{"product_id":"9781627310048","title":"Caught in the Crossfire: Kerry Thornley, Oswald and the Garrison Investigation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Adam Gorightly offers a unique take on virtually every conspiracy of our time.\"—Erskine Payton, \u003ci\u003eErskine Overnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerry Thornley never imagined that after starting a spoof religion in the 1950s that worshipped Eris—the Greek goddess of chaos and discord—that this seeming joke would unleash a torrent of actual chaos into his life in the years to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the late 1950s, Thornley became friends with Lee Harvey Oswald when the two served together in the Marines, and was actually writing a novel based on Oswald three years before John F. Kennedy's assassination. These connections would later cause New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison to suspect that Thornley was one of the notorious Oswald doubles and a part of a JFK assassination plot. Initially, Thornley denied these allegations, but later came to believe that he'd been used as an unwitting pawn in the conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Gorightly\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his book on the Manson Family, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Over Santa Susana: Black Magic, Mind Control and the Manson Family Mythos\u003c\/i\u003e. Adam has appeared as a guest on numerous radio shows such as \u003ci\u003eCoast To Coast AM\u003c\/i\u003e with Ian Punnett and \u003ci\u003eGround Zero\u003c\/i\u003e with Clyde Lewis. Television appearances include the History Channel's documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Manson Murders\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130565312752,"sku":"9781627310048","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627310048_p0.jpg?v=1763868191","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627310048","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}