For Nearly 20 Years, People Wondered If the Man Buried in the Grave Was Even Lee Harvey Oswald

The idea sounded unbelievable.

Yet it gained traction among conspiracy researchers and amateur investigators.

According to the theory, Oswald may have been replaced by a Soviet double during the Cold War.

Supporters pointed to his time spent in the Soviet Union and claimed the person who returned to America wasn’t the same man who had left.

The rumor spread.