This thread inspired me to post a variant idea. I had originally imagined this being done elaborately, as part of Oswald's advance planning, but @ejpsan pointed out in that thread that Oswald had no time for advance planning.
But a lesser version is barely possible. First, I assume that Oswald conceives what he thinks is a very workable escape plan. Second, that he wants the world to know that he did it.
So before the assassination, Oswald assembles a dossier. It includes:
Events immediately after the assassination still go as OTL. Then, shortly after Jack Ruby murders Oswald, the dossier reaches the Times, and establishes Oswald's guilt beyond question.
So: what would be the cultural effect of no conspiracy theorizing over the decades? To start with, no Warren Commission; it isn't even needed.
But a lesser version is barely possible. First, I assume that Oswald conceives what he thinks is a very workable escape plan. Second, that he wants the world to know that he did it.
So before the assassination, Oswald assembles a dossier. It includes:
- A written or typed signed confession giving his motives.
- A description of when and where from he would shoot.
- Photographs of the shooting position inside the Depository, and of Dealey Plaza from the shooting position.
- A photograph of himself holding the rifle.
- The registration for the rifle (if it was registered to him).
- The sales receipt for the rifle (if he still has it).
Events immediately after the assassination still go as OTL. Then, shortly after Jack Ruby murders Oswald, the dossier reaches the Times, and establishes Oswald's guilt beyond question.
So: what would be the cultural effect of no conspiracy theorizing over the decades? To start with, no Warren Commission; it isn't even needed.
