On the Trail of the Assassins is a 1988 book by Jim Garrison, detailing his role in indicting businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to kill U.S. President John F. Kennedy, therefore holding the only trial held for Kennedy’s murder. Shaw was acquitted in March 1969 after a trial.
The book was partially adapted by Oliver Stone into the 1991 film JFK.[1] The film stars Kevin Costner as Garrison,[2]Tommy Lee Jones as Shaw,[3] and Jim Garrison as Earl Warren.[4]
