The Men Who Killed Kennedy

"The Men Who Killed Kennedy" is a video documentary series by Nigel Turner that originally aired in 1988 in the United Kingdom with two one-hour segments about the John F. Kennedy assassination. The United States corporation, Arts & Entertainment Company, purchased the rights to the original two segments. Three one-hour segments were added in 1991. A sixth segment was added in 1995. Finally, three additional hourly segments were added by the History Channel in November 2003.

The ninth segment, titled "The Guilty Men", directly implicated Lyndon B. Johnson. Within days, Johnson's widow, Lady Bird Johnson, more of his surviving associates, ex-President Jimmy Carter, and the lone, living Warren Commission commissioner and ex-President Gerald R. Ford immediately complained to the History Channel. They subsequently threatened legal action against Arts & Entertainment Company, owner of the History Channel. "The Guilty Men" segment was completely withdrawn by the History Channel, that action resulting in considerable controversy. In 2004, a panel of three historians (selected by The History Channel) reviewed the claims made in "The Guilty Men". The History Channel later aired a live discussion about the claims.

Also during the series, French prisoner Christian David named Lucien Sarti as one of three French criminals hired to carry out the assassination of Kennedy, when he was interviewed by author Anthony Summers. This claim is one of the most strongly investigated theories presented on the show.

Episode List

#"The Coup D'Etat" (1988)
#"The Forces Of Darkness" (1988)
#"The Cover-Up" (1991)
#"The Patsy" (1991)
#"The Witnesses" (1991)
#"The Truth Shall Set You Free" (1995)
#"The Smoking Guns" (2003)
#"The Love Affair" (2003)
#"The Guilty Men" (2003)

External links

* [http://www.jfk-online.com/tmwkk.html JFK Online: "The Men Who Killed Kennedy"]
* [http://davesjfk.com/guilty.html Dave Perry on "The Men Who Killed Kennedy"]