Synopsis
An investigative biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man at the centre of the political crime of the 20th century, the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
- Programme: Timewatch
- Episode: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1993
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