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The Girl on the Stairs: The Search for a Missing Witness to the JFK Assassination Kindle Edition

by Barry Ernest (Author), David S. Lifton (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

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One man’s quest to investigate a dismissed eyewitness account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Victoria Elizabeth Adams worked on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in 1963. She was on the back staircase of the building at the precise moment that Lee Harvey Oswald—according to the Warren Commission’s account—was making his escape. Yet, Adams saw and heard no one.

This is the story—both frightening and fascinating—about a journey to seek the truth in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After a three-decade quest and an array of obstacles, investigative journalist Barry Ernest brings the full account of the girl on the stairs to life.

Ernest, a frequent lecturer on the topic of the Kennedy assassination, won the 2011 Mary Ferrell Pioneer Award, a national honor presented for a lifetime of searching for the truth.

David S. Lifton, author of the New York Times bestseller Best Evidence: Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy, provides a foreword to this intriguing saga.

Praise for The Girl on the Stairs

“Beautifully paced writing takes the reader along as Ernst searches for crucial information. . . . Highly recommended.” —Debra Conway, president, JFK Lancer Productions & Publications, Inc.

“Ernest demonstrates there are still important lessons to learned and good historical research to be done.” —Larry Hancock, author of Someone Would Have Talked: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

“Brilliant, utterly compelling, very, very dark, and deeply troubling.” —Dr. Stephen Dorril, author of MI6:Fifty Years of Special Operations

“Deserves space on the shelf of every Kennedy assassination buff in the country.” —Maj. Glenn MacDonald, Military Corruption

“Totally engrossing and fascinating.” —Terry West, WAXX FM

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This is the story-both frightening and fascinating-about a journey to seek the truth in the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. The author's search for Victoria Elizabeth Adams, a disregarded yet key witness in the event that shaped our nation, led him to a dark opposition of history's official record.
Adams worked on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. She was on the back staircase of the building at the precise moment that Lee Harvey Oswald-according to the Warren Commission's account-was making his escape. However, Adams saw and heard no one. Belittled by the Warren Commission and fearing for her life, she vanished into obscurity rather than speak out about the truth.
After a three-decade quest and an array of obstacles, the author found Adams and brings to light her full story for the first time. Included in this narrative are the testimonies of Adams and other forgotten witnesses, along with extensive research suggesting that Oswald was not on the sixth floor when Kennedy was shot. Was Oswald truly the assassin, or was America deceived?

Barry Ernest is an author and former investigative journalist. He served in the US Navy as a radar man aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following his time in the service, he graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Ernest worked as a staff writer for the York (PA) Sunday News and the Syracuse (NY) Herald-Journal and Sunday Herald-American. He is a former press secretary and director of communications for the state of Pennsylvania.
Passionate about finding the truth in the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy, Ernest began his search for Victoria Adams in 1967. He frequently lectures on the topic and is the recipient of the 2011 Mary Ferrell Pioneer Award, a national honor presented for a lifetime of searching for the truth in the event that changed our country forever. Ernest resides with his wife in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Barry Ernest is an author and former investigative journalist. He served in the US Navy as a radar man aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following his time in the service, he graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Ernest worked as a staff writer for the York (PA) Sunday News and the Syracuse (NY) Herald-Journal and Sunday Herald-American. He is a former press secretary and director of communications for the state of Pennsylvania.
Passionate about finding the truth in the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy, Ernest began his search for Victoria Adams in 1967. He frequently lectures on the topic and is the recipient of the 2011 Mary Ferrell Pioneer Award, a national honor presented for a lifetime of searching for the truth in the event that changed our country forever. Ernest resides with his wife in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FAVZ9CS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pelican Publishing; Reprint edition (April 2, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1388 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages

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Bets

REALLY good book!

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023

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Interesting, well documented, & incredibly insightful. I bought & read the Kindle edition first. I could barely put it down. The author is a reasonable, intelligent man and his style of writing, I believe, shows that. I'm definitely purchasing a copy of this book to keep on my bookshelf!

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013

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If Amazon permitted a 6th star this book would deserve it for two reasons . The first being that , unlike a slew of sensational " final complete solution to the JFK assassination " ripoffs already published , with more surely to follow in this 50th anniversary year ,the author actually does present new , important and BELIEVABLE evidence on the assassination . Succinctly put , he located and interviewed a key witness whose testimony had been " creatively rewritten " when published by the Warren Commission .Ms. Victoria Adams was employed on the 4th Floor of the Texas School Book Depository on Nov. 22 1963 . Immediately after seeing JFK's car dash off , she hurried down the stairs to find out what had happened . Neither she nor her companion saw or heard anyone else on those stairs that Oswald would have had to use at the same time to reach the lunchroom where Police Officer Baker found him within 90 seconds of the last shot was fired .Therefore , Oswald could not have been a 6th Floor shooter .
The second , and I believe equally important justification , would be the truly superb narrative form used . While there surely more exhaustive treatments of the assassination available , they frequently exhausting as well. Mr. Ernest tells the story by telling us his own personal story of growth from an obsessed naive youngster making sometimes comical attempts at being an investigator to a mature man who , while never fully abandoning the quest was a real life husband and father living a real world life . The story is told with humility and charm , two qualities often sadly lacking in other assassination writings . There is none of the shrill , off-putting , self righteous , judgmental posing that often stains writing in this area . Mr. Ernest has produced a book that is both historically important and a damn good warm read , an all too rare commodity . Bravo !

