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Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

by Gerald Posner

Narrated by Scott Aiello

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Why You'll Love This

Posner's Pulitzer-winning forensic case is so meticulous that it accomplished what seemed impossible: convincing skeptics that Oswald acted alone.

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About This Book

Gerald Posner spent years examining every available piece of evidence surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, and his conclusion is unambiguous: Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, without conspiracy or coordination. The book systematically addresses the major conspiracy theories, from the grassy knoll to CIA involvement, presenting documentary evidence, ballistic analysis, and witness testimony to dismantle each alternative scenario. Originally published to mark the assassination's thirtieth anniversary, it was updated with a new afterword on the fortieth, incorporating material from documents released in the intervening years.

Scott Aiello narrates with the authoritative clarity the subject demands, giving Posner's meticulous argumentation the measured confidence of a case being built for a careful jury. His pacing keeps the material accessible despite the density of forensic and historical detail, and the nearly twenty-one-hour runtime reflects the thoroughness of the underlying research. For listeners approaching the Kennedy assassination from either certainty or doubt, the production makes its case without losing sight of the human tragedy at its center.