Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald (all volumes)

1072 Pages·2012·215.89 MB·English

by  Barry Krusch

IMPOSSIBLE:
The
Case
Against
Lee
Harvey
Oswald
CREATIVE
COMMONS
EDITION
Barry
Krusch
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Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald
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[A]uthor Barry Krusch has documented and done a great amount of
research on Oswald and written hundreds of words clearing Oswald of
Kennedy’s murder. Barry Krusch found many answers right in the witness’
testimony found in the 26 volumes of the Warren Commission. His three
volumes clearing Oswald are Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey
Oswald, Volumes I, II, III.
If you are interested in the truth, I highly recommend Mr. Krusch’s
book.
James Tague
LBJ and The Kennedy Killing
Chapter 40

James "Jim" Thomas Tague (October 17, 1936 – February 28, 2014) was a
witness to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas,
Texas, on November 22, 1963. Tague received a minor wound to his right
cheek immediately prior to the assassination, caused by tiny pieces of
concrete debris from a street curb that was struck by a bullet presumably
intended for Kennedy. Besides Kennedy and Texas Governor John B.
Connally, Tague was the only person known to have been wounded by
gunfire in Dallas' Dealey Plaza that day.

What an excellent set of books: very solid research on the real case against
Oswald. This book is not only well written, it brings up many important
points regarding the assassination of President Kennedy that are seldom
mentioned. It provides some great reading on the subject and is
entertaining as well.

Ed Souza
Undeniable Truths: The Clear and Simple Facts
Surrounding the Murder of President John F. Kennedy
“Selected Book Reviews”

Professor Ed Souza is a former Los Angeles police officer who has spent
twenty-five years in the fields of law enforcement, investigations, and
education. Currently, he is a senior professor and program lead of criminal
justice and criminal investigations.
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Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald
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I have read probably 10, maybe 15 JFK books, cover to cover. . . . but Barry
Krusch’s books are quite different. They are destined to become the
Rosetta Stone of the JFK case. Krusch lets nothing pass — EVERY
issue that needs to be discussed and proven, if you will, he takes it
and gnaws it like a bone. He goes from the premise of “so you know
nothing on the subject or have few opinions, huh? Or you are convinced
that Oswald was the lone assassin, huh? Let me show you how you are
mistaken.”
He starts the book with a defense of the reasonable doubt standard
that, I can tell you as a criminal defense attorney myself, is to die for. . . .
Once he takes that standard and he starts to look at the weaknesses in the
case against Oswald, something happens. And it happens over and over:
What I THOUGHT was the state of the evidence, well, it just isn’t so. And
he doesn’t just string cite footnotes. No, he prints them out, word for
word, basically from computer screen captures. This way, when someone
(like, say, Vincent Bugliosi) later on tries to say “I was misquoted,” well, no
you weren’t Vinny. The quote is RIGHT there.
In short, when Barry Krusch claims that he will show you that no one
can prove that LHO was the lone assassin, he instead PROVES that those
who we were supposed to trust in America — the press, the political class,
the academics — they have all been lying to us for such a long time about
the JFK case, or they themselves have been deliberately misinformed for
so long, that they no longer deserve ANY trust from the American people.
And because of this pretty much EVERYTHING that the media, or the
political class, or academia says ought to be treated with skepticism, if not
outright distrust.
Thank you, Mr. Krusch, for assembling an awesome defense of
Lee Harvey Oswald, and for comprehensively destroying the case
against him. It is overdue, but it is timely nonetheless.
Dennis Wilkins

I have read probably way more than fifty books about the JFK
assassination, and almost without exception each book has a conspiracy to
tout . . .
A nice thing about Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald . . .
is that author Barry Krusch doesn’t attempt to unravel the conspiracy. All
he wants to do is to establish whether or not a case can be made against
Oswald that could have been prosecuted. So in effect this is the very first
book I’ve ever read where the author betrays no obvious bias in his
treatment of the facts at hand.
Krusch is concerned only with actual evidence and rigorous
logic, not theories or speculations. When some speculating is
necessary, though, he is careful to lay out all possibilities and discuss each
in detail. I should state, though, that it is quite clear that he believes the
case against Oswald will unravel, but that never gets in the way of his
examination.
In the end we have a book whose conclusions simply cannot be
challenged by those who claim to defend the official story . . .
I enjoyed this book a lot and I recommend it highly to both fanatics
such as myself, who eagerly devour any new book that comes along, and
also to newcomers, especially those who think there must be something to
the “Oswald did it” theory because that idea is so ingrained in our media
and our culture . . .
Garry Puffer