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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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Probably one of the best books written regarding the assassination of John Kennedy. This is well written and full of information that is lacking in other research books on this subject. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who believes the Warren Commission Report.

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Doc WhiteRaven

The Truth...

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024

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I am known for my reviews concerning JFK assassination writers...a vast majority are "full of it." Spinning tales that could not possibly be the truth for what occurred, for which they never actually investigated any portion of the tragic events that took place on the horrific day...well, this man did.

Barry Ernest did exactly that...he investigated until he got to the truth...40 years after this horrific event, he tracked down the people who could prove beyond even a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt whatsoever, that Lee Harvey Oswald was not on the 6th floor of the Depository at the time of the assassination...and that the Warren Commission, as well as the House Select Committee on Assassination, ignored the truth...purposefully.

The extensive travels, the search over the many years for truth, and life experiences shared by so many, culminate in the uncovering of the truth, is artfully portrayed by the author.

I cannot say enough about the quality of this missive...it does not give supposition...what might have happened...in the author's mind what might or might not have taken place...facts are presented...line upon line, precept upon precept...a trail easily followed...one which the Warren Commission, the Clark Panel, the HSCA, etc, and on and on of government agencies that only wanted to put an end to one person, three shots, and a maybe conspiracy, should have walked upon.

If you do not believe or embrace that a conspiracy occurred in the assassination of president Kennedy, O.K. I ask "Why"? or better yet, "Why not"?

I challenge you to read this book, and to come to your own conclusion. I truly hope you are not afraid to do so...if you do, your World will, that's WILL, take on a new view. Read it!

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Stephen F. Shick

Still Questions About Kennedy

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2013

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I like the way the author approached the topic through his own personal journey from belief in the Warren Commission to deep doubt. Basic premise of the book is that the girl on top of the stairs should have seen Oswald coming down from the snipers nest, as she would have been on the stairs the same time as Oswald, according to calculations. She didn't see him, but saw him in the cafeteria just minutes later. Not written in a sensationalistic manner, but step by step and therefore very interesting and believable.
Will we ever know who killed Kennedy? This book is a worthwhile addition to this soon to be 50 year debate.

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Kathy Pitt

Very well written proof for us on the JFK assassination coverup

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024

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I am now and always have been a JFK conspiracy believer. This book gives absolutely no reason to change my mind. Mr. Ernest put in exhausting decades of research and lays everything out honestly and convincingly. It’s yet another sad statement on just how corrupt and undercover our government really is.

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Antonio Anaya

Nice and interesting

Reviewed in Mexico on October 10, 2016

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Very well documented information.
When reading books about the JFK assasination you must take care about the credibility of the writer, you don't have to worry about that in case of Barry Ernest, he is a 'first hand' reasearcher.

Tine Oryshak

Ernest's own feelings about the assassination and its aftermath mirrors the feelings of countless others - I felt like he was ta

Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2016

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The story of Victoria Adams shows why the Warren Report is not trusted by the vast majority of people. Barry Ernest documents his search for Adams and his own personal journey studying and investigating the Kennedy assassination. Ernest's own feelings about the assassination and its aftermath mirrors the feelings of countless others - I felt like he was talking about me and how I felt at the time. His investigations and talks with witnesses, from Roger Craig to Charles Brehm, show how these witnesses were both afraid and reluctant to repeat their stories again and again. I enjoyed his descriptions of his contacts with some of the early researchers, building upon the previous work of John Kelin - especially Harold Weisberg. A very personal story that delves into one small but important aspect of the investigation - I recommend this very readable book to anyone who has an open mind about the Kennedy assassination. I hope Barry Ernest has another book in him.

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Eric Secker

Back to the basics...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2013

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I'll admit I was a bit skeptical when I decided to read The Girl on the Stairs, believing studies of the JFK assassination were now drowning in a mass of impossible-to-follow technical analysis, critics debating each others' pet theories, and 'researchers' who've just invested in a copy of Photoshop.

I'm glad to say that in that sense, Barry Ernest's book is a real joy to read. His personal odyssey and friendly style will strike a chord with anyone who's been interested in the case for a while, and his realism about any chance of solving it is very refreshing.

Undoubtedly the book's strengths (and they're very strong) lie in the moments when Barry literally re-traces Oswald's step-by-step movements on the afternoon of the assassination, clearly demonstrating that something is very wrong with the official account of them.

The Girl on the Stairs (and his quest to find her is another fascinating aspect of the book) takes you right to the heart of the matter - whether it was actually possible for Oswald to do what we're told he did.

It's certainly not the only book you should read on the assassination, but it's definitely one of them.

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Angus/malcolmnews.

Very Interesting Read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2020

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I did enjoy this book as one of my favourite hobbies is reading about the JFK Assassination.
The evidence that was used for the "Warren Commission", didn't take in to account those that told the honest truth of what they heard and saw. Reading this book, shows though, how the truth will always be told.
"The Girl On The Stairs" tells of the fear and distrust witnesses had of the enquiry, and so many years later, we can finally piece together of what actually how that went went on.
Yes, it's another book that should be added, to any one who is interested in the history of JFK Murder.

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Andrew

A good read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2019

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I thought that this book was all it claimed to be contrary to one or two of the other reviews. There is a lot of material published about Kennedy’s death. Much of this is obviously untruth. However this book deals with one basic fact that the girl was on the staircase at a particular moment, and that being so the official stance reported then in the media and to a large degree ever since too, cannot be true.

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