Mark Lane (author)

Mark Lane
Mark Lane in Ann Arbor, 1967
Member of the New York State Assembly
from New York County's 10th District
In office
1 January 1961 – 31 December 1962
Preceded byMartin J. Kelly, Jr.
Succeeded byCarlos M. Rios
Personal details
Born(1927-02-24)February 24, 1927
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 10, 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 89)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Freedom and Peace (1968)
Known forConspiracy theorist on the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Notable workRush to Judgment
Plausible Denial
Executive Action

Mark Lane (February 24, 1927 – May 10, 2016) was an American attorney, New York state legislator, civil rights activist, and Vietnam war-crimes investigator. Sometimes referred to as a gadfly,[1][2][3][4] Lane is best known as a leading researcher, author, and conspiracy theorist[5] on the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. Lane authored many books, including 10 on the JFK assassination, such as Rush to Judgment,[6][better source needed], the 1966 number-one bestselling critique of the Warren Commission and Last Word: My Indictment of the CIA in the Murder of JFK, published in 2011.

  1. ^ Kidder, Tracy (March 1979). "Washington: The Assassination Tangle". The Atlantic. No. March 1979. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Reiterman, Tim; John Jacobs (1982). Raven: The Untold Story of Reverend Jim Jones and His People. Dutton. p. 434. ISBN 0525241361.
  3. ^ Schudel, Matt (May 14, 2016). "Mark Lane, gadfly lawyer, author who promoted JFK conspiracy theory, dies at 89". National. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mark Lane, conspiracy theorist – obituary". The Telegraph. May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Harry F. (January 26, 1995). "Judge Rebukes Conspiracy Theorist Mark Lane". Associated Press. AP. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  6. ^ name=Hawes Publications | url=http://www.hawes.com/1966/1966-12-25.pdf, page 2