Duquesne University

 
Friday, October 3, 2008
7:30 a.m. Registration  

8:15

Welcoming Remarks

Frederick Fochtman, Ph.D.
Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D.

8:30 The Assassinations of the 1960s as “Deep Events” Peter Dale Scott, Ph.D.
9:25 The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2008 Isaac Farris, Jr.
10:15 Break  
10:30 Why Did James Earl Ray Plead Guilty? James H. Lesar, Esq.
11:25 What Went Wrong with James Earl Ray’s Appeal? The Honorable Joe Brown
12:15 p.m. Lunch  
1:45 The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Final Story William Pepper, Esq.
2:40 Panel Discussion:
Legal and Forensic Scientific Issues in the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Moderator:
James H. Lesar, Esq.

Panelists:
The Honorable Joe Brown
Isaac Farris, Jr.
William Pepper, Esq.
David Wrone, Ph.D.

3:30 Break  
3:45 Four Days in June: The Shooting of Robert F. Kennedy and its Aftermath Shane O’Sullivan
4:40 Was Robert Kennedy the First “Conspiracy Theorist”? David Talbot
5:30 Adjournment  
     
7:30 Film Screening and Discussion: The Second Gun Theodore Charach
 
Saturday, October 4, 2008
7:30 a.m. Registration  
8:30 The Significance and Effect of the Assassinations Godfrey Isaac, Esq.
9:25 I Found the Fingerprints of Others All Over This Assassin Robert Blair Kaiser
10:15 Break  
10:30 The CIA and the RFK Assassination Lisa Pease
11:25 Sirhan Sirhan: A Case for the Defense William Pepper, Esq.
12:15 p.m. Lunch  
1:45 An Open and Shut Case: How a Rush to Judgment Failed in the Investigation of the Death of Robert F. Kennedy Honorable Robert Joling
Paul Schrade
Philip Van Praag
3:30 Break  
3:45 Panel Discussion:
Legal and Scientific Issues in
 the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

Moderator:
David Talbot

Panelists:
Saturday Speakers
Theodore Charach
Shane O’Sullivan

5:30 Adjournment  
     
7:30 Film Screening and Discussion:RFK William Law
 
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Program Changes
It is with regret that we must inform you that former FBI agent/author William Turner and researcher/author James DiEugenio have had to withdraw from the Sunday portion of the program due to unanticipated personal matters. We apologize for these program changes.
7:30 a.m. Registration  
8:30 Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? Joan Mellen, Ph.D.
9:25 From Posner to Bugliosi: A Rogues’ Gallery of Lone Nut Theorists

Gary Aguilar, M.D.

10:15 Break  
10:30 A Reassessment of the Bullet Lead Evidence in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Erik Randich, Ph.D.
11:25 Problems and Materials in Case Management, Crime Scene and Firearms Investigation: The Murder of J.D. Tippit Roger B. Feinman, J.D.
12:15 p.m. Lunch  
1:45 A Criminalist Examines Three Crime Scenes Henry C. Lee, Ph.D.
2:40 JFK Act Congressional Oversight Hearings James Lesar, Esq.
3:30 Break  
3:45 Panel Discussion:
Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator:
Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D.

Panelists:
Sunday Speakers
Robert Groden
David Wrone, Ph.D.

5:30 Adjournment