I’ve got a new hero: Barry Krusch! This might sound a bit strange, but one
of the nice things about the JFK assassination is that, being 50 years ago
now, it’s possible to employ humor in one’s argument without seeming
tasteless. Barry Krusch is funny. That is one of the things that makes this
book highly readable.
But “make no mistake” as our politicians like to say: his wit does not
detract from his savagely penetrating legal reasoning. What makes this
book different from other JFK books I’ve read is its very strict adherence to
courtroom-style defense of Lee Harvey Oswald, who, after all, we presume
at the start to be innocent, as the law stipulates. Don’t we?
Also, Krusch is a geek, so I’ve got an affinity with him there, being a
database guy myself. This man scanned, indexed, and cross-referenced
over 100 books on the Kennedy assassination to make a searchable master
index, so when he wants to be sure he’s got a subject covered, he KNOWS
he’s got it covered.
So, take his thoroughness, his methodology, his sense of humor,
and his rigorous adherence to the rule of law, and then sit back and
enjoy his total deconstruction of the case against Lee Harvey
Oswald (or lack thereof, as it plainly turns out).
This is a devastating critique of the case against Oswald,
revealing it incontrovertibly to be so flimsy as to be nonexistent . . .

Johnny Nineball
A brilliant painstaking thorough analysis and refutation of the
Government conclusion that LHO shot JFK. Barry Krusch’s
meticulous research leaves no stone unturned and proves once and
for all at least to my understanding that the lone assassin theory is
untenable and will not hold up in a court of law . . .
Armand Herpe

The basic question examined in these books is whether or not Oswald
could have been convicted of murdering the President based upon the
evidence presented. It’s written in a manner intended to translate this
question and the “legalese” to a general audience . . .
This is a body of research which many of us have sought for
decades, a clear and concise and indisputable set of facts against a
backdrop of legal evidentiary requirements. It isn’t a sensationalist
shriekfest for beach reading, it’s an academic work made mainstream.

David S. Jenkins

There are essentially two kinds of books about the JFK murder. Those that
focus on the forensics evidence of the gunshots and the medical evidence
of the President’s body, and those which focus on the forces behind the
murder and their motivations. Barry Krusch’s three volume set is about
the former — and as the previous reviewer says, Krusch’s work will come
to be seen as the Rosetta stone for all such forensic analysis.
I would strongly urge anyone who wants proof positive that Oswald
could 1) not have been convicted in a fair court; 2) could not have acted
alone and 3) was almost certainly not even where he was alleged to have
been, then you need to read Krusch’s books. I suggest you speed read the
first eight chapters and the latter parts of volume 3. Everything in between
is absolute gold, which leaves you with little doubt about why no one will
ever take him up on his challenge. Before reading Krusch I confess I
didn’t really know that much about the evidence. After reading it I
was embarrassed to realize how obviously clear — and huge — the
framing of Oswald was.
Christine “Eddie”

The author has taken meticulous care in attempting to present all pointed
facts both pro and con, as if an attorney in the court room defending Mr.
Oswald. Lee Harvey unfortunately, never got the chance to stand before a
jury of his peers in an attempt to defend himself of the assassination of
President John Kennedy.
Instead Barry Krusch presents the case and blows away any
thought of Mr. Oswald’s guilt. In the process he also destroys
former Prosecutor, Vincent Bugliosi’s verbose book, “Reclaiming
History” in the process!
Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald is an engaging and
thoughtful presentation which puts the reader in the position of being a
virtual juror in trying to prove or disprove Lee Harvey Oswald’s guilt. As
that juror, and with the facts presented, finally; you are faced with an
obvious choice of “Acquittal”!!
L. Douglas Stewart

As a person who wants to know as much as possible regarding the FACTS
of the JFK murder, I found this book to be a valuable resource. Not a
rehash of the same old stuff, but a fresh look at what can (and cannot be)
surmised thus far. Krusch presents his line of reasoning in a concise way,
punctuated with excellent documentation.
Phil Fischer

This is by far the best book on the subject of the JFK assassination I
have read thus far. It is meticulously logical, laying a clear foundation of
legal requirements for finding a defendant guilty, and then applying the
facts involved in this case to demonstrate the impossibility that a court
could have convicted Oswald. Outstanding!!!
Amazon Customer

The mind-boggling facts behind the Kennedy Assassination are almost too
awful and overwhelming to grasp, but this book makes them palatable
through the use of humor and easy-to-understand explanations . . .

