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That itself is history in the making in a yet to be fully organized book. Nonetheless, we are taking the first step in unravelling what has been released.

There's a LOT to unpack. Here is what we have done so far:

• Created a Mindmap of all crucial element of the released documents
• Built a timeline
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JFK Files Released 2025

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Theories

There's been plenty of plausible theories, which were such only if you were in the camp of "it can't be us" followed by "it must have been the enemies". As it turned out, it was both!

The Man with a Confession – Part I.

Our Take

The unredacted JFK assassination files, released as of March 18, 2025, following Executive Order 14176 signed by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2025, provide a wealth of newly accessible information from the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection.

This collection, maintained by the National Archives, now includes over six million pages of records, photographs, sound recordings, and artifacts, with the latest release on March 18, 2025, adding over 31,000 pages of previously classified documents. Despite this extensive disclosure, the question of who killed President Kennedy and why remains unresolved with definitive proof, though the files offer details that fuel both official conclusions and alternative theories.The official narrative, established by the Warren Commission in 1964, asserts that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

The commission concluded that Oswald, a former Marine with a history of defection to the Soviet Union, fired three shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, killing Kennedy and wounding Texas Governor John Connally. The motive, according to the commission, was not conclusively determined—Oswald’s reasons were “buried with him” after he was killed by Jack Ruby two days later. The newly released files, including FBI discoveries of 2,400 additional records in February 2025, do not appear to overturn this finding directly. They reinforce Oswald’s actions with details like his Mexico City visits in September 1963, where he contacted the Soviet and Cuban embassies seeking visas, and CIA monitoring of his activities, yet no concrete evidence of a coordinated conspiracy emerges from these documents to contradict the lone gunman theory outright.

However, the unredacted files have intensified speculation and alternative theories. They reveal previously withheld information, such as CIA surveillance of Oswald’s mail in 1962 and his interactions with Soviet officials, raising questions about what intelligence agencies knew and why they didn’t act. Historians and researchers, like Jefferson Morley, suggest that while the documents don’t prove a conspiracy, they expose lapses and possible cover-ups—like the CIA’s “benign cover-up” during the Warren investigation to protect sources and methods.

Theories abound: some point to a coalition involving the CIA, anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and the Mafia, motivated by Kennedy’s policies—his push for peace in Vietnam, his handling of the Bay of Pigs fallout, or his administration’s crackdown on organized crime. Jim Garrison’s 1960s investigation, for instance, alleged a conspiracy involving New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw and rogue elements, though Shaw was acquitted. The files don’t confirm these claims with a “smoking gun,” but details like Ruby’s Mob ties and intelligence oversights keep such ideas alive.

The why remains elusive. If Oswald acted alone, his motives might tie to personal instability or ideological leanings—he was a Marxist sympathizer with a troubled past. If others were involved, motives could range from geopolitical revenge (e.g., Cuba or Soviet retaliation) to domestic power struggles (e.g., CIA or Mafia resentment).

The whop-whop moment

The unredacted records, while rich in context—offering memos, surveillance logs, and witness accounts—don’t pinpoint a single culprit or reason beyond Oswald that historians universally accept as proven.

Experts like Fredrik Logevall and Kevin Boyle, cited in recent analyses, argue that while the files add useful details (e.g., Oswald’s Mexico trip specifics), they’re unlikely to “dramatically overturn” the established understanding.

In short, the unredacted JFK files, as of March 18, 2025, confirm Oswald’s central role but leave room for doubt about accomplices or broader motives. They don’t conclusively name who killed Kennedy beyond him or settle why, blending cold hard facts with shadows that keep the debate burning. The truth, it seems, is still a puzzle—partially illuminated, yet incomplete.

Mindmap of the documents

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section

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The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection

On This Page Response to Executive Order 14176 Previous Releases What is Currently Available Online FAQs and Additional Resources Transcription Mission Contact Us This webpage was created in response to Executive Order 14176, titled “Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,” which was signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2025. The President John F.

