The End of Innocence - The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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Episode 138 - The End of Innocence - Do you believe James Files? Apr 29, 2026

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This episode revisits the confession that keeps popping back up, tracing how a Houston investigator, Joe West, reportedly tracked down an Illinois inmate and recorded an interview presented as unedited, then laying out Files’ core story about being in Dealey Plaza, the position he says he chose by the knoll, and the wider cast he alleged was involved, including mob figures and shadowy intelligence-linked connections; we also cover his most specific details about supposed planning and his notorious claim about leaving a bitten casing, before weighing why many researchers and the FBI reject the confession and why some still argue it belongs in the JFK debate about November 22, 1963.

Episode 137 - The End of Innocence - James Files Confession (Part 3) Apr 15, 2026

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In our series that we are calling, if LHO didn’t kill John F. Kennedy, then who did. The last couple of episodes we started looking at the claims of James Files, also known as James Sutton. In 1963 Files says he was recruited by Nicoletti to take part in the killing of John F. Kennedy. Nicoletti claimed that the assassination was being organized by Sam Giancana, Johnny Roselli and David Atlee Phillips. Files claims that Lee Harvey Oswald was involved in the plot and speculated that his role was to plant the Mannlicher Rifle and shells in the Texas Book Depository.

Episode 136 - The End of Innocence - James Files Confession (Part 2) Apr 01, 2026

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In our series that we are calling, if LHO didn’t kill John F. Kennedy, then who did. Last week we starting at looking at the claims of James Files, also known as James Sutton. In 1963 Files says he was recruited by Nicoletti to take part in the killing of John F. Kennedy. Nicoletti claimed that the assassination was being organized by Sam Giancana, Johnny Roselli and David Atlee Phillips. Files claims that Lee Harvey Oswald was involved in the plot and speculated that his role was to plant the Mannlicher Rifle and shells in the Texas Book Depository.

Episode 135 - The End of Innocence - James Files Confession (Part 1) Mar 18, 2026

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In episodes 129 through 134, we dug into the stories of the man they called Mandrin and the tangled, controversial claims surrounding Roscoe White and his possible role in the Kennedy assassination. Today, we shift our focus to yet another figure who has stepped forward with his own explosive confession — a man who says he was the shooter on the grassy knoll that November afternoon in Dallas: James Files.

Episode 134 - The End of Innocence - Did Roscoe White kill JFK? Mar 04, 2026

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Over the last 5 episodes we have been looking at the story of Roscoe White, told by his son Ricky White. Some people believe that Roscoe was the shooter on the grassy knoll that awful day in Dallas. But in this episode, I want to do something a little different. I want to look at why Ricky White Believed the Story of his father being the killer of JFK so deeply.

Episode 133 - The End of Innocence - Did Roscoe White kill JFK? Feb 18, 2026

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In this episode we start to breakdown the story of Roscoe White and start to answer if he could have been the second gunman on the Grassy Knoll.

Episode 132 - The End of Innocence - Interview with Ricky White Feb 04, 2026

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In today’s episode we hear from the son of Ricky White, who is the son of Roscoe White. Several books, television programs and many podcasts have been focused on this ex-Dallas police officer that many researchers think was the trigger man who really killed JFK. Roscoe Anthony White sits at the intersection of rumor, coincidence, and unresolved historical tension. His story is a tangle of alleged intelligence ties, photographic evidence controversies, and family claims that surfaced decades after the assassination.

Episode 131 - The End of Innocence - The Man They Called "Mandarin" Part 3 Jan 21, 2026

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In today’s episode we continue to look at the man they called “Mandarin.” Several books, television programs and many podcasts have been focused of an ex-Dallas police officer that many researchers think was the trigger man who really killed JFK. That man was Roscoe White. Roscoe Anthony White sits at the intersection of rumor, coincidence, and unresolved historical tension. His story is a tangle of alleged intelligence ties, photographic evidence controversies, and family claims that surfaced decades after the assassination.

Episode 130 - The End of Innocence - The Man They Called "Mandarin" Part 2 Jan 07, 2026

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Episode 129 - The End of Innocence - The Man They Called "Mandarin" Dec 24, 2025

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In today’s episode we begin to look at the man they called “Mandarin.” Several books, television programs and many podcasts have been focused of an ex Dallas police officer that many researchers think was the trigger man who really killed JFK. That man was Roscoe White. Roscoe Anthony White sits at the intersection of rumor, coincidence, and unresolved historical tension. His story is a tangle of alleged intelligence ties, photographic evidence controversies, and family claims that surfaced decades after the assassination.

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