Non-harmfulness (harmlessness). My hope is that the following scenario is or is close to the one we can agree on. -. to the right of the left post of the windshield, it would have been right, just over and to the front of the steering wheel and out at that angle. 9 Governor Connally had a through and through bullet wound from his right armpit to his right nipple. Dozens wore Tiffany. That is the only shot trajectory which obeys the unique layout found in Dealey Plaza. The shooter at DTB also shot twice and missed. I had previously posted it in multiple parts due to Youtube's time restrictions which have been rece. Along the drive, you can see Dealey Plaza and the John F. Kennedy Memorial. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking news? That day, he chose to leave even a plastic bubble off the top so that Texans could get a better look at him and his wife. You also know that shot came at Z-208 to Z-211, not from the grassy knoll, but from ahead and left of the limousine. Just blinding all of us. Dealey Plaza is the civic center of Dallas and was known as the front door to the city prior to Kennedys arrival in 1963. Six Shooters in Dealey Plaza (too old to reply) claviger 2015-05-09 14:15:09 UTC. This caused CE567 (see shot #6) to be matched ballistically to Oswalds rifle. Resources: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza;Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy:Hearings Before the Presidents Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, Volume 5;Abraham Zapruder WFAA-TV interview. This version of the interview is partially e. With such a scenario in hand we can concentrate on other unresolved issues and someday push through to a conclusion. As I meticulously explain in chapter 17 of my book, the shot that struck JFK in the throat, came from the South knoll underneath the triple underpass. From windshield, to necktie to Elm Street the bullets flightpath is a solid line. The following is a summary of the controversial issues surrounding these items. Noticing anything that contradicted that scenario would have been discouraged. And just as I turned and looked at him, I could see a piece of his skull and I remember it was flesh colored. That's why he'd been recruited to take part in a CBS News reenactment of the shooting in the spring of 1967. A high-powered rifle shot using a bullet with a full-metal jacket could pass through Kennedys back muscles without a large exit wound. Freeman: No Nah ha. And I remember thinking it would be so cool under that tunnel Well, that is when she said to president Kennedy, You certainly cant say that the people of Dallas havent given you a nice welcomeI think he saidI dont know if I remember it or I have read itNo, you certainly cant, or something. Just after the gun shots rang out in Dealey Plaza the Dallas Police began combing the area around the assassination seen. Dealey Plaza, looking up Elm Street, . The then Vice President and Mrs. Johnson were there. These twenty-two items were arranged to correspond to my scenario of eight shots. From the gun position to the windshield it is dotted. 16 President Kennedy had a massive gunshot wound to the head. A shot fired shortly after the throat shot would give the DTB shooter almost five seconds to reset before his second shot (shot #6 to the frame of the windshield). Like Umbrella Man, Radio Man was a crowd member who stood watching while President Kennedy was shot. We could have probably made it faster in a car. The first shot was described by many witnesses as being like a firecracker or like a rifle shot that was not as loud as the other shots. Ellis: I would say from a shot, one of the shots that was shot at the President, one of them The shooters in the Texas School Book Depository would not have known how many bullet casings to leave behind, so a spotter must have signaled three casings for two hits on Kennedy and one hit on Connally. Some researchers are convinced that there was a hole in the windshield, which means that two bullets are required for the damage to the limousine. The exception was the Texas School Book Depository, which was chosen to incriminate Oswald and not for its desirability as a shooting location. He stood next to Umbrella Man, and according to the image from the day, lifted up his hand as Kennedy passed by in his limousine. Part Two", "Men Posing as Imposters at Assassination", "Gordon Arnold's Wollensak 73 8mm magazine turret camera and box (2006.003.0001)", "JFK 'grassy knoll' photo fails to sell at auction", "Interviews of Mary Moorman on 22 November 1963", "Historic Kennedy assassination photo to be auctioned: Mary Ann Moorman Krahmer took the Polaroid photo just after President John F. 