The smoking gun by pat speer to capitalize on the attention given the 50th anniversary of john f. The smoking gun by colin mclaren, 9780733630446, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The smoking gun has too many holes m schuett blah blah. Per his wife, marina, lho had a lot of respect and compassion for jfk. The smoking gun is a documentary inspired by the work of veteran police detective colin mclaren who spent four and a half years on the forensic cold case investigation of jfks assassination. Or buy the book, by retired melbourne detective colin mclaren. Powers was consulted for the book mortal error, the book on donahues research mclaren found so inspiring. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 22, 2018. The smoking gun did no favors in efforts to find out the truth. Kennedy s assassination on november 22, 20, television networks pumped out an unprecedented number of new programs. Heres a doozy for all you conspiracy theorists out there. Australian detective colin mclaren investigates the jfk assassination using ballistics expert howard.
The godfather of sabermetrics has a novel theory on jfks death. The smoking gun presents a cold case forensic analysis of kennedys assassination. The smoking gun unabridged by mclaren, colin, cartwright, grant isbn. Sep 04, 2015 they were the gunshots heard across the globe. I spent 25 years of my life researching this case and im over it already.
The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman. Oct 25, 2017 most of the mainstream media continues telling their readers not to expect any smoking guns in the jfk records that are supposed to be released tomorrow. Forget about threading any dowel through that melon. Mortal error and jfkthe smoking gun this book provide a very compelling theory that jfk was shot by friendlyfire. Fifty years after the tragic events in dallas, jfk. The documentary, centered on ballistics and firearms expert howard donahues findings, gives convincing arguments backed by forensic evidence to suggest that the fatal shot was fired accidentally by secret service agent george hickey. A film of his own life, based on his hugely successful first book infiltration, the true story of his efforts as an uncover cop, was made in 2011. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The smoking gun, concerning the assassination of john f. Kennedy s assassination in dallas, texas on november 22, 1963and the investigation and conspiracy theories that followed.
The current secret service incidents pale in comparison to the greatest secret service coverup of all time. In front of the world, john f kennedy was fatally wounded. Brazil, british indian ocean territory, brunei darussalam, bulgaria. Websters new world dictionary during an interview shortly before a professional conference on the death of jfk that would be held on the twin cities campus of the university of minnesota on 1416 may 1998, federal judge john r. The smoking gun, is based on the work of retired australian police detective colin mclaren and the book mortal error. What he had, and other investigators did not, was modern technology and access to all the evidence, facts and eyewitness testimony. Most contributions to the jfk book depository have fingered at least some of the. This, no surprise, is never mentioned by colin mclaren in jfk. Kennedy s assassination, this documentary uses cold case forensic analysis to investigate what really. Dec 05, 20 australian investigator colin mclaren created a 90minute documentary and book 25 based on and supporting donahues theory, both titled jfk. The smoking gun names george hickey as the man riding in the car. The smoking gun proves, once and for all, who did kill the president. Fifty years after the assassination of jfk there still seems to be a huge interest and many,many more conspiracy theories but i believe this book dispels many of these. This mustsee documentary is the most provocative and controversial declaration well see.
Deputy sheriff recalls finding rifle that killed the president duration. A feature length telemovie about his life by underbelly productions, starring sullivan stapleton in the title role, aired in 2011 in australia and other territories. The shot that killed jfk is a 1992 nonfiction book by bonar menninger outlining a theory by sharpshooter, gunsmith, and ballistics expert howard donahue that a secret service agent accidentally fired the shot that actually killed president john f. But for years, the worlds most famous cold case has remained unsolved. A onehour abridged version of this documentary aired in the uk on. Premiere on sunday, november 3 at 8pm et7pm pt reelzchannels twohour docudrama is based on the book of the same name from veteran police.
Kennedy at parkland hospital after the president was shot. Oct, 2014 the current secret service incidents pale in comparison to the greatest secret service coverup of all time. Stuffing up the mother of all jfk conspiracy theories. One of australias most celebrated homicide detectives, colin. The smoking gun presents a cold case forensic analysis of kennedys assassination and reveals what really happened on that fateful november day. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jfk. The smoking gun documentary claims president was accidentally shot by clumsy secret service agent it names george hickey as the man riding in the car behind kennedy when he accidentally fired. The smoking gun returns to reelz at 9p et 6p pt tuesday with all the details. Thats assuming, of course, that president trump doesnt change his mind at the last minute and grant the cias request for continued secrecy. With the forensic eye of a highly regarded excop, colin mclaren gathered the evidence, studied 10,000 pages of transcripts, discovered the witnesses the warren commission failed to call, and uncovered the exhibits and testimonies that were hidden. The latest releases focus on many aspects of the tragic day.
I stand by the prediction i made earlier this week. A feature length telemovie about his life by underbelly productions, starring. The smoking gun returns to reelz in the heat of the newest release of documents about the jfk assassination. On the 50th anniversary of president kennedys death, jfk. Signed drawing entitled president kennedys wounds, rendered by dr. Jfk assassination conspiracy theory in smoking gun. Shooting holes in theory that a secret service agent. What he had, and other investigators did not, was modern technology and access to all the evidence. The smoking gunone of the first of the 50th anniversary films to.
I can grab the details and update you if interested. The smoking gun follows the forensic coldcase investigation mclaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in dallas at dealey plaza where the shooting took. Robert mcclelland, one of the physicians who attended to john f. The godfather of sabermetrics has a novel theory on jfks. Colin mclaren is an australian documentary film maker, crime writer and former police detective sergeant and task force team leader. Jan 01, 20 i thought this was a brilliant read and in my opinion what colin mclaren is alleging is quite plausible and makes a lot of sense. The thesis would become the subject of a book, mortal error.
The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman mailer to don delillo. The smoking gun is a twohour docudrama based on the book of the same name from. Mclaren decided to approach the assassination of kennedy as a cold case investigation. Nov 22, 20 the godfather of sabermetrics has a novel theory on jfks death. Doing so will once again lead the conspiracy deniers to stand up for the warren commissions onerous claim that lee harvey oswald killed john f. The smoking gun follows the forensic coldcase investigation mclaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in dallas at dealey plaza where the shooting took place, to parkland hospital where the president was pronounced dead, to the bethesda naval hospital where the autopsy was conducted and to the. Australian excop colin mclaren has new john f kennedy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thanks to these fbi files, we know what a real smoking gun would look like. Reelzchannel today announced the launch of an interactive companion website for jfk. Jul 31, 20 the jfk assassination conspiracy theory still says lee harvey oswald managed to hit john f kennedy with his second shot. And if that proves to be true the reelzchannel and the producers of jfk. I was shocked and saddened by some of the revelations in this book but unlike many other books on this subject it actually left me satisfied that this matter has finally been put to rest.