Nick Redfern - Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and Powers behind History-Changing Murders

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

N ick Redfern works full time as an author, lecturer, and journalist. He writes about a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including Bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, alien encounters, and government conspiracies. His many books include Control, The Zombie Book, The Bigfoot Book, The Monster Book, Secret History, Secret Societies , and The New World Order Book. He writes regularly for Mysterious Universe . He has appeared on numerous television shows, including History Channels Monster Quest and UFO Hunters ; VH1s Legend Hunters ; National Geographic Channels The Truth about UFOs and Paranatural ; the BBCs Out of this World ; MSNBCs Countdown ; and SyFy Channels Proof Positive . Nick lives just a few miles from Dallas, Texas infamous Grassy Knoll and can be contacted at his blog:

http://nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com.

ASSASSINATIONS

THE PLOTS, POLITICS, AND POWERS BEHIND HISTORY-CHANGING MURDERS

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ASSASSINATIONS

THE PLOTS, POLITICS,
AND POWERS BEHIND
HISTORY-CHANGING MURDERS

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