Most bizarre JFK conspiracy theories from alien abductions to demonic possession

The mystery surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy is about to get a new burst of attention as Donald Trump gears up to declassify over 80,000 pages of documents.

JFK was assassinated in his motorcade while on a visit to Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Jackie.

The events that unfolded on the ill-fated day of November 22, 1963, have been a breeding ground for speculation and controversy ever since.

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Trump is set to shake things up by committing to providing the public with unredacted files later this Tuesday—a first.

In a statement regarding the release, he declared: “People have been waiting for decades for this” and assured everyone, “We have a tremendous amount of paper. You’ve got a lot of reading. I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything.”

Despite the official narrative labeling Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone culprit behind JFK’s fatal shooting, numerous far-fetched conspiracy theories have wormed their way into popular belief.

Let’s dive into some of these wild speculations.

Did a solitary sharpshooter kill JFK?

The Warren Commission’s 1964 report stated that the lone assassin of the 46-year-old president was none other than Oswald, a 24-year-old former marine.

The report concluded that three shots were fired from a sixth-floor window of the Texas School Book Depository building at 12.30 pm as JFK’s car passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

The first bullet missed its target, while the second – known as the ‘magic bullet’ – hit the president in the back, exited through his throat, then injured Texas governor John Connally, shattering his wrist and ending up in his thigh.

The third bullet delivered the fatal blow to Kennedy’s head. Most subsequent formal investigations have supported the ‘lone killer’ theory.

After allegedly fleeing and shooting another police officer in Dallas on the same day, Oswald was apprehended but was shot dead by 53-year-old nightclub owner Jack Ruby two days later before he could stand trial.

The theory of multiple shooters gained traction after Oliver Stone’s 1991 film JFK, which starred Kevin Costner as District Attorney Jim Garrison. Many people are convinced that more than one shooter was involved.

Sceptics question the intricate path of the so-called ‘magic bullet’, which was reportedly discovered on Connally’s stretcher, who was also injured.

Paul Landis, a Secret Service agent on the scene at the time, asserts that he found a bullet behind JFK’s seat and placed it on the president’s stretcher. He speculates that it might have fallen onto Connally’s stretcher when they were next to each other at the hospital.

If there wasn’t a magic bullet, could Connally have been struck by another one?

Could more bullets have been fired as suggested by audio evidence – or from the front instead of the back – as the famous Zapruder film might hint at?

Would Oswald have had sufficient time to fire them within a few seconds?

There were also eyewitness accounts of shots being fired from a grassy knoll close to the murder scene. And why did Kennedy’s brain later go missing?

A 1979 House select committee concluded that there was likely a conspiracy to assassinate JFK.

Was it a plot by the CIA?

After the shooting, police apprehended three apparently homeless men behind the grassy knoll.

Oddly enough, they were clean-shaven and well-dressed, sparking speculation that they were actually CIA assassins.

And was a man seen holding an umbrella on a sunny day truly a protestor, as he claimed?

Kennedy is thought to have vowed to dismantle the CIA following their humiliation over the botched 1961 Bay of Pigs operation to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The agency also chose JFK’s Dallas route, failing to properly inspect it and withholding evidence.

Moreover, former director Allen Dulles conveniently served on the Warren Commission.

Did the Vice President really do it?

On that tragic afternoon, as JFK’s lifeless body was flown back to Washington DC, Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the next president, standing next to Jackie Kennedy, who was still wearing her blood-soaked pink dress.

The theory that LBJ was behind Kennedy’s assassination is rooted in speculation that he was on the verge of being dropped from Kennedy’s re-election ticket or was conspiring with FBI chief J Edgar Vacuum and business tycoons.

A woman’s claim that she was LBJ’s mistress and overheard him threatening Kennedy at a party has been dismissed by experts.

A Cuban Or KGB Target?

The US had made attempts to assassinate Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, and one theory – seemingly backed by LBJ – suggests this was Castro’s retaliation. Others, including a former CIA head, suspect the Soviets were behind it.

After being humiliated by Kennedy during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, they theorized that the Soviets either hired or brainwashed Oswald to carry out the assassination. Oswald was a known communist sympathizer who had spent time in the USSR and was married to a Russian woman.

A Mafia Hit?

Some theorists propose that JFK was assassinated by the mob, as his brother Robert, who was the US attorney general at the time, was cracking down on organized crime. Several mafia groups have claimed responsibility, and former hitman James Files even confessed to being the second gunman on the grassy knoll.

Jack Ruby, the man who killed Oswald and later died in prison for the murder, is also believed to have had connections to the Mafia.

A UFO Cover Up?

One of the more bizarre theories suggests that JFK was assassinated to prevent him from uncovering the truth about UFOs. This idea emerged because he was shot just 10 days after allegedly sending a classified memo to the CIA demanding answers.

What Else?

Additional theories suggest that the ‘military-industrial complex’ or a clandestine group like the Illuminati orchestrated JFK’s downfall, fearing he would bring an end to the lucrative Vietnam War.

There are also theories proposing that the limousine’s driver was responsible or that a stray bullet fired by Secret Service agent George Hickey accidentally led to JFK’s death.

The most outrageous claims include rumors that Jackie Kennedy herself killed her husband or that baseball legend Joe DiMaggio masterminded JFK’s assassination, believing the Kennedys were responsible for Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962.