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12 TRIAL EPISODES. ONE JURY SUMMONS. ONE FINAL RECKONING.
THE TRIAL
HISTORY
DENIED HIM.
AND US.
The year is 1965. Lee Harvey Oswald has fully recovered from a gunshot wound from Jack Ruby. The Warren Report has been released and points to Oswald as the lone gunman. Finally, Oswald will have his day in court.
“The People vs. Lee Harvey Oswald” will be a twelve-episode mock trial where we present what Oswald’s trial may have been, basing all testimony and evidence on what was available in 1965. You, the public, have a chance to sit on the jury and decide his fate.
Court gavels to order on March 1, 2027.
Countdown to Premiere
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LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Lee Harvey Oswald remains an enigma trapped in the amber of 1963: a man of a thousand faces, most of them wearing a mask. To the world, he is a mosaic of irreconcilable parts: a devoted father, a radical Marxist, a supposed operative, and a cold-blooded killer. He may have been any, or all, of these things.
But beneath the layers of theory and the decades of speculation lies a fundamental human mystery that history never allowed him to answer for himself. The People vs. Lee Harvey Oswald isn’t just the trial of a man; it is a cross-examination of a myth.
This trial invites you to step back into a world where the evidence is fresh and the labels haven’t yet hardened into history. We may never fully uncover the man, but through the Rule of 1965, we will finally put the mystery on the stand.
THE EVIDENCE ROOM
12 Trial episodes. One report.
26 Volumes of hearings and exhibits.
One verdict.
The case is built from evidence, testimony, and investigative records available by March 1, 1965. Later material may guide our research, but it does not enter the courtroom unless it leads us back to a qualifying earlier source. Every disputed claim will be identified, sourced, and tested by both sides.
CASE NO. 63-1122
Full Trial Experience
Both prosecution and defense present their complete cases, from opening statements through closing arguments.
You Decide
After hearing all the evidence, you, the listener, sit on the jury and cast your verdict.
EPISODE GUIDE
TWELVE EPISODES. TWO SPECIALS.
PROLOGUE
The Summons
Special Prologue Episode
01
Opening Statements
02
How Oswald Became the Accused
03
The Sixth Floor
04
The Rifle and the Photographs
05
The Murder of J.D. Tippit
06
The Interrogation
07
The Shot Sequence
08
The Medical Record
09
The Oswald File
10
Closing Arguments
11
The Jury Charge
12
The Verdict
EPILOGUE
After the Verdict
Special Epilogue Episode, with a Season 2 preview.
THE RECORD
KEY DATES IN THE CASE
The historical record appears in cream. Our fictional timeline appears in oxblood. One gunshot changes everything that follows.
The Assassination
HISTORICAL RECORDPresident John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested hours later at the Texas Theatre.
Oswald Shot
HISTORICAL RECORDWhile being transferred from city jail, Lee Harvey Oswald is shot by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television.
The Surgeon’s Miracle
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEFollowing the shooting in the Dallas Police basement, Lee Harvey Oswald survives a grueling ten-hour emergency surgery at Parkland Hospital. A 24-hour federal and local guard is established outside Room 211.
Warren Commission Formed
HISTORICAL RECORDPresident Lyndon B. Johnson issues Executive Order 11130, establishing the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.
The Bedside Deposition
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCERepresentatives from the newly formed Warren Commission conduct the first recorded interview with the recovering defendant. The transcript is immediately classified “Top Secret” to avoid tainting a future jury pool.
Discharge to the County Jail
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEOswald is officially discharged from Parkland Hospital. Under heavy armor, he is transferred to a specially reinforced isolation cell at the Dallas County Jail to await the Commission’s findings.
The “Patsy” Filing
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEIn a brief, handwritten note smuggled out by his legal team, Oswald reiterates his claim of being a “patsy,” fueling nationwide debate while the Commission continues its work in Washington.
The Warren Report Released
HISTORICAL RECORDThe Warren Commission submits its final report to President Johnson. The Commission’s 26 volumes of hearings and exhibits follow later that year. While it concludes Oswald acted alone, the “Active Status” of the defendant turns the report into a de facto prosecution roadmap rather than a final historical verdict.
The Indictment
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEA grand jury in Dallas County officially returns a true bill of indictment against Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder of John F. Kennedy.
Venue Selection
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEAfter three days of heated debate, the judge rules that the trial will remain in Dallas, citing the “necessity for local justice.”
The Discovery Deadline
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEThe Prosecution is ordered to turn over all evidence to the Defense.
Jury Selection Begins
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEOver 400 Dallas citizens are summoned to Courtroom 102. Twelve are chosen to decide the fate of the century.
Opening Statements
FICTIONAL DIVERGENCEThe People of the United States vs. Lee Harvey Oswald officially begins. The Prosecution presents their “Unsurmountable Mountain.”
Court Gavels to Order
The podcast premieres. You take your seat in the jury box. The trial history denied us finally begins.
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THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
JURY SUMMONS
CASE NO.: 63-1122
RE: THE PEOPLE v. LEE HARVEY OSWALD
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