“Dead Wrong” by Richard Belzer and David Wayne – The Government’s Dirty Laundry

While death has always played a huge part in human history, over the course of the past century it feels that more celebrities and political figures were found dead or assassinated than before. The authors of the book Dead Wrong, Richard Belzer and David Wayne (with Jesse Ventura having written the afterword) believe that many of the deaths, including those of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and even Marilyn Monroe, were part of a government plot. 

Naturally, the author’s don’t simply whip their opinions out of thin air; most of the theories in this book is based on the analysis of the undisputed facts of each case, both scientific and forensic.

To begin, I have to say that I really enjoyed the concept of someone taking a factual and logical approach to the topic, at least in terms of premise anyways. While it is true that the authors present a large number of very curious facts, there is very little in this book that is conclusive beyond all doubt. Don’t get me wrong... I’m not playing for either side of the fence here, but if you are going to expose a damning truth (murder and conspiracy to commit murder), then you better have some undisputable facts to back yourself up.

However, it has to be added that at this point, the information available to us is quite limited, and the likeliness of new facts popping up is very minute, meaning we must do what we can with what we have.

Dead Wrong by Richard Belzer and David Wayne (Book cover)
Apart from that though, the book is good at making you think, trying to figure out for yourself what happened during the murders of the people discussed in the book. It isn’t written in an overly cold or harsh tone... it is, after all, a book, and not some kind of scientific document. The language isn’t overly complex without being too simple, and it’s pretty obvious that the authors got everything they wanted across to the readers. 

All in all, if you are looking for definitive and undisputable proof that the government has ordered various assassinations and executions of famous figures, then I’m sorry to say that this book isn’t it. However, if you are looking for a collection of facts on the subject, facts from which you can draw your own conclusions, then perhaps you should consider giving it a shot.

Richard Belzer (Author)

Richard Belzer


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Born at the end of WWII back in 1944, Richard Belzer is a renowned author and comedian who has done his fair share of work for the silver screen, stage and radio. In addition, he even found the time to crank out some peculiar books (to say the least), and they include beloved titles such as UFOs, JFK , and Elvis and I Am Not a Psychic!.



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