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of his personal frustration than of any kind of philosophical or moral convictions.” 290 n
the end, Fuhrman concluded that the evidence was overwhelming of Oswald’s guilty, and
that he had the means and opportunity to kill Kennedy. Fuhrman refused to speculate
about Oswald’s specific motive, writing that whether it was “a desire for a place in
history, envy of a man more powerful than he could ever dream of being, political
convictions, or psychopathology” may never be resolved. 291 he only question remaining
regarding Oswald was whether he had any confederates, and Fuhrman concluded the
answer was no, and that Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald. “One result of
Oswald’s unexpected death,” according to Fuhrman, “is that his life has become more
mysterious and more important in retrospect,” including suggestions that he was “a top-
secret operative for the CIA, or KGB, or perhaps a double agent.” But Fuhrman
concluded “That’s giving Oswald far too much credit.” 292
Three authors defending the Warren Commission have made lavish claims about
their books: Jim Moore titled his work Conspiracy of One: the Definitive Book on the
Kennedy Assassination; Gerald Posner called his work Case Closed; and former Manson
family prosecutor-turned-true crime author Vincent Bugliosi sought to correct history
from the supposed distortions of the critics in Reclaiming History.
Moore’s book was the weakest, and as a former critic who became a believer in
the Oswald as lone gunman theory, he displayed all the zealotry of the newly converted.
He spent a lot of pages bashing his erstwhile colleagues in the community of critics: His
290 Fuhrman, 88-89.
291 Fuhrman, 88-89.
292 Fuhrman, 101.
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