Episode 244 Oswald Goes To Mexico City Part 8 Two Visits To The Russian Embassy And An Encounter with Kostikov (1 of 2 Episodes)

Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico is one of the most mysterious aspects of the JFK assassination case, and some say it holds the key to understanding what really happened and who was actually involved. Today's episode Part 8 is the eighth episode in this miniseries and  the story tell continues  in part 9 as well. We begin by listening to investigators from the HSCA and the ARRB who spent considerable effort to further the Mexico City investigation beyond where the Warren Commission left off.  We then get back to Oswald in  Mexico  as Oswald finishes Friday. He is still  vigorously pursuing visas to Cuba and Russia, but with no luck. By the time Friday is over, he has  completed  three visits to the Cuban Consulate and one visit to the Soviet Embassy.  We pick the action back up on Saturday morning with  Another Oswald visit  to the Russian Embassy, in one last ditch effort to secure a Russian visa. In this episode, and in episode 245, we read from the book Passport to Assassination which was written by one of the three KGB agents who worked in the Soviet Consulate and who dealt with Oswald during his visit that September. And we tell the story of Oswald's encounter with Valery Kostikov the famed KGB agent who worked in the Soviet Embassy  and was a member of the 13th Department, responsible for sabotage and assassinations. The episode also covers the strange  follow on call allegedly made by Silvia  Duran from the Cuban Consulate to the Soviet consulate at 11:51 AM that Saturday morning,  where Duran hands the phone over so Oswald can speak once again to the Russians.  
The evidence in this part of the case is confounding and it may be one of the toughest assignments yet for all of us, including  you, the jury, to sort through it all. Come join us as we review one of the most fascinating story tells regarding the JFK assassination, and as we borrow heavily from so many great researchers including the work of Jefferson Morley who wrote Our Man In Mexico and John Armstrong who wrote Harvey and Lee, two of the most detailed and spellbinding books every written on the JFK assassination. Investigations by other  including John Newman and Peter Dale Scott  and the  HSCA's Lopez Report contribute to the richness of our story tell about  what happened...really...in Mexico City....

Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. This  real-life story is more fascinating than fiction.  No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.