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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Organizers of the annual conference in New Orleans on Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK assassination say this year’s focus is “Oswald: The Patsy.”

The conference will also include a birthday party for Oswald, who was born on October 18, 1939, in New Orleans.  The party will be a few days before that date on the calendar, on Oct. 15, at The Kamp restaurant at 2317 Hickory Avenue in Harahan.

The conference itself will run Oct.14-16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Airport at 2829 Williams Blvd.  It’s produced by publisher TrineDay, Conscious Community Events, and the JFK Historical Group.

In a statement announcing the conference, Kris Millegan of TrineDay says, ““We will be looking at Oswald’s life in New Orleans, explore other topics such as David Ferrie, Dr. Mary Sherman, and the Garrison trial, plus, testimony from military medical personnel, who were present at JFK’s autopsy, showing the impossibility of Oswald’s alleged actions.”

Also, the event is confirming the following list of speakers for the conference:

Edward Haslam- Author and Investigator of JFK’s Assassination.
Judyth Vary Baker- Author and Lee Harvey Oswald’s girlfriend.
Edgar F. Tatro- Consultant to Oliver Stone’s film, JFK.
Ole Dammegård- Author, Speaker, Former Journalist and Investigator of JFK’s Assassination.
Russ Baker- Founder and Editor-in-Chief of WhoWhatWhy.org.
St. John Hunt- Author, musician and son of infamous CIA Agent E. Howard Hunt.
Todd C. Elliott- Talk Radio host and Author.
R.A. Kris Millegan- Publisher, Writer and Musician.
Len Colodny- Political Analyst, Investigator and Author.
Sean Stone- Son of filmmaker Oliver Stone, Radio host and Author.
S.K. Bain- Author and former Art Director for The Weekly Standard and Oxford American magazine.
George Noory- host of the nationally syndicated Coast to Coast AM.
William Matson Law- Author and Researcher of JFK’s Assassination.
Hugh Clark- Member of JFK’s Honor Guard.
James Jenkins- Naval medical technician who assisted in the autopsy of JFK.
Dennis David- Chief of the Day at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and directed the off-loading of President Kennedy’s body.

You can get more information on the conference as well as register at this link.