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UPDATED 10/27/2021 The assassination of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, still ranks as one of the most memorable and one of the most hard-hitting presidential assassinations to take place in U.S. history. The JFK assassination took place in November 1963 and there are still so many questions with no answers to this day. Even in October 2021, the White House announced the delayed release of secret JFK assassination records allegedly, due to COVID-19, so we are still awaiting answers so many years later. An 888-page report from the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and it is pretty much the only thing about the assassination that stands undisputed. There has been so much left unsaid, untold, and remains a mystery for who knows how long. Here are some unanswered questions from JFK's assassination we still all wonder about today. 1. What we know Wikimedia Commons On November 22, 1963, JFK and his wife, former first lady Jackie, rode through downtown Dallas in an open convertible when gunshots fired at around 12:30 PM. The president is hit in the neck and head and dies soon after. But what else happened? RELATED: An Abandoned JFK Terminal From The 1960s Is Being Transformed Into A Hotel 2. The Warren Commission's report Wikimedia Commons The Warren Commission's report finds no evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald is part of any conspiracy to assassinate the president. They conclude that all gunshots were by Oswald himself and he is working alone. However, Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby before he could be of use to helpful insight. What else could have been said? 3. Everyone was questioning the truth 00anders / Flickr A year-long investigation went into the JFK assassination, and even then people were still questioning what the truth was. Despite the Warren Commission's report concluding that it was an act by out by one man, the American public feels that something is just off. Subsequent investigations question this report, raising additional questions for what information has been disclosed and what has not. 4. The Warren Commission's report vs. the entire investigation record Wikipedia The 888-page report of the Warren Commission is actually very short of what the actual investigation record was, reaching a whopping 5 million pages. It's now known as The John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection maintained by the National Archives. A 1992 law requires that any and all assassination records release to the public, and by the end of October 2017, America is still waiting for full disclosure. 5. Lack of transparency Wikimedia Commons Americans don't settle for lack of transparency. A law requires assassination records for public release, and some information has been, but not all. Most information will remain out of reach until approximately 2021, and even then, it's no guarantee. Why is this information being withheld? What else is there? Why? 6. Keeping things under wraps Wikimedia Commons What makes things even weirder is that despite attempts to keep the assassination information closed away, recently declassified documents point to a real-life conspiracy by CIA offers to hide evidence from the Warren Commission. If there's a chance that the Warren Commission doesn't have all the vital information, what else are we missing? What do they not want us to know? 7. House of Representatives questioning History, Art & Archives The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) came together to investigate the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King, Jr. They even concluded that JFK's assassination was the result of a conspiracy. The report was never successfully refuted and is allegedly no more credible than the Warren Commission's report. This clearly still raises the question of a possible conspiracy that has not been fully disclosed to the public. 8. High probability of conspiracy True Democracy Party Now, with all of this information, there's clearly a high probability of conspiracy that is out of the public eye for whatever reason. One of the reasons why the HSCA's report failed to present a clear argument was due to the fact it didn't include a logical explanation for the events. There was absolutely no evidence to suggest who may have been behind the conspiracy, which is where the situation becomes even more confusing. It's a game of 'who done it'? 9. Other theories YouTube There are other theories out there besides the "conspiracy" and "more than one man" ideas. One of the theories that the HSCA actually refuted was that the Cuban government was somehow involved. Another strange fact? The HSCA does not get to review the theory information, meaning they never receive the option to open investigation towards any promising leads. Again, more information being withheld, not only from the public but also from actual government officials. 10. Is the word "conspiracy" a problem? Our Dumb Century - The Onion Many conspiracy theories are "too crazy" or "not plausible", but this is what happens when information is withheld from the public. Toni Glover, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Scranton, is just 11 years old when she witnesses JFK's assassination. She claims she saw a second shooter, not Oswald, on the side of the road. This was the shot that ended up taking JFK's life. This still stands as yet another theory. 11. The "bullet from behind" theory John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage Former Washington Post reporter Jefferson Morley has written several books on the assassination and avoids the term 'conspiracy theory'. Despite this, Morley still doubts that the fatal shot came from Oswald mainly due to JFK's head flying backward when he was shot. Morley feels it makes a lot more sense for the fatal shot to come from in front of JFK, rather than behind, in this case. Despite this idea, reports have claimed that a shot from behind can cause the head to fly backward. So, it's not a case of which way the bullet came from. 12. The 'paraffin test' The Portal to Texas History - University of North Texas Reporter Jefferson Morley also pointed out that a paraffin test on Oswald suggested he did not have a rifle on him. Despite this, the test's reliability has been questioned since and there has yet to be a final ruling on what is true or false. This, again, raises the question about if Oswald was even part of the scheme to kill the president. 13. Did the government do it? JFK Library This is definitely one of the most common theories among pretty much any type of murder, whether it's an assassination or a mass killing spree. "The government did it." Many believe that the government is hiding so much information from us because it was actually an inside job and have been trying to hide it for decades. CIA leaders were apparently pretty frustrated with JFK over the Bay of Pigs Invasion, so could that have pushed them over the edge to get rid of JFK once and for all? Maybe someday we will all find out the truth and have some answers... RELATED: The House Where JFK And Jackie Kennedy Honeymooned Is On Sale For $135 Million