brief article on the 33rd anniversary of the assassination at Dealey Plaza |
Kennedy and Beyond | Richard Vizzuti's conspiracy site, featuring theories on the "three tramps" and more |
PARANOIA: The Conspiracy Reader | JFK, mind control, UFOs, etc. |
The Smoking Gun: A Dark Day in Dallas | Documents, press coverage of the assassination and more |
The Konformist -- Justice for JFK | Is Robert Morningstar a genius or a crackpot? You decide |
Dirty Politics: Nixon, Watergate, and the JFK Assassination | Mark Edwards links Tricky Dick to the crime |
Alternative Reconstruction of the JFK Assassination | An advertisement for a book that postulates that JFK's limo was rigged with an arsenal of guns. It could happen |
Site Link | Description | JFK 50 | Audio clips and other resources relating to JFK's career, presidency and assassination |
The JFK Sounds and Video Page | Nemerous audio and video clips |
The John F. Kennedy Library & Museum Home Page | Many information resources on our 35th President |
St. John the Liberal? | Historian Eric Paddon takes a critical look at JFK's legacy |
Historical Text Archive | Documents, articles and e-books |
The National Security Archive | Resources on JFK, the Cuban Missile Crisis and much more |
The Avalon Project: Cuban Missile Crisis | An outstanding archive of source documents for serious scholars |
History and Politics Out Loud | Audio resources on a wide variety of material, including JFK |
The History Place | Resources on the Kennedy presidency |
The Plots to Kill Castro | Edward Jay Epstein's June 2000 article from George magazine |
The Internet Public Library: John F. Kennedy | An excellent archive of JFK biographies, speeches and multimedia links |
The Presidents of the United States of America | Links to bios and other resources on the U.S. Presidents |
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Introduction to Critical Thinking | Ken Rahn's articles on critical thinking and the JFK case |
Skeptic.com: The Skeptics Society and Skeptic Magazine | Magazine and society promoting scientific and critical thinking while debunking pseudoscientific claims |
The Skeptic's Dictionary | "A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions" |
How Thinking Goes Wrong | An illuminating article by Michael Shermer |
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal | Lots of online articles casting a skeptical glance at paranormal and fringe claims |
JFK at the Fringe of Reason | My own essay on what JFK conspiracy theories have in common with pseudoscientific and paranormal claims |
A Field Guide to Critical Thinking | A succinct article by James Lett |
Fallacies | Concise definitions from Dr. Michael C. Labossiere |
Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies | Another good summary of common logical failings |
Logic Lessons | A step-by-step primer on critical thinking |
Chip Berlet | Critical analyses of conspiracy theories and movements past and present |
RationalWiki | "Analyzing and refuting pseudoscience and the anti-science movement," "Documenting the full range of crank ideas," and more |
Doubtful News | Topics related to science and society, science policy, and education |
Clavius Moon Base | A site debunking "Apollo moon landing hoax" conspiracy theories, with food for thought for JFK theorists |
Realms of Reason and Unreason | An introduction to common fallacies, using pseudoscientific literature as examples |
Critical Thinking on the Web | Tim van Gelder's legion of links |
Basic Conspiracism 101 | Political Research Associates' page evaluating the worldview of conspiracy theorists |
Purpose of Conspiracy Theories | A blunt assessment of the conspiratorial point of view |
Among the Truthers | Jonathan Kay's blog "devoted to the analysis of conspiracy theories and the people who believe them" |