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The Timeline

Detailed Timeline of Main Events

• Pre-1958: Jose Fernandez, aka "El Gallego," is an old army friend of a Cuban national's father (part_16).
• 1958: Pedro Diaz Lanzda faces threats in Cuba (part_09).
• June 1959: An entry in a calendar mentions a briefing with Kapuk Corp. and a meeting of the Board of Trustees, FSEF + SAIS (part_26).
• October 25, 1959: A message indicates a routing to various CIA offices (part_14).
• February 1960: A calendar entry notes a meeting with General Erskine (part_26).
• May 25, 1960: A routing and record sheet is processed (part_09).
• August 24, 1962: A document is distributed concerning information evaluated based on various reports and projects related to Cuba (PACY, WAVE) (part_09).
• August 27, 1962: A TDCS information report is created (part_22).
• August 27, 1962: Dolores de Laura asks Rogelio Rodriguez to bring back shoe sizes from Cuba (part_15).
• September 1962: Anneli Matikainen is in Moscow (part_11).
• September 7, 1962: Jerrin, the porter at the Cuban Embassy, reserves a flight for Rogelio Rodriguez to Cuba (part_15).
• September 10, 1962: HF asks about VEGA and is informed (part_15).
• September 22, 1962: Rogelio Rodriguez departs for Cuba on a regular Cubana flight (part_15).
• October 3, 1962: Shipments to Habana are noted (REINHOLT, MATOUBA, CSOLYX, LISICIANSK) (part_30).
• October 8, 1962: A shipment of petroleum on the DEUZHEA arrives in Habana (part_30).
• October 9, 1962: The UXFA INY arrives in Habana with petroleum and oil (part_30).
• October 14, 1962: The OCEAN arrives in Habana with crude oil (part_30).
• October 29, 1962: Concurrence is given for an action from Buenos Aires (Harold F. Swenson) (part_07).
• November 1961: CIA has a connection to New York concerning the Cuban government seeking jute bags and hessian cloth (part_33).
• November 28, 1961: An FBI memo discusses large quantities of jute bags and hessian cloth sought by the Cuban government (part_33).
• December 26, 1962: A CIA information report concerns the identification of Cuban vessels allegedly prepared to invade a country (part_38).
• December 1963: Activity noted in Montevideo (part_03).
• December 18, 1963: A classified message is sent with distribution to various branches (AF, EE, FB, NE, WH) and locations (ALGI, VIEN, etc.) (part_04).
• January 28, 1964: The date a dispatch concerning Operational Plan ANTRUNK VII is typed (part_20).
• July 23, 1964: A TOCS information report is transmitted concerning a deposit deadline in Rome and Cuban officials applying for gun licenses in Spain (part_15).
• January 29, 1965: A memo is sent from the Chief of CI/Operational Approval LICONIC and Support Division regarding OS INDICES RESULTS and FBI CHECK RESULTS (part_06).
• March 16, 1965: An information report mentions Angel Novas at the Cuban Consulate in Kingston (part_16).
• March 29, 1965: A message from the Director identifies Anneli Matikainen and Lauri Matikainen in relation to Brazil and Havana (part_11).
• April 27, 1965: An endorsement is made by the Deputy Director Security, IOS, regarding OS Indices results (part_06).
• July 22, 1965: A message indicates someone was not planning a trip until July 25th (part_15).
• October 8, 1965: A report is mentioned with dissemination on October 26, 1965 (part_32).
• November 22, 1965: A document was received by liaison (Hall) (part_32).
• March 23, 1966: A message is sent from the Director to Ottawa regarding CASUGAR/1 (part_23).
• February 19, 1967: Memo mentioned (HYT) (part_06).
• February 26, 1967: Memo mentioned (HYT) (part_06).
• January 30, 1967: Memo to DD/P mentioned (part_06).
• December 1, 1967: HQS FILE NUMBER 19-300-10 is referenced (part_18).
• December 1967: RAMPARTS memo mentioned (part_06).
• November 24, 1967: Memo (8E-633-67) mentioned (part_06).
• January 10, 1968: Margaret Ioss requests approval for Santiago Altata Fernandez (part_23).
• April 11, 1968: Reference to UFGW-7020 concerning AMBUD Trust Accounts (part_22).
• April 28, 1968: Reference to UPGT-21813 (part_22).
• May 7, 1968: A message form is processed regarding TYPIC/AMBUD and AMBUD Trust Accounts (part_22).
• December 31, 1970: A message is sent from WH/MIAMI to The Hague regarding a watchlist subject (part_16).
• October 22, 1970: A SECRET cable is sent from MEXICO CITY (part_18).
• December 1970: Reference to a watchlist in The Hague (part_16).
• September 28, 1998: Date of last review noted on a memo (part_33).
• December 1, 2005: Next Doc Issue Date noted on a message (part_03).
• January 22, 2017: Date mentioned in relation to issue comment (part_04).
• October 1, 2017: Action doc issue date related to cable prefix (part_03).

