General Discussion

Traditionally the term "assassin" is certain type of killer, eg the term is more tied to the killer than the victim. Etymologies claim the word is derived from 'hashish' and was introduced into Western languages and concepts by Marco Polo.

Looking at JFK, most sources will say that JFK was assassinated but the same killer (*cough*), 30 minutes later "murders" Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit. The differences in the two killings being that the first was high profile and political while the second is allegedly not pre-targeted and not political.

The more we learn about this killing the more it looks like this was professional. The gun is extremely rare and expensive -- a B&K Station Six -- which evolved from a WW2 era gun designed to kill quietly, at close range with a single shot. The TV "experts" were talking Thursday about how the "gun malfunctioned" as allegedly evidenced by the shooter manually ejecting each round. We know now that the gun is designed so that the user picks the timing for the shell to eject.

The shooter escaped Manhattan within 60 minutes of the murder and might never be identified or found.

Calm killer + professional behavior + escaped + target was powerful person = assassin

Absurdly quiet