The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

I covered that awful weekend in Dallas and always wondered what we would have learned if Oswald had lived to stand trial. Well, William Alsup has managed to make that happen. Using years of meticulous research, he not only brings Oswald into court—he brings in the late and legendary lawyer Percy Foreman to defend him. The result is a dramatic, fast-moving story as informative as it is compelling. No conspiracy theories here; the evidence against him is all based on fact and the defense Foreman presents is fascinating. This is a serious book that could only have come from a veteran jurist like Alsup. The bonus is it’s also a great read.

* CBS News political contributor and former anchor of Face the Nation *

An edgy, hard-boiled legal noir that dares to re-imagine the outcome of one of the most anguishing moments in our recent American history, and in the process gives us a courtroom drama full of twists and turns like no other. In Bill Alsup’s hands, the trial of Lee Harvey Oswald becomes the trial of the century.

* author of Dallas 1963 and A Single Star & Bloody Knuckles: A History of Politics and Race in Texas *

When Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald less than 48 hours after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Oswald, we lost our best chance to learn the full truth behind the crime of the century. With his fascinating and meticulously researched vision of the trial Oswald never had, Judge William Alsup gives us the next best thing. Alsup’s fictional account is remarkably satisfying for those who yearn for what might have been.

* author, The Kennedy Half-Century *

Brilliant from start to finish! The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is thoroughly entertaining— as good as it gets, in fact—but it’s also a remarkable meditation on the Kennedy assassination, the evolution of American jurisprudence, and the quirks and trapdoors that occasionally bedevil the legal system. Judge Alsup has written a masterpiece.

* national bestselling author of The Substitution Order *

An intricate behind-the-scenes account of how, in this alternative history, opposing lawyers developed their evidence and trial strategies, how reporters covered the event, and how Oswald’s personal history fed all of the conspiracy theories.

* Mississippi Clarion Ledg