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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 14 MIN

JFK's Missing Brain

from History Shorts

Few mysteries surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy are as strange—or as unsettling—as the disappearance of his brain. After Kennedy's assassination in 1963, his brain was removed during the autopsy and stored as evidence for further medical examination. Then, somewhere along the way, it vanished. In this episode of History Shorts, we explore the bizarre mystery of JFK's missing brain and the many theories that followed. Was it misplaced in government archives? Stolen to conceal evidence? Destroyed intentionally? Or was the explanation far more ordinary than conspiracy theorists would like to believe? This is a story of secrecy, suspicion, and unanswered questions—where one missing piece of evidence became part of the larger mythology surrounding one of the most scrutinized events in American history.   SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise  LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now 

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