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It was a meticulously detailed image with multi-colored texts and lines showing the witnesses in exact locations. The show, starring James Franco, has taken over Dealey Plaza and the . It is not easy to second-guess the Bethesda doctors but the logic of a single bullet causing both wounds is compelling. Many witnesses reported shots from GKF. And the children knew he was going to be riding by, so when I saw him turn the corner and drive towards us, I leaned down and I said, Well theres Uncle Steve, lets wave.. The bullet And I found a spot, one of these concrete blocks they have down near that park, near the underpass. Catch up on more JFK news here. I do not believe that is a credible shot. Click on the markers to see interesting details about the location on November 22, 1963. Live commentary on board. You could hear the cheering of the crowd. The JFK assassination led to a probe by the office of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison an investigation recreated by Oliver Stone for the 1991 movie "JFK" but a crucial piece of evidence supporting the team's theory linking the CIA to President John F. Kennedy 's murder was found too late! They gave us flowers. (DVD) Southlake, TX: JFK Lancer Productions & Publications, Inc., 2006) for forensic analysis of shot #7. cit.) Monuments outlining the plaza honor previous prominent Dallas residents and predate President John F. Kennedy's visit by many years. The occupants of the limousine believed that this was the first shot. They scheduled 45 minutes for the 10-mile trip, but huge crowds of spectators slowed the motorcade, which crawled through Dealey Plaza at just 10 mph in the moments before Kennedy was shot. LONE ASSASSIN Or SHOT FORM THE FRONT AND STABBED IN THE BACK! Oh heck right beside it, I could have touched it. The knoll was above Kennedy and to his right (west and north) during the assassination on November 22, 1963. This tear can be seen from the right but not from the left, suggesting that it was easily overlooked. One of the areas the police focused on was a parking lot behind the stockade fence that was up on a grassy incline near the street where the motorcade was when the shots began. Other versions of the photograph do not have the light colored strip on the right side of the picture. He was trying to keep the president away from the crowd. Groden and the acoustic correlation both place the shot at Z224. A forensic analysis of the head shot (Sherry Gutierrez Fiester, op. Posted November 11, 2022. It was the first time the phrase grassy knoll was used in connection to the shooting, according to the museum. Reported by Colleen Curry | Developed By Greg Atria, Dealey Plaza, a rectangular patch of grass and government buildings in downtown Dallas, Texas, became a focal point of history on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963. Copyright 2010, 2011 by William Orchard, Revised 6/2/11, 6/27/11, 7/29/11, 10/28/11, 11/25/11. Named a National Historic Landmark in 1993, Dealey Plaza, located in Dallas' West End district, is one of the most visited sites in the city and is a must-see spot for any American history buff. Kennedys tailored clothing and his back brace would help keep the wound from expanding. Five curved rail spurs have since been removed and replaced with parking. The photo opportunity that would unfold as the couple stepped down the stairs at 11:44 was too good to pass up. Open in Google Maps. The furrow could have nothing to do with the assassination. From the shot to Kennedys throat we know that the GKF shooter used a jacketed bullet, and from the x-rays we know that the head shot was a fragmenting hunting round. By Z230 the back of the sign has cleared up but the original mark is out of frame. Douglas Horne, in his book, Inside the ARRB pg 1447 also identified Whitaker as the employee who witnessed the condition of the windshield, and verified that the hole had been caused by a shot from the front, with fragmentation and beveling present on the inside. Kennedys forward movement after the shot to his throat is interpreted by some researchers as momentum from a shot to his back supposedly occurring at Z228. Governor and Mrs. Connally both stated that the Governor turned to the right after the President was hit in the throat. Witnesses reported that the first shot struck the pavement behind the Presidents limousine. "Memory of a Nation: Effectively Using Artworks to Teach about the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy", Gunzenhuser, Randi. [16][21][22][23] After he filed his report which took several minutes, the radiotelephone went dead before the main Associated Press reporter Jack Bell, who was seated in the back seat near Smith, could file his report. 17 On the Zapruder film, Kennedys head moves forward just before the shot to his head. Those newspapers can now fetch hundreds of dollars at auction. The presidential limousine was a flashy new Lincoln Continental. Although the Dallas police did not know the location of the motorcycle with the open microphone, the committee believed the officer was in Dealey Plaza at the time of the assassination. A shot to the back of Kennedys head is an issue is because of a forward movement of Kennedys head between Zapruder frames 312 and 313. It was a very hot day. Also in the parking lot area was a In his documentary The Men Who Killed Kennedy, Nigel Turner identified George Whitaker Sr, as the Ford Motor Company employee mentioned in Weldons work. Ahimsa: Respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others. That is why in our Blender 3D model I have used his map as an essential reference image. The totality of circumstances surrounding the shooter locations and the shots necessarily assigned to those locations places constraints on our theories. Agent Roy Kellerman said that a flurry of shells came into the car. The sixth shot struck the frame, the windshield and the mirror in rapid succession. Concrete planters holding oak trees are placed between the pools and