Mystery From the Grave Beside Oswald’s, Solved

[MADem]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/us/mystery-from-the-grave-beside-oswalds-solved.html?pagewanted=all

For the last 15 years, this curious name has vexed the obsessive assassination buffs who make regular pilgrimages to the Oswald plot here in Fort Worth. That is because a pinkish granite marker suddenly appeared beside the assassin’s grave sometime in 1997. And all it said was NICK BEEF.

In their quest to make sense of a national catastrophe — to find a narrative more acceptable than that of one gunman, acting alone — some theorists have tried to divine meaning in a name that, more than anything else, evokes a private eye who specializes in agricultural intrigue. It added another question to their already exhausting list. That is: Who WAS Nick Beef?

To begin with, Mr. Beef remains happily above the clay.

Amusing story! Hard to believe there could be anything "amusing" about that sad time, but this is definitely a quirky tale....