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| - | ## 📝 Colleagues and friends’ recollections | + | === 📝 Colleagues and friends’ recollections |
| - | ### 1. **James Kiernan (fellow journalist, friend)** | + | == 1. **James Kiernan (fellow journalist, friend)** |
| * He later said Dorothy had told him she was on the verge of *“the biggest scoop of her life.”* | * He later said Dorothy had told him she was on the verge of *“the biggest scoop of her life.”* | ||
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| - | ### 2. **Her husband, Richard Kollmar** | + | == 2. **Her husband, Richard Kollmar** |
| * He told acquaintances that Dorothy had been unusually excited about her work in the days before she died. | * He told acquaintances that Dorothy had been unusually excited about her work in the days before she died. | ||
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| - | ### 3. **Friends in her social circle** | + | == 3. **Friends in her social circle** |
| * Several friends remembered her saying that she had *just met with a key source in New Orleans.* | * Several friends remembered her saying that she had *just met with a key source in New Orleans.* | ||
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| - | ### 4. **Close assistants and secretaries** | + | == 4. **Close assistants and secretaries |
| * One of her assistants recalled that Dorothy kept a *manila folder labeled “JFK”* with her notes. | * One of her assistants recalled that Dorothy kept a *manila folder labeled “JFK”* with her notes. | ||
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| - | ## ⚠️ The common thread | + | == ⚠️ The common thread |
| * Multiple people — hairdresser, | * Multiple people — hairdresser, | ||
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| - | + | === 1. **Jack Ruby and Oswald connection theory | |
| - | ## 1. **Jack Ruby and Oswald connection theory** | + | |
| * Dorothy was one of the very few journalists to privately interview **Jack Ruby** (the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald). | * Dorothy was one of the very few journalists to privately interview **Jack Ruby** (the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald). | ||
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| - | + | === 2. **Organized crime angle === | |
| - | ## 2. **Organized crime angle** | + | |
| * Kilgallen had covered organized crime extensively earlier in her career. | * Kilgallen had covered organized crime extensively earlier in her career. | ||
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| - | ## 3. **CIA involvement theory** | + | === 3. **CIA involvement theory |
| * In the 1960s, suspicions of CIA involvement in Kennedy’s death were already circulating. | * In the 1960s, suspicions of CIA involvement in Kennedy’s death were already circulating. | ||
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| - | + | === 4. **Suppressed witness testimony | |
| - | ## 4. **Suppressed witness testimony** | + | |
| * Some accounts suggest Dorothy had tracked down a **witness whose testimony was omitted or ignored** by the Warren Report. | * Some accounts suggest Dorothy had tracked down a **witness whose testimony was omitted or ignored** by the Warren Report. | ||
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| - | + | === 5. **The missing manuscript theory | |
| - | ## 5. **The missing manuscript theory** | + | |
| * Dorothy was under contract to write a book about the Kennedy assassination. | * Dorothy was under contract to write a book about the Kennedy assassination. | ||
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| - | ## 🧩 Common threads across theories | + | === 🧩 Common threads across theories |
| * All focus on her belief that the **official “lone gunman” story was false or incomplete**. | * All focus on her belief that the **official “lone gunman” story was false or incomplete**. | ||
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| - | ## 📅 **Timeline: Dorothy Kilgallen’s Final Days** | + | === 📅 **Timeline: Dorothy Kilgallen’s Final Days** |
| - | ### **Early November 1965** | + | == **Early November 1965** |
| * Dorothy is actively investigating the JFK assassination. | * Dorothy is actively investigating the JFK assassination. | ||
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| - | + | == **Thursday, November 4** == | |
| - | ### **Thursday, November 4** | + | |
| * At the TV studio for *What’s My Line?* rehearsals, she tells her hairdresser, | * At the TV studio for *What’s My Line?* rehearsals, she tells her hairdresser, | ||
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| - | ### **Friday, November 5** | + | == **Friday, November 5** == |
| * She lunches with friends and again mentions she’s on to something big. | * She lunches with friends and again mentions she’s on to something big. | ||
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| - | + | == **Saturday, November 6** == | |
| - | ### **Saturday, November 6** | + | |
| * Seen socially at the Regency Hotel with a male acquaintance. | * Seen socially at the Regency Hotel with a male acquaintance. | ||
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| - | ### **Sunday, November 7** | + | == **Sunday, November 7** == |
| * Appears live on *What’s My Line?* looking cheerful and in good form. | * Appears live on *What’s My Line?* looking cheerful and in good form. | ||
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| - | ### **Monday, November 8** | + | == **Monday, November 8** == |
| * Around noon, her maid and hairdresser find her body in a bedroom she *rarely used* (not her usual bedroom). | * Around noon, her maid and hairdresser find her body in a bedroom she *rarely used* (not her usual bedroom). | ||
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| - | ## ⚠️ **Odd circumstances** | + | === ⚠️ **Odd circumstances** |
| * Dorothy was not known as a heavy drinker or reckless pill user. | * Dorothy was not known as a heavy drinker or reckless pill user. | ||
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