I think the reasons that explain why so many Americans believe in a conspiracy resulting in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy are rooted in a skepticism and suspicion
The New York Times on Clay Shaw s Acquittal From:
Justice in New Orleans
One of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of American jurisprudence ended happily early yesterday morning when the New Orleans jury declared Clay L. Shaw innocent of conspiring to murder President Kennedy. The fact that the jury reached its verdict unanimously, on the first ballot, and after less than an hour of deliberation provided a fitting judgment on the flimsy case offered by the prosecution. But, even after this victory for justice, the question remains of how an innocent man could be jailed and tried for a capital crime on such bizarre evidence.