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__Initial Crime Scene Report:__
Lead Investigators: Luke Berringer, Christopher Charnecki, Matthew Choi Date: November 22, 1963 Weather: Sunny, Clear Skies Responding Officer: Secret Service Agent Clint Hill Arrival Time: 12:30 PM Location: Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas Who Was On The Scene At First Response: Secret Service Agent Clint Hill Witnesses: Abraham Zapruder, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon Banes Johnson, Clint Hill Homicide Victims: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald Appearance: Fractured Skull, 1/3 of brain tissue blown out by shot Body Shows: 1/3 of brain Tissue blown out, bullet wound Body was found: Back of a 1961 Lincoln Victim is wearing: Dark Suit, Undershirt, Tie Manner of Death: Shot in back, Fatal shot to head Crime Scene: Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas Wounds: Fractured Skull, Damaged Brain Tissue, back/back of neck bullet wound



__Our Theory__:
Our theory states that the Mafia was the motive behind the JFK assassination. How the mob first got affiliated with Kennedy was, they were the main presidential campaign funder for him. The reason we believe they did this was, because they needed a president who would not peruse the Mafia heavily if they stepped too far into “the red” he might turn a blind eye. The motive of killing JFK was the Bay of Pigs Invasion; this was significant, because: this limited the smuggling line between the U.S. and Cuba; angered 3 countries that they had strong ties with; and especially limited the dealings they could do with the U.S.S.R.. They got Lee Harvey Oswald to do the shooting. The reason they did this was, because he live in Soviet Russia and the U.S.; this means that it was easer to say he was a lone gunman. They motive to the fall back was, Oswald was confused and wanted the fighting of the two countries he loved to stop; this was the only way he could think of. When he got caught, the Mob knew they needed to kill him, to keep his mouth shut. For this, Jack Ruby was the choice. Ruby was a successful businessman owning a few nightclubs. Ruby was dying of lung cancer, and would die in about three months. This was key, because they 3 month window of life would mean the secrets would be locked forever, before the trial could conclude.

__What We Know__:

 * John Fitzgerald Kennedy:**
 * Youngest president ever elected
 * First Irish-Catholic
 * Assassinated in Dealy Plaza Dallas, Texas
 * Assassinated on
 * Lee Harvey Oswald:**
 * Assassinated by Jack Ruby
 * Assassinated JD Tippit
 * Assassinated John F Kennedy
 * Left school at age 16 to join the U.S. Marines
 * Attempted to assassinate General Edwin Walker
 * Applied for the Soviet Union but was rejected
 * Jack Ruby:**
 * Died of Lung Cancer before his trial
 * Owned a nightclub, Carousel Club
 * Served in the U.S. Army Air Force
 * Invited by nightclub owner Lewis McWillie to visit Cuba
 * Had to see Mafia due to problems with his workers and the AGVA (American Guild of Variety Artists)

__Why We Think They Are Important__:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was important to the conspiracy because he was the one killed because of it. He was the center of the reason why the mafia killed him. He was using the mafia to fund his campaign, so the mafia was close to him. But later he restricted them from smuggling certain things so they killed him.

Lee Harvey Oswald quit highschool at the age of 16 to join the marines. He later tried to become a citizen of the Soviet Union, but was rejected. Disappointed, he tried to kill himself. When he got out of the hospital, he was allowed to stay in the country. Soon after he met his wife. When his wife went to Dallas to have her second child, Oswald went to Mexico city to try and get to Cuba. After being rejected again, he went back to Dallas and found a job in the Texas School Book Depository.

Jack Leon Rubenstein owned a nightclub called the Carousel Club. Due to problems with not paying entertainers on time, he had to turn to the Mafia. There, he was then ordered to take care of Lee Harvey Oswald so they wouldn't be found out. Ruby was the perfect man for the job because he had cancer. He would die before he could be tried.

__What Makes Our Theory Believable__:

 * The Mafia wanted somebody in charge who they could rely on. When they couldn't smuggle goods from other countries, they could easily turn on him.
 * All three of the people involved had ties with the Mafia
 * Carlos Marcello confessed that he had set up the assassination

**__What Debunks our Theory__:**
 * Many Mafia members denied that they helped take place in the assassination

__Resources__:

 * [|Jack Ruby's Polygraph Test]
 * [|The Last Words Of Lee Harvey Oswald]
 * [|Zapruder Film Frame By Frame]
 * Lee Harvey Oswald Biography
 * Jack Ruby Biography

__Possible Product Ideas__:

 * A model showing the grassy knoll and Mafia members showing the "fueling" of the event. Although it's obvious that almost everybody else may be doing the exact same thing with their theories.

__JFK Vocabulary__
young king, so highly **revered**, was now killed, instead of standing before them in celebration. ||= ||
 * = **Word** ||= **Definition In Your Own Words** ||= **Used in a sentence** ||= **Picture** ||
 * = Revered ||= Regarded With Honor ||= People were shocked to realize that the
 * = Incontrovertible ||= Overwhelming ||= The dark lords return is **Incontrovertible**. ||= [[image:http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1538/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1538R-50757.jpg width="175" height="120"]] ||
 * = Mafiosi ||= A member of the mafia ||=  ||= [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLQT5nLXudVa0HNVtpAoIFBAmXzY9KkXCzU_X3hRujTh41-fY&t=1&usg=__xLazmdRWAAFRvs8LzOFCPtudXXE= width="64" height="123"]] ||
 * = Tawdry ||= showy and cheap ||= the replica was very bulky and **tawdry** ||= [[image:imagesCA3EA4RM.jpg]] ||
 * = Mafia ||= a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere ||= The **Mafia** is infamous for all the crimes it commits ||= [[image:mafia[1].jpg width="196" height="188"]] ||
 * = Patsy ||= a person upon whom the blame for something falls; a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc. ||= oswald was the **Patsy** of the mafia's plan ||= [[image:homer-simpson-cp-3723197[1].jpg width="168" height="193"]] ||
 * = Boss ||= Sometimes referred to as Father, Godfather or Uncle in the old tradition, the boss is the leader of the Mafia Family. ||= Marcello was a mafia boss ||= [[image:canstock3706501[1].jpg]] ||
 * = Mobster ||= slang for mafia member ||= lots of **mobsters** claim to have not been related to the jfk conspiracy ||= [[image:0060-0808-1917-5836_Crazy_Mobster_with_a_Machine_Gun_clipart_image[1].jpg width="173" height="137"]] ||

__Bibliography__:
“The Mafia and Kennedy.” //www.encyclomedia.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. .

Trost, Cathy. //President Kennedy Has Been Shot//. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2003. Print.

Wilkes, Donald E. //Ultimate Sacrifice//. London: Constable &Robinson, 2005. //http://www.law.uga.edu//. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. .