Ep 60: Season 2 Conclusions (Part 1)

Solving JFK

During this season 2 of Solving JFK, we set out to answer the question “Who was Lee Harvey Oswald, really?” Like everything else in the JFK Assassination, to answer that question, we have to address multiple sub-questions, most of which have inconsistent evidence and disputed answers. In part 1 of this season 2 conclusion episode, we look back at the body of evidence that was covered over the last 32 episodes to try to provide an answer to some of the most important questions about the life of Lee Harvey Oswald?
In this episode, we answer these questions:

1. When did Oswald begin to express an interest in Marxism? And was his interest genuine?
2. When did Oswald learn to speak Russian and how fluent was he?
3. When Oswald went to the Soviet Union was he a bona fide defector who wanted to experience Soviet Russia or was he a false defector sent on behalf of an intelligence agency?
4. What was George de Mohrenschildt’s role in Oswald’s life?
5. Did Oswald work with Guy Banister in New Orleans?
6. Did Oswald travel to Jackson and Clinton, Louisiana with David Ferrie and Clay Shaw?
7. Is Jim Garrison’s story about Oswald meeting with David Ferrie and Clay Shaw to plan a conspiracy to kill Kennedy true?