Jim DiEugenio reviews author Gary Lawrence's attempt at an overview of the major theories about the John Kennedy assassination. He sees it as a good idea that did not quite succeed as planned.

An inside story of a scholar's attempt to get the murders of JFK and RFK reviewed in academic journals; it was not easy, but he finally prevailed.

In part 2, Bouzarth examines line-profile analyses offered as proof of Zapruder film alteration. Using high-quality scans and an interactive tool readers can try themselves, he shows why these analyses do not reliably establish that Kennedy’s head wound was altered.

In his debut article, our webmaster Craig Bouzarth examines claims that the Zapruder film was altered. Drawing on photographic experiments, access to the highest-quality film versions, and records of its initial processing and copying, he explains why his investigation led him to reconsider and reject the alteration hypothesis.