In this episode, we examine the volatile life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man identified by official investigations as the lone assassin of President John F. Kennedy,. We trace Oswald's path from a troubled childhood in New Orleans and his enlistment in the U.S. Marines to his shocking defection to the Soviet Union in 1959,,.

Join us as we discuss his disillusioned return to the United States, his attempted murder of General Edwin Walker, and the fateful events of November 22, 1963, at the Texas School Book Depository,,. We cover the subsequent murder of Officer J.D. Tippit, Oswald’s dramatic arrest in a movie theater, and his infamous claim that he was merely a "patsy",,. Finally, we look at his murder by Jack Ruby on live television and the lasting controversy surrounding the Warren Commission's findings versus the conclusions of the House Select Committee on Assassinations,,.