- Paperback: 24 pages
- Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc; Rev. and updated 1988 edition (31 Dec 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0881844381
- ISBN-13: 978-0881844382
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.2 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 512,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I sat down and read this book during most of my spare time, and was amazed at the lengths people had gone too to cover up one of the most famous assassinations of our time: that of John F Kennedy. Lifton started his investigation in his own time, not realising it would continue for way over a decade. He uncovers new evidence not found by the Warren Commision, and thoroughly covers all areas involved with the assassination, and its after effects. He gains access to the morgue at Bethesda Naval Hospital, an area denied to previous investigators, and speaks to people who are privy to conflicting evidence, which casts doubt on the 'best evidence' produced by the Warren Commission. He also finds conflicting evidence with the House Assassinations Committee, and sets the mind racing with various 'what ifs' and theories of cover up that, in all, tie up an amazing book that would take a large essay to review!
I can only suggest that if this subject interests you, you read this book, and then you too will have exceptional knowledge of this obvious conspiracy theory.
Format:Paperback
Lifton's radical new take on the JFK assassination caused quite a stir when it was first published in 1981. The subsequent video release bolstered the book substantially.
From it's earliest days, 'Best Evidence' had a mixed reception - even among the die hard conspiracy buffs. Some of them found it difficult to accept Lifton's basic contention of posthumous wound alteration.
This book chronicles the author's odyssey beginning with his initial 'realisation' that JFK's back-and-to-the-left reaction to the fatal shot was proof of a frontal attack.
His academic background seemed to offer much credibility to his assertions. Constant references to 'Newton's Law Of Motion' and `The Transfer Of Momentum' were just the sort of language that the conspiracy community wanted to hear. (Newton's work says much about the physical world, of course, but nothing about wound ballistics. i.e. supersonic, piercing projectiles striking human tissue).
Lifton also produced witnesses to support his theory.
Paul O' Connor's claim that JFK's body arrived at Bethesda in a "..grey body-bag inside a cheap shipping- casket.." was clearly at odds with Aubrey Rike's recollection of how the president's remains left Dallas.
But then, as the author picks up steam, things really seem to come off the rails.
Jerrol Custer recounts a series of 'events' that are simply not believable. He sees the casket arrive AFTER he's already taken x-rays of JFK and, he claims, he was able to place his doubled-up fists into the huge defect at the rear of Kennedy's skull! "There was no brain", he told Lifton. (He claimed much else besides but chose not to mention any of it to the HSCA 1978).
By the end of the book the reader is faced with a choice: Either Lifton has written the most tellingly insightful book on the JFK assassination, or. he's as mad as a box of frogs.
From it's earliest days, 'Best Evidence' had a mixed reception - even among the die hard conspiracy buffs. Some of them found it difficult to accept Lifton's basic contention of posthumous wound alteration.
This book chronicles the author's odyssey beginning with his initial 'realisation' that JFK's back-and-to-the-left reaction to the fatal shot was proof of a frontal attack.
His academic background seemed to offer much credibility to his assertions. Constant references to 'Newton's Law Of Motion' and `The Transfer Of Momentum' were just the sort of language that the conspiracy community wanted to hear. (Newton's work says much about the physical world, of course, but nothing about wound ballistics. i.e. supersonic, piercing projectiles striking human tissue).
Lifton also produced witnesses to support his theory.
Paul O' Connor's claim that JFK's body arrived at Bethesda in a "..grey body-bag inside a cheap shipping- casket.." was clearly at odds with Aubrey Rike's recollection of how the president's remains left Dallas.
But then, as the author picks up steam, things really seem to come off the rails.
Jerrol Custer recounts a series of 'events' that are simply not believable. He sees the casket arrive AFTER he's already taken x-rays of JFK and, he claims, he was able to place his doubled-up fists into the huge defect at the rear of Kennedy's skull! "There was no brain", he told Lifton. (He claimed much else besides but chose not to mention any of it to the HSCA 1978).
By the end of the book the reader is faced with a choice: Either Lifton has written the most tellingly insightful book on the JFK assassination, or. he's as mad as a box of frogs.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Of all the books written about the JFK assassinations, none of been more sensational than Best Evidence. Although speaking in depth about the killing, its' main focus is that JFK's body was altered before the autopsy to cover up what really happened. Lifton's theory does of course tie in well with all popular myths, such as the Parkland doctors being positive about bullets coming from the front. However, on closer inspection, Lifton's work is full of holes and is apparantly sloppily researched so much so, that even the author has admitted his theory is false.
To sum it up as briefly as can be, Lifton claims that the body was stolen between 2:18 and 2:32, based on one source which he CLAIMS states that the body was unguarded. Further inspection proves that not only does Lifton's source state exactly the opposite, but that many people were with the coffin the whole time. The 14 minute window for the body to be stolen could never have happened, and Lifton's has been forced to admit that if indeed this body-snatching happened, it could not have been when he said it was. This casts severe doubts over his research skills and credibility. In my opinion, his theory is absurd in countless more ways, but I will leave that to others to read into if they want to look further.
As for this book, it has to be said that when not even the preacher is sure of his teachings, just who else should bother listening?
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