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February 5, 2025
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Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: historical caseEra: 1960s, JFK assassinationIntel Value: 9/10

Summary

The person in this account is Josiah Tink Thompson, a private investigator and author. He discusses his investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He believes that multiple shooters were involved, contradicting the official story that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Thompson describes how evidence, including the Zapruder film, suggests that Kennedy was shot from the front and rear. He mentions witness accounts and physical evidence that support his theory of a conspiracy. After years of research, Thompson feels confident that the assassination was a professional hit and that there was a cover-up by government officials. This encounter has led him to advocate for a re-examination of the evidence surrounding JFK's assassination.

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Executive Summary

The interview with Josiah Tink Thompson delves into the complexities surrounding the JFK assassination, challenging the official narrative that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Thompson presents compelling evidence suggesting multiple shooters and a potential cover-up by government agencies.

Primary Revelation

The evidence suggests that the assassination of JFK was a professional hit involving multiple shooters.

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Josiah Tink Thompson
investigatorpro disclosure
private investigatorauthor
Published definitive investigations on JFK assassinationExtensive knowledge of weaponsExperience as a private investigator

The evidence in the case will not permit a single gunman to have done this.

historical eventspecific

The official version of the JFK assassination states that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, but this is incorrect.

Source: Josiah Tink Thompson
historical eventspecific

There were at least four shots fired during the assassination, not three as claimed by the Warren Commission.

Source: Josiah Tink Thompson
coverupspecific

The reversal of frames in the Zapruder film presented in the Warren Commission report misled the public about the direction of the shots.

Source: Josiah Tink Thompson
historical eventspecific

Witnesses reported seeing smoke from the grassy knoll, suggesting shots were fired from that location.

Source: Josiah Tink Thompson
historical eventspecific

The evidence suggests that the assassination of JFK was a professional hit involving multiple shooters.

Source: Josiah Tink Thompson
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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: historical caseEra: 1960s, JFK assassinationIntel Value: 9/10