Ah Camelot. One has to wonder if today's technology had been around in 1964, would Lee Harvey Oswald had been the sole suspect? How would history have been changed by the true findings of the Warren Conspiracy? Would Watergate have ever happened? So much occurred post Kennedy's Camelot, that one truly has to wonder what actually happened....
Dad grabbed this one as soon as it came in, so this is his review!
Synopsis: A silent witness is heard at last. It required 35 years of painstakingly diligent searching to uncover Victoria Adams, a key witness to the JFK assassination, and her story. Adams was on the staircase of the Texas School Book Depository at the precise moment that Lee Harvey Oswald, according to the Warren Commission, was making his escape-yet she saw no one. Badgered by the Commission and fearing for her life, Adams vanished into obscurity. At long last, her story has been brought to light and forces us to reconsider one of the most controversial assassinations of the 20th century.
Review: As Mr. Ernest points out at the close of this book, President John F. Kennedy made the following statement, "We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts.... For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."
In his search for the truth in the murder of John F. Kennedy for nearly fifty years Mr. Ernest has left no stone unturned. He has spent countless hours in research at every possible source. His never ending fact gathering has shown that perhaps the Warren Commission and the House Sub Committee on Assassinations both got it wrong.
While the Warren Commission concluded a single Assassin and no conspiracy, the HSCA concluded also that only a single shooter was involved, but also concluded that there was indeed a conspiracy. Who are we to trust in government??? Mr. Ernest found many questionable conclusions by both the Warren Commission and the HSCA. Many witnesses were either ignored or discredited with their testimony. Mr. Ernest thinks these investigative agencies were in a rush to "let the American people know all was right and the killer was indeed found."
This book is one of the most intriguing pieces of work that I have ever read. Mr. Ernest in his search for the truth looked for many years for a young lady that was on the stairs, and the only way down from the 6th floor of the Texas State Depository Building, where the shooter took his so called deadly shoots. In her testimony she said she left her fourth floor office seconds after the shots were fired and heard of saw no one coming down those stairs. The things Mr. Ernest has brought to light is truly amazing. Now coming up on the 50th anniversary of the JFK murder in Dallas America still wants the truth.
I strongly suggest that even if you have no interest in this story that you should read and take to heart this story of how government even to this very day will not trust it citizens with the truth. President Kennedy and his family, and especially the citizens of this country, are entitled to the truth not only on his murder but all other things that are kept secret. After reading this book you will want to know the truth and I believe that we should all stand up and demand the truth. Contrary to popular belief by our all knowing government officials we can handle the truth. In the movie "A Few Good Men" with Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, this theme was also explored. When the character played by Tom Cruise demanded the truth from the character played by Jack Nicholson, Mr. Nicholson told Mr. Cruise, "You can't handle the Truth". God be with us all and may He also bless America.
About the Author: Barry Ernest is an author and former investigative journalist. He served in the US Navy as a radar man aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following his time in the service, he graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Ernest worked as a staff writer for the York (PA) Sunday News and the Syracuse (NY) Herald-Journal and Sunday Herald-American. He is a former press secretary and director of communications for the state of Pennsylvania. Passionate about finding the truth in the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy, Ernest began his search for Victoria Adams in 1967. He frequently lectures on the topic and is the recipient of the 2011 Mary Ferrell Pioneer Award, a national honor presented for a lifetime of searching for the truth in the event that changed our country forever. Ernest resides with his wife in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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