How the Oswald Case Became a Bureaucratic Burden

How the Oswald Case Became a Bureaucratic Burden

In the weeks following President Kennedy’s assassination, government agencies scrambled to trace Lee Harvey Oswald’s movements, motives, and official interactions. But by March 1964, as shown in document 194-10012-10400, some officials weren’t looking for answers-they...
Feature: When The CIA & KGB Both Watched Oswald & Looked Away

Feature: When The CIA & KGB Both Watched Oswald & Looked Away

He defected to Russia. Then came back. Everyone watched. No one acted. In the world of Cold War espionage, defectors were never left alone. Especially not those who played both sides. Lee Harvey Oswald was one of those men. And according to newly released JFK files...
The Cuban Intelligence Asset That Slipped Through the Net

The Cuban Intelligence Asset That Slipped Through the Net

In the trove of CIA records released in 2025, a short memo dated September 1963 points to a Cuban intelligence officer operating in the United States-one with direct ties to groups Lee Harvey Oswald associated with. The memo was never acted on, never referenced in...
How Oswald Slipped Past the State Department

How Oswald Slipped Past the State Department

Document 194-10002-10187, from the 2025 JFK file release, contains a damning piece of paper: a brief 1961 cable from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow stating it had "no objection" to Lee Harvey Oswald returning to the United States. At a time when Cold War paranoia ran high...