Norma Desmond

I found this book thought provoking and truely insightful. I couldn’t put it
down!
Heather Kowalski

Mr. Krusch makes a remarkable and original effort of setting the
inextricably complex matter of The Murder of the Century into a thorough
and very much needed legal and logical framework. Just be reassured
that the author does not simply debunk the case against Lee Harvey
Oswald from a legal perspective barely raising a reasonable doubt
about his guilt. He makes you sure that he actually didn’t commit
the crime. You can find in his well-written and well-documented
volumes the most complete and fair examination of the evidence I
have met so far in a book about this topic.
You like the Lone-Nut-Killed-by-Another-Lone-Nut-Theory? Get
ready to change your mind . . .
Francesco Rossi

Can’t wait to see the reviews of this come flooding in . . .
Well written, well structured, great documentation . . . should see LN
defenders twist . . .
This is the piece by piece attack against the WR apologists I’ve be
waiting for since Bugliosi’s paperweight . . .
Steve Duffy

Have read much on this subject over several decades; all too often a
rehashing of dated material: same old — same old.
This author has taken entirely new approach. He’s taken one discrete
aspect and using logic — no, not what some might call “common sense”,
the logic taught in philosophy classes and applied same to this particular
aspect, rendering the final solution.
This is almost always stated on the cover of nearly every writing
concerning JFK, always incorrectly. Not this time!!! This is a “must” read
and reread for full understanding. And there’s still time for enjoying
author’s dry wit.
You’ll not be disappointed!
Joe Hartmann

Barry Krusch’s Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald is an
outstanding analytical examination of some of the key evidence relied
upon by the Warren Commission to conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald was
the assassin of President John F. Kennedy and that he alone had fired
exactly 3 shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository
building on November 22, 1963. To state the overriding conclusion
reached by this reader after considering Mr. Krusch’s precise and detailed
examination of the evidentiary record contained in the Warren Report
regarding issues such as the number of shell casings found at the scene,
the number of shots fired, the location of the origin of the shots, the single
bullet theory, and other issues arising from the Warren Report, I can only
agree that this book was aptly titled . . .
The book makes a very convincing case that the shell casings entered
into evidence by the Warren Commission were not ones found in Dallas,
and is persuasive that one and probably all of the (eventually) three shell
casings, in addition to being virtually useless as admissible evidence in
court, were false evidence, introduced into the “record” well after
November 22.
“Impossible” also is outstanding in its demolition of Arlen Specter’s
strained and implausible “single bullet theory”. The book gives a
straightforward presentation of actual testimony and documentation that
was before the Warren Commission. Mr. Krusch boldly puts the onus
where it belongs: demanding that those supporting the theory prove it.
The facts and evidence, including the autopsy report do not support, let
alone come close to proving, the single bullet theory . . .
Barry Krusch’s Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald is
significant, in comparison to many recent books about the JFK
assassination because it is not filled with conjecture or speculation. There
are no conspiracy theories here, or speculation about who was
responsible. The strength of the book is its focus on the evidence before
the Warren Commission, and its straight forward demonstration that it
was not sufficient to prove Oswald’s guilt, not by a long shot . . .
Mr. Krusch’s clear and concise writing style, his frequent utilization of
photos, diagrams and other visual aids, coupled with his many direct
quotations from Warren Report’s testimony and documents, result in a far
more interesting and quickly readable book than one might expect when
first considering the term “three volumes.” . . .

Charles L. Keesey

Nothing indicates what I think of a book as to how quickly I get thru it.
That is simply a way of saying that I couldn’t put this one down. I have
read many, many books on the Kennedy assassination over the years. To
think that anyone believes the drivel that the government and its
apologists put out simply means to me that they either haven’t bothered
to look at the evidence or that they have some other ulterior motive.
Barry’s book follows and charts changing government witness
testimonies, revisions their ‘witnesses’ made to bullet trajectories and
locations, contaminated evidence, breaks in the chain of evidence . . . for
all to easily see and understand.
Good job Barry. It really would have been wonderful to have
seen someone defend Oswald, had he had lived, and blow the
Warren Commission’s fairytale apart once and for all.

