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In "Case Open", Harold Weisberg neatly picks apart Gerald Posner's thesis of Lee Harvey Oswald's guilt in the assassination of J.F.K. In doing so, he also exposes many of Posner's somewhat underhanded misappropriation of others' research; factual distortions; and outright dishonesties (whether intentional or not can be left up to the reader to decide). Though poorly edited, this book singlehandedly debunks the "Lone Gunman Theory" and tells us much about the mainstream media's continuing desire to force the "official" version of the truth on the people, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Though Weisberg's writing style is difficult at times, it is easy to see that he is far more intimately familiar with the facts of the case than Posner. I wouldn't recommend this book for those not familiar with the more complex and minute details surrounding the assassination (Summers' "Conspiracy" or Lane's "Rush To Judgement" would better serve as introductories to the whole affair), but as a total refutation to Posner's much-hailed work, it scores, taking down the Warren Report one more time in the process.

-amazon review-

It has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Oswald fired three shots from that window in the T.S.B.D. Eyewitness accounts place him in the window several seconds before and after the shooting and at least one eyewitness saw him shoot. Film exists of a figure in the window seven seconds before the first shot wearing clothing similar to what Oswald was wearing at work that day.

Forensics has proven that the first shot missed, the second hit Kennedy, went through him and hit Connally, the third shot hit Kennedy in the upper right side of the back of his head and blew his brains out the right front side of his head.

The book you cite, "Case Open" looks like a "fringe" book.

Harold Weisberg neatly picks apart Gerald Posner's thesis of Lee Harvey Oswald's guilt in the assassination

Please summarize some key points.

On the History Channel recently, I found Weisberg to provide a convincing and measured statement of his position (it's a pity he doesn't write as well as he speaks)