Assassination of JFK JAKE Lee Harvey Oswald On November 22, 1963 JFK was assassinated. Though to this day it is unknown weather the accused killer Oswald, acted alone or was a "patsy" as he claimed. Lee Harvey Oswald was the perfect fall guy for such a conspiracy. He was a former US marine that defected to USSR. He was a Marxist with communist believes. He did support Kennedy's view on Cuba and was said to have handed out pro Castro propaganda. Oswald may have not supported the President, he may have even wanted him dead. Though he was not capable of the assassination alone. Oswald worked in the Book