Murder in Dealey Plaza: What We Know Now that We Didn't Know Then [Paperback]

James H. Fetzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

This remarkable collection sheds further light on a subject of unending fascination and enduring controversy. Taking as its primary focus the falsity of the Warren Commission report, the book includes critical analyses of the Zapruder film. "The accumulation of carefully researched data will impress those with an open mind." - Publishers Weekly

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From Publishers Weekly

A compendium of recent thought and discovery about the Kennedy assassination, this volume makes a case for official malfeasance and against the "lone gunman" explanation. Fetzer (Assassination Science), a professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, sets the tone for an in-depth revisionist history in his prologue, in which he makes note of what he views as 16 "smoking guns" in the Warren Report and questions the veracity of the JFK autopsy photographs and tissue samples, and even the Zapruder film. Most contributors explore these topics in detail, aided by Ira Wood's precisely detailed "November 22, 1963: A Chronology." In provocative essays, Douglas Weldon explores tangled vehicle-related evidence that he concludes indicates that JFK was shot through the throat from in front of the car rather than from behind; Vincent Palamara names several Secret Service agents who he believes may have been compromised; and Fetzer discusses the little-seen "Assassination File" of former Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry. Also included is Bertrand Russell's acid 1964 assessment of what he viewed as a nascent coverup. With much discussion of alleged manipulation of forensic and photographic evidence, the book's overall focus is primarily technical, on what the contributors see as the wealth of evidence of a multiple-shooter assassination, with likely complicity of the Secret Service and other government agencies. This coolly angry dismantling of the theories of the Warren commission and lone-gunman supporters like Gerald Posner will be fodder for conspiracy theorists.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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A rich and fresh collection of fascinating and darkly compelling revelations, demonstrating beyond any doubt the existence of conspiracy and cover-up behind the JFK assassination.
--Michael Parenti, author of History as Mystery

No jury would have convicted Lee Harvey Oswald in the face of the arguments set forth in this excellent volume. Murder in Dealey Plaza masterfully exposes the fallacies of the Warren Commission Report through objective, incontrovertible, medical, scientific, and investigative analyses of both old and new evidence. The conclusions are as solid as the credentials and research experience of the contributing authors. It is time that the truth in the JFK assassination be revealed and that Unites States history be rewritten.
--Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D.; Past President, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Murder in Dealey Plaza is a deeply disturbing book which documents the deceit and deception that marked the government's handling of the evidence in the Kennedy assassination. The authors, all highly skilled professionals, describe the cover-up, from the falsification of the autopsy results to the alteration of the Zapruder film. Anyone who reads this work will be appalled by the systematic distortion of the truth-that JFK died as the result of a conspiracy-by certain officials of the U.S. government.
--Michael L. Kurtz, author of Crime of the Century

Fetzer and his team of experts uncover so many smoking guns that it's impossible not to spot the fire that the Warren Commission and Gerald Posner have tried hard to deny. A thought-provoking and disturbingly compelling sequel to Assassination Science.
--Kerry Walters, Gettysburg College

Fetzer has assembled tense, suspenseful essays on our government's perfidious efforts to conceal a conspiracy behind the assassination of President Kennedy. Two brains examined, photographs missing, X-rays altered, notes and reports burned, drawings fabricated. The account of JFK's autopsy is more shocking than the story of Jekyll and Hyde.
--Stewart Galanor, author of Cover-Up

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Open Court (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812694228
• ISBN-13: 978-0812694222
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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103 of 111 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Contribution to the Truth February 7, 2001

