Bullet Gone Rogue: Discovery Canada’s JFK: THE SMOKING GUN Makes Worldwide Headlines with Groundbreaking Theory

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TORONTO (July 29, 2013) – First commissioned by Discovery Canada, Bell Media’s Discovery Networks announced today that it will premiere its landmark co-production – JFK: THE SMOKING GUN – on Sunday, November 3, 2013.  A special investigative documentary, JFK: THE SMOKING GUN has made international headlines for its shocking “second shooter” theory – essentially that friendly fire from a secret service agent killed President Kennedy in Dallas on that fateful day in November, 1963.

JFK: THE SMOKING GUN is based on the work of veteran Police Detective Colin McLaren, who spent four years on the Kennedy forensic cold case investigation. What he had – and other investigators did not – was modern technology and access to all the evidence, facts, and eye-witness testimony. He believes he has managed to solve a crime that is every bit as shocking and incredible today as it was when it happened 50 years ago.

“Detective McLaren’s findings are a far cry from the fanciful conspiracy theories that surround the world’s most famous assassination,” said Ken MacDonald, VP Programming, Discovery Canada. “This is NOT another ‘grassy knoll’ documentary”.  

McLaren’s case is methodically constructed from simple logic and available evidence using time-tested investigative techniques to solve the crime, including key archival photographic evidence, medical reports, and bullet science.

With dramatic recreations, the two-hour special takes audiences back to that tragic day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza where the shooting took place, to Parkland Hospital where the president was pronounced dead, to the Bethesda Naval Hospital where the autopsy was conducted, and to the witness testimonies and proceedings at the Warren Commission that have remained controversial to this day. Ballistic experiments, CGI, and 3D animation are also used to enhance the viewers’ experience.

JFK: THE SMOKING GUN is a Canada-Australia co-production and is produced by Montreal’s Muse Entertainment (THE KENNEDYS) and Australia’s Cordell/ Jigsaw/Zapruder (GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM) for Discovery Canada, SBS Australia, and REELZCHANNEL in the U.S.

About Discovery:

The world is just awesome! With compelling real-life programming that inspires and entertains, Discovery reveals the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. Discovery offers a signature mix of adrenaline-charged stories, larger-than-life personalities and vivid imagery for viewers with curious minds. With the best non-fiction programming from Canada and around the world, Discovery captures the excitement of a passion for life – one lived fully and at its most extreme. With exceptional and immersive storytelling, the channel offers in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the extraordinary people and places that shape our world. Launched in Canada in 1995, Discovery is now available in more than eight million Canadian homes. Discovery is offered in standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) simulcast – for viewers who want an even bigger and bolder experience. Discovery Canada is a joint venture between Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company, and Discovery Communications Inc. Find more information and interactive online features at Discovery.ca.

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For more information:                                                                                                                     

Noah Zatzman, Discovery, 416.384.4603 or jodi.cook@bellmedia.ca

Michelle Wilson, Discovery, 416/384.5166 or michelle.wilson2@bellmedia.ca