Cast of Characters and Brief Bios

• D'EDKOV, Roman Fedorovich or Vilasa Nikolaevna: Subject of a NAME CHECK AND CONSOLIDATION REQUEST, possibly located in various South American cities (San Salvador, Santiago, etc.) and possibly at soo. Eulest. Ind (part_00).
• Prof. Herman Mark Muving Goodinan: Listed on a distribution copy list (part_02).
• WAVA UZUN (10): A cryptonym mentioned in a routine message, involved in drug dips, with requests for review of recruiting scope and purpose (part_03).
• FIDEL: Quoted as being unopposed by GOC officials in Cuba due to fear for their lives (part_04).
• Juri RAUS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Enno RIKAND: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Richard RATCLIFF: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• John M. REEVES Jr.: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Robert E.A. REYNOLDS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Lucian O. RUCKER Jr.: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Dennis B. SULLIVAN: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Henry STAROSTENKO: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Norman C. IMLER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Gordon SLEEPER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• QUESADA Jr., Gonzalo: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• John SAGER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Edmund Gambrill SMITH: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Lindas K. SLENYS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Henry SOLNZEFF: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Eva Diana SOLER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Henry SATINSKAS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• George A. STEVENS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Carlos CUDING MARGAIN: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Frantisek HABER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• William Mark HAIR: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Roberta Shirley HALLY: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Edward Joseph HAMILTON: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Louise HARRISON: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• John Martin HASKINS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Roger Andrew HEBERTEN: Name listed as ARMY, possibly indicating military affiliation (part_05).
• Bernard Horman HILLARY: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Thomas Mark HODONICKI: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Edward Elmar HURLLY: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Andrew IRVING: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Stephan JACOBS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Nicholas JAMES: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Stanley JARECKI: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Uldis JETFRIES: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Ivar JENKINS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Nicholas JUDD: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Myroslaw ZANKIN: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• William Henry DONAIRE: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Victor Samuel DRAKOS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Rene E. DUBOTS: Name listed as ARMY, possibly indicating military affiliation (part_05).
• Frank Joseph EGLSON: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Rudolf Albert ELFMONT: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• William Monroe ELLECOR: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Arthur Hall EVANS: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Charles Andrew FARON: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Robert H. FILECCIA: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Lucian Charles FITSARES: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Charles E. FLICKR: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Richard Ernest LEITNER: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Charles Edward MART: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Syron LOWE: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Andrei Nicolae LWPJ: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• George H. LYONS: Name listed as ARMY, possibly indicating military affiliation (part_05).
• Philip Josaph MAGLIE: Name listed, possibly an individual of interest (part_05).
• Sarah K. Hall: Addressee of a memo concerning Dec 67 RAMPARTS (part_06).
• Deputy Director Security: Recipient and sender of memos regarding security matters (part_06).
• Chief, CI/Operational Approval LICONIC and Support Division: Sender of a memo regarding OS INDICES and FBI checks (part_06).
• James A. Franklin: Chief, Military Cover, CCO, mentioned in a memo (part_06).
• Harold F. Swenson: WH/C/SP, involved in a personnel action request from Buenos Aires (part_07).
• Deputy Director for Plans: Receives a copy of a memo (part_07).
• LOUIS W. ARMSTRONG: C/TFM/Pers., signature on a personnel action request (part_07).
• Pedro Dinz Landda: Subject of potential threats in Cuba (part_09).
• Jand Candies Diaz Rojas: Possibly related to threats against Pedro Dinz Landda (part_09).
