Worlds greatest assassination attempt ever
AAP MYSTERY plotters attempted to kill the Queen during an Australian visit and it was only luck that prevented it.
Former Detective Superintendent Cliff McHardy has sensationally claimed the Queen and Prince Philip were travelling across the Blue Mountains towards Orange on April 29 1970 when plotters attempted to derail their train.
The now retired 81-year-old police officer claimed a wooden log was placed on the railway tracks ahead of the monarch's train but failed when it simply wedged under the wheels and slowed the train down until it eventually stopped at a crossing.
The identity of the culprit has always haunted the retired officer who bemoans that he, or she, was "the one that got away".
A simple blow to the head with the log would've been a better option.
Frank Drebin must be around her somehow.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Some plot they hatched.... They thought of everything... except the train not going fast....
I blame the Aussie educational system....
They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin
The assassination of President Kennedy is full of dark conspiracies.
One of the most and close related conspiracies is The Cubans ordering the 'hit" on the president for not backing, The cuban troops, ( US supported) during the invasion of Cuba and the bay of pigs ordeal.
President Kennedy, actually refuse to provide more aerial support and to commit the second wave of troops, once the beach head was held.
The sad part, the pro american cuban troops did held the beach, until armor units directed by Fidel Castro over ran the beach head, on the second assault.
The Red Cuban Army received a heavy toll of casualties and lost great quantity equipment at the beginning.
Others support the theory; it was the mafia for labor disagreements and the KKK for enforcing the bill of rights for every american.
Another theory is that Fidel Castro order his assassination by contracting gruntled and disenchanted individuals locally in revenge for the bay of Pigs invasion.
There is a lot of studies and theories on the events that took place during the moment of the assassination. One of the most credible studies, that still standing, there was two additional shooters, because of the trajectory and distance of the bullets, do not match the current eye witness that saw the supposely sniper location.
One of my favorite one, Who killed Jimmy Hoffa?
Yes RP the famous Chacal.
The Famous JACKAL!
What about the attempt on De Gaulle's life!
I have heard the same story. I believe the culprit was a descendent of Ned Kelly, who had it in for his colonial masters.