By Steven G. Jones

Format:Paperback

This is the best book ever written about the assassination of President Kennedy. And that is saying a lot since there have been some very good ones lately such as Bill Davy's new book on the Garrison case. Once I started reading MIDP I couldn't put it down. The reason this is the best book ever written is because there is absolutely no speculation here. The book is about what we now know about the hard physical evidence of the case. And what we now know is that much of the hard evidence such as the autopsy photographs and x-rays have been tampered with to give the false impression that Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman. The medical evidence is presented in a clear,concise and easy to understand manner for a non-medical person like myself. I found parts of a previous work edited by Dr. Fetzer, Assassiantion Science, to be a bit too technical. But this new book is more accesible for people like myself, which I believe should be a big plus for the general population. A big strength of the book was coming right out at the beginning and listing in a very direct point by point manner the "smoking guns" of the assassination. This proves to the reader right off the bat that there was a conspiracy. No ifs ands or buts. No room to put a spin on the fact of conspiracy no matter how hard one may try. This whets the appetite of the reader to continue further. Next comes a lengthy assassination chronology that helps the reader see what was really happening hour by hour on that fateful November day. Sort of like what Jim Bishop did in his book "The Day Kennedy Was Shot" only much more historically factual. There is a lengthy section giving evidence that the Zapruder film was tampered with. This adds a whole new dimension to the case. Perhaps the most interesting(for me)part of the book was Doug Weldon's excellent chapter on the limo that was used in the motorcade. When you think of it, it is amazing that it took so long for someone to trace the history of this very important piece of physical evidence. Weldon, an attorney, needs to be congratulated on an excellent job. The book concludes with Dr. David Mantik's justifiably scathing citicism of professional historians. Mantik explains why taking the assassination seriously has been politically incorrect in academia. With so much overwhelming evidence proving both a conspiracy and a high-level U.S. government cover-up, future historians will no longer be able to hide from the truth. I'll make sure that my son-in-law, who is working on his doctorate in history, reads this. The sequential order of the chapters is very well thought out going from intro, to the meat of the evidence, to what does this all mean. All in all, this is an outstanding contribution to our nation's true history.

68 of 74 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading this will help you know what your missing. May 13, 2001

By Michael J Woznicki HALL OF FAME

Format:Paperback

Over the past 20 years I have been reading over 35 books on the JFK assassination and the information presented has basically been the same in each book. That was until now, James Fetzer has written a book that brings to light new evidence and new ideas and this book is certainly one to have.

Over 465 page updated with the most current information available the author takes you back to that fateful day in Dallas and brings to life one of the most tragic and horrific murders in American history.

The book makes you see things differently and is very eye opening in the approach to the evidence. The author's breakdown of the day of the shooting is nothing short of amazing and his attention to the details makes the reading go very fast, I finished the book in just over 3 hours.

There is complete examination of the medical evidence and the roll of the Secrete Service and well as a comprehensive assessment of the Zapruder film, frame by frame. Also the author's inspection of photographs, medical reports and other evidence makes this one of the most complete works around.

After sifting through the entire manuscript and objectively examining what you read you may be able to put to rest the mystery once and for all. Overall one the best book on the subject I have ever read.

55 of 61 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EASILY ONE OF THE TOP 5 BEST JFK CASE BOOKS OF ALL TIME! August 26, 2000

By Vince Palamara

Format:Paperback

I am very, very impressed with this book---easily in my top 5 of all time on this important case (along with "Bloody Treason", "Cover Up" by Galanor, "Treachery In Dallas", & "The Warren Omission"); perhaps THE best single volume to deal with the JFK assassination (ALL the hard evidence of conspiracy from the newly-released ARRB government documents & testimony, especially as it relates to the medical evidence)! Fetzer's first volume ("Assassination Science") was good but this is light years ahead of that tome. For starters, this volume appeals to the novice and the jaded expert, complete with a fantastic chronology of November 22, 1963 that succeeds in bringing everyone up to speed while providing fascinating new and/ or overlooked details of the crime. There are three MAJOR medical evidence sections of this book [by Drs. Aguilar & Mantik, as well as Horne from the ARRB]that contain the HARD evidence of conspiracy and coverup (comprehensive and amazing in every detail), as well as a very thoughtful analysis of the state of the case in the (blinded)eyes of history (and historians). Finally, there are powerful chapters dealing with the limousine and the role of the Secret Service that will truly enlighten and inform (and they make appropriate companions to the medical evidence chapters), along with a couple other surprises. Highly recommended reading: buy it asap!