• Eugene J. Velch: Name on a routing and record sheet (part_09).
• Susan FRANK: Authenticating Officer on a routing and record sheet (part_09).
• D.: Brother-in-law who has contacts in a specific area and on the coast, willing to work (part_10).
• Tanas: Individual to be told about D. and authorization for guerrilla band (part_10).
• Sto Lift: A "terrific contact" on the coast to be put in touch with D. (part_10).
• "ilidio": Agent - 13, a radio technician (part_10).
• ANNELI MATIKAINEN: Former secretary in Brazilian Embassy HAVA and Moscow (in Moscow Sept 62) (part_11).
• LAURI MATIKΑΙΝΕΝ: Finnish businessman, Hon. Finnish Consul in Havana (part_11).
• ESTRELLA TOINI MATΙΚΑΙΝΕΝ: Former secretary in Brazilian Embassy HAVA (Sept 64) (part_11).
• Walter Cini: C/WH/C/MO, mentioned in a draft (part_11).
• Lt. Col.: Rank of an individual with military service record (part_13).
• ROSENTHAL: Possessed certain materials, JMWAVE comments appreciated (part_14).
• Mr. Bladergroen: OGC, drafted a message (part_14).
• Mr. Mahoney: C/WH/COG/CICS, drafted a message (part_14).
• Jacal S. Ententeme: Coordinating officer (part_14).
• William V. Broe: Coordinating officer (part_14).
• Earl J. Williamson: AC/WH/COG (part_14).
• William Brown/ser ONG: UNIT CA/34, EXT 6761, sender of a message (part_14).
• REINALDO (PICO) RAMON: Identified in relation to WAVE 7250 (part_14).
• Barbara Sower: CA/04, involved in a message (part_14).
• ROGELIO RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ: Cuban, subject of file notes, suspected G-2 agent, traveled to Cuba (part_15).
• VIDOPIA: Compañero who mentioned Rogelio Rodriguez (part_15).
• JERRIN: Porter at the Cuban Embassy who reserved a passage for Rogelio Rodriguez (part_15).
• DOLORES DE LAURA: Asked Rogelio Rodriguez to bring back shoe sizes from Cuba (part_15).
• VEGA: Person HF inquired about at the Cuban Embassy (part_15).
• Angel Novas: Cuban Consulate in Kingston as Commercial Attache, described as American-looking, English speaker, occupied with girls (part_16).
• Jose FERNANDEZ ("El Gallego"): Chief of Artillery Schools in Habana Province, gives lectures at a school for members of the Western Army (part_16).
• Sam Nunn, Carl Levin, Jim Sasser, David Pryor, Herbert Kohl, John Glenn, Joseph I. Lieberman, Daniel K. Akaka, William V. Roth Jr., Ted Stevens, William S. Cohen, Warren B. Rudman, John Seymour: Members of the United States Senate (part_27).
• Robert M. Gates: The Honorable, addressed by the United States Senate (part_27).
• Leonard Weiss: Staff Director of the Senate (part_27).
• Franklin C. Polk: Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Senate (part_27).
• Yuriy MOSKALEV: Subject of multiple entries with different dates, birth information, scientific/professional roles, and connections to various countries (Austria, USSR, Poland, USA, Denmark, Canada, UK) (part_29).
• Gral (D): Possibly related to a shipment (REINHOLT) to Habana (part_30).
• Potatoes (D): Possibly related to a shipment (MATOUBA) to Habana (part_30).
• Grasco (D): Possibly related to a shipment (CSOLYX) (part_30).
• Petroleum: Cargo of several ships arriving in Habana (LISICIANSK, DEUZHEA, UXFA INY) (part_30).
• Crude Oil: Cargo of the OCEAN arriving in Habana (part_30).
• DIRECTOR, FBI: Addressee of a SECRET memo (part_33).
• SAC, SALT LAKE CITY: Sender of a memo concerning economic matters related to Cuba (part_33).
• International Ore and Fertilizer Company, New York City: Involved in Cuban government's search for jute bags and hessian cloth (part_33).
• PROLAB and/or NOVEMBER: Unknown concerns related to Cuban procurement (part_33).
• Sukarno: Mentioned in relation to beefing up subversive aspects of confrontation (likely Indonesia-Malaysia context) (part_36).
• Santiago ALTATA Fernandez: True name of a subject for whom Provisional Operational Approval is requested (part_23).
• Margaret Ioss: Requests approval for Santiago Altata Fernandez (part_23).
• WUBRINY Das: Subject interested in being the overt distributor in the Caribbean for the Puerto Rican Cement Company (part_24).
• Kapuk Corp.: Involved in a briefing noted in a June 1959 calendar entry (part_26).
• General Erskine: Met with on February 5th, as per a calendar entry (part_26).
• Kilday Comm: Mentioned in a February 5th calendar entry (part_26).
• Adm. Martell: Met with on February 5th, as per a calendar entry (part_26).
• Amb. Auffler (Ceylon): Met with on June 30, 1959, as per a calendar entry (part_26).
• (Anthum Pacober): Mentioned in relation to Amb. Auffler meeting (part_26).
• Mie, John Kaylin, Blk tier: Involved in a dinner with DCI on June 8th (part_26).
• Records Review Board (ARRB): Requesting assistance in approaching FSB/SVR for Oswald file (part_27).
• FSB/SVR: Russian intelligence agencies holding a file on Oswald (part_27).
• OSWALD: Subject of a file sought by the Records Review Board (part_27).
• Chief of the European Division: Reviews cases involving operational use of citizens from sensitive countries (part_28).
• Prime Minister and Minister of Government and Police (Peru): Requested information from the CIA representative in Lima on subversive elements (part_39).
• Peruvian Naval Intelligence Service (PNIS): Sent an agent to Chile to sign aboard a Chilean freighter calling at Habana (part_39).