Australian detective colin mclaren investigates the jfk assassination using ballistics expert howard donahues evidence of a second shooter in dealey plaza. New calculations confirm the fatal bullet was fired from behind the president, suggesting lee harvey oswald was the sole shooter in the nearly 55 years since president john f. The smoking gun goes one step further and claims george hickeys bullet was the fatal shot. Fifty years after the tragic events in dallas, jfk. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The smoking gun presents a cold case forensic analysis of kennedys assassination. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jfk. With the forensic eye of a highly regarded excop, colin mclaren has gathered the evidence, studied 10,000 pages of transcripts, and found the witnesses the warren commission failed to call, and the exhibits and testimonies that were hidden, until now. Premiere on sunday, november 3 at 8pm et7pm pt reelzchannels twohour docudrama is based on the book of the same name from veteran police. The godfather of sabermetrics has a novel theory on jfks death. Colin mclarens theory of who shot jfk is startling, but actually does make sense. The smoking gun says secret service did it the star. What he had, and other investigators did not, was modern technology and access to all the evidence, facts and eyewitness testimony.
A feature length telemovie about his life by underbelly productions, starring sullivan stapleton in the title role, aired in 2011 in australia and other territories. I stand by the prediction i made earlier this week. The smoking gun is a twohour docudrama based on the book of. Oct 25, 2017 most of the mainstream media continues telling their readers not to expect any smoking guns in the jfk records that are supposed to be released tomorrow. The smoking gun unabridged by mclaren, colin, cartwright, grant isbn. I can grab the details and update you if interested. The smoking gun documentary claims president was accidentally shot by clumsy secret service agent it names george hickey as the man riding in the car behind kennedy when he accidentally fired.
Mortal error and jfkthe smoking gun this book provide a very compelling theory that jfk was shot by friendlyfire. The smoking gun, investigates evidence that suggests that the president was shot from two different directions. Thats assuming, of course, that president trump doesnt change his mind at the last minute and grant the cias request for continued secrecy. Kennedys assassination, this documentary uses cold case forensic analysis to investigate what really happened. The smoking gun unabridged by colin mclaren, grant cartwright isbn. Colin mclaren is an australian documentary film maker, crime writer and former police detective sergeant and task force team leader. Jfk asassination gets a wild new theory in discovery. Colin mclaren on 22nd november 1963, the 35th president of the united states, john fitzgerald kennedy, and his wife jackie were taking part in a presidential motorcade through dallas. Most of the mainstream media continues telling their readers not to expect any smoking guns in the jfk records that are supposed to be released tomorrow. The smoking gun, mipcom picks 20 about the author barry walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009.
The smoking gun did no favors in efforts to find out the truth. The smoking gun is a twohour docudrama based on the book of the same name from. The smoking gun made the claim that george hickey, a secret service agent riding in the car behind kennedy, accidentally shot the president on nov. Australian investigator colin mclaren created a 90minute documentary and book25 based on and supporting donahues theory, both titled. Nor was it intended to dig up the old jfk whodunnit debate we are all over that surely. Kennedy was assassinated, countless conspiracy theories have arisen in attempt to explain how the events really went. It names george hickey as the man riding in the car behind kennedy when he accidentally fired his weapon. Jan 01, 20 i watched a documentary of this book last year, with the 50th anniversary of the assassination of jfk. With the forensic eye of a highly regarded excop, colin mclaren has gathered the evidence, studied 10,000 pages of transcripts, and found the witnesses the warren commission failed to call, and the exhibits and testimonies that were hidden. The godfather of sabermetrics has a novel theory on jfks. On 22nd november 1963, the 35th president of the united states, john fitzgerald kennedy, and his wife jackie were taking part in a. Australian excop colin mclaren has new john f kennedy death. Veteran police detective colin mclaren spent four years on the forensic cold case investigation of jfks assassination. Oct 27, 2017 publication of nearly 3,000 documents sheds more light on response to assassination of us president but so far no smoking gun published.
The smoking gun was startling when it was first made in a book, mortal error, 20 years ago. And if that proves to be true the reelzchannel and the producers of jfk. The smoking gun claims that trajectory forensics indicate that the bullet that mortally wounded jfk was fired from the gun of a secret service agent, not oswald. The documentary, centered on ballistics and firearms expert howard donahues findings, gives convincing arguments backed by forensic evidence to suggest that the fatal shot was fired accidentally by secret service agent george hickey. The smoking gun has too many holes m schuett blah blah. Throughout the book, he does rather belabour some of his points, making for repetitive reading. A retired australian detective says he believes a us secret service officer fired one of the bullets that felled us president john f kennedy. This is a mystery that has intrigued the world for 50 years and it seems it may have been solved. With the forensic eye of a highly regarded excop, colin mclaren gathered the evidence, studied 10,000 pages of transcripts, discovered the witnesses the warren commission failed to call, and uncovered the exhibits and testimonies that were hidden. The smoking gun from the worlds largest community of readers. The documentary aired on australian and american television on november 3, 20. Jfk was not killed by a grassy knoll gunman breaking. Per his wife, marina, lho had a lot of respect and compassion for jfk.
On 22nd november 1963, the 35th president of the united states, john fitzgerald kennedy, and his wife jackie were taking part in a presidential motorcade. With alex ivanovici, howard donahue, colin mclaren, colleen lorenzen. The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman. The smoking gun is a twohour docudrama based on the book.
Jul 31, 20 the jfk assassination conspiracy theory still says lee harvey oswald managed to hit john f kennedy with his second shot. The smoking gun proves, once and for all, who did kill the president. Publication of nearly 3,000 documents sheds more light on response to assassination of us president but so far no smoking gun published. There is a book out that i want to read the man who killed kennedy. Australian investigator colin mclaren created a 90minute documentary and book based on and supporting donahues theory, both titled jfk. The jfk assassination conspiracy theory still says lee harvey oswald managed to hit john f kennedy with his second shot. The smoking gun claims george hickeys accidental discharge was known but the government decided to cover it up in order to save the. The smoking gun by pat speer to capitalize on the attention given the 50th anniversary of john f. Discovery contributes to the coming glut of programming marking the 50th anniversary of john f. Dec 05, 20 australian investigator colin mclaren created a 90minute documentary and book 25 based on and supporting donahues theory, both titled jfk. I suggest viewing the documentary or reading the book mortal error.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jfk assassination conspiracy theory in smoking gun. Kennedys assassination on november 22, 20, television networks pumped out an unprecedented number of new programs. Kennedy s assassination on november 22, 20, television networks pumped out an unprecedented number of new programs. The film follows veteran police detective colin mclaren in his fouryear investigation of. The smoking gun due to be released in november claims agent george hickey fired from the car immediately behind kennedys in the chaos of the initial shooting. Stuffing up the mother of all jfk conspiracy theories. Two decades later, and just a couple of years after george hickeys death removed the threat of another legal challenge, a film company decided to cash in by reviving howard donahues discredited theory. Oct 23, 20 fifty years after the tragic events in dallas, jfk. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jfk. Thanks to these fbi files, we know what a real smoking gun would look like.
Jfk assassination documentary the new york times duration. Inside the evidence hosted by bill curtis, airing only on reelz. For those inclined to believe that the official story about the jfk assassination has too many holes, the new documentary, as documentaries are. Heres a doozy for all you conspiracy theorists out there. November 22, 1963 stands as the single most tragic day in united states nearly 250yearold history because our popular elected leader was taken from us under violent and suspicious circumstances while our. The smoking gun follows the forensic coldcase investigation mclaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in dallas at dealey plaza where the shooting took. Veteran australian detective colin mclaren essentially says this theory, which was first postulated by a ballistics expert, howard donahue who. Files will shed light on a jfk shooting conspiracy but not the one. Muse entertainment and cordell jigsaw zapruder for discovery canada, sbs australia and reelz channel u. Inside the irishmans gonzo theory that the mob killed jfk.
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