Lee Harvey Oswald's Assassination

On November 22, 1963, a tragic event occurred in America that shook the nation. The president at the time, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. What not many people know is that his assumed assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was actually assassinated two days later. Lee Harvey Oswald was shot while being transferred to the county jail, by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. Oswald was supposedly assassinated because Jack Ruby was so moved by the death of John F. Kennedy that he wanted revenge. The assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald was unjust because there is little to no evidence that he murdered JFK, and there was never a full trial determining whether the assassin was Oswald or not; however, others believe that Oswald was the assassin of JFK, so
they believe that Jack Ruby was a hero (Jack Ruby Kills Lee Harvey Oswald). Even though Lee Harvey Oswald has been named as JFK’s assassin throughout history, there is actually no conclusive that proves Lee Harvey Oswald’s guilt or innocence of the assassination of President Kennedy (Bojczuk). In addition, there are no photographs of Oswald firing a gun from the Texas School Book Depository, which is where he was believed to have shot JFK. The case against Oswald was made by the Warren Commission, and they did not gather much evidence against Oswald (Bojczuk). They were already convinced that he was the assassin, even though they barely had any evidence. Similarly, Lee Harvey Oswald was never fully tried. The last recorded words of his were about talking to a Secret Service agent, because he denied assassinating JFK. He said, "I will be glad to discuss this proposition with my attorney, … if the attorney thinks it is a wise thing to do, but at the present time I have nothing more to say to you." (Brussell) However, Oswald was never granted an attorney, and he stressed this significantly throughout his interrogations (Brussell). The fact that he never had legal representation is very suspicious. Oswald requested a lawyer by the name of John Abt. He did not know him personally, but he knew who he was (John Abt and Lee Harvey Oswald). However, this man was never contacted about representing Oswald. Unless he was representing himself, it would not have been possible for Oswald to have a full trial without a lawyer. Even though there is a lot of evidence proving Lee Harvey Oswald to be innocent, there is a reason why he was charged in the first place.
He has a violent past, with being mentally disturbed as a child and threatening to kill his mother (Posner). He worked at the Texas School Book Depository, so it is plausible that he could be the assassin. When Oswald was arrested at the movie theater, he clearly stated “This is it, it’s all over now.” (Brussell). This makes him sound guilty, not to mention he was carrying a rifle “because he felt like it”. However, this claim is refuted due to paraffin tests on Oswald’s cheek and hands that prove he did not fire a rifle the day of the assassination. Fidel Castro, who trained his men to shoot from telescopic sights, concluded that Oswald could not have shot JFK without help, because he conducted an experiment and his men could not do it alone (Goldberg). In order for there to even be a possibility of Lee Harvey Oswald being the assassin, over 12 witnesses and experts need to have been mistaken (Bojczuk). It is highly unlikely that all of those witnesses were unaccountable, therefore supporting Oswald’s innocence. In conclusion, Lee Harvey Oswald died because of a crime he most likely did not commit. His conversations with his family over the telephone prove that he was planning on seeing them again, but sadly, he never got the chance. There are too many pieces of evidence that show that Oswald was not a murderer for him to be charged as
guilty. Even if Oswald was tried and found guilty, his assassination would still not be just because it is against the law to murder someone.