H. Jeanson
I have read all three volumes of this work. Volume One contains not only
interesting information about the assassination, but also a detailed outline
of the criteria the author uses to examine the facts. Absolutely
recommended.
Amazon Customer

What a brilliant book! Barry Krusch has brought a new and fresh look at
the attempts by authorities to make their case against Lee Oswald.
“Impossible” is a perfect title, since nearly every attempt to make Oswald
look like the sole assassin of JFK can be effectively refuted.
Krusch goes to great lengths to show that the Dallas Police, the FBI
and the Warren Commission were somewhere between deceptive and
criminal in their attempt to distort, manipulate and fabricate evidence in
this case. Of great importance here is Krusch’s detailed look at the original
crime scene (6th floor of TSBD) and the distortions exhibited by the
authorities, in particular the crucial mishandling of the shell casings found
there.
This is another important book in an impressive list of fair
assessments of the facts in the case. I had the feeling while reading this
book that Krusch was in front of a jury, presenting an effective
defense of the accused. I pictured the jury, wide-eyed and impressed
with his thorough and thought provoking examination of the
evidence. “Impossible” Volume 1 is well written and at times quite
entertaining. I will soon be digging in to Volume 2. Good job!

Steven S. Airheart

Contained within the 1000+ pages of Barry Krusch’s three volume
work, is far more evidence of reasonable doubt in the case against
Lee Harvey Oswald than would actually have been required for
acquittal, had Oswald been afforded the opportunity to stand trial with
the benefit of legal representation (rather than be murdered himself while
in police custody less than 48 hours after his arrest). The book is not only
supported by file photos, direct quotes from Warren Commission (and
HSCA) testimony and multiple other sources, but these excerpts are most
often reproduced as actual scans and screen captures from the original
texts. What’s more, the volumes are extensively well referenced, allowing
readers to verify the source materials for themselves.
It would be difficult for me to imagine anyone reading (and fully
understanding) all three volumes of Impossible: The Case Against
Lee Harvey Oswald and still remain convinced of Oswald’s sole guilt
in the murder of President John F Kennedy, even less of Oswald
being convicted of this crime in a fair and impartial “innocent until
proven guilty” trial with adversarial cross-examination, which is the key
point Barry Krusch makes with this book.
To those of you who are lone assassin theorists (and yes, you are also
“theorists”), I urge you to read this book (all three volumes) and if you feel
you still have evidence at your disposal beyond reasonable doubt that
flatly contradicts the content presented by Barry Krusch, you might want
to take him up on the $25,000 JFK Challenge, but I strongly doubt that
anyone will actually dare to do so. After all, it would require
incontrovertible evidence contrary to what’s been exhaustively researched,
meticulously presented and extensively documented in the three volumes
of this book . . .
Peter Wall

Fascinating discourse on how the case against Oswald would be a defense
lawyer’s finest day . . .
Robert L. Lamberg

The first six chapters dig deep into all the legal ramifications of finding
someone guilty. If all the legalese seems exhausting at times, don’t get
discouraged. It’s just important to realize that calling someone “guilty” in
a court of law is different than just being a Cable TV watching armchair
judge, whose knee-jerk reaction is, after clutching their cigar in one hand
and a six pack of National Bohemian in the other, “well, he looks like a
creep, so he was probably guilty. I don’t believe in those conspiracy nuts.”
*swig* *cough* *burp*
Stuart Bentley

After reading this book it is pretty clear that in a real court of law
there would have been major difficulties convicting Oswald alone
for the murder of JFK. And that is putting it mildly. To those that
want to trash this book and its author, take a break and READ this book
and the two follow up volumes. If you still feel strongly that the Warren
report is truth and fact, then take Mr. Krusch’s challenge and cash in on
the prize. Sounds like the only response so far to the challenge has been
chirping crickets.
KMS6

Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald (Volume One)
should be considered, and in my opinion IS, THE preeminent study
of the JFK assassination as seen through the lens of the law.
I learned more from this first volume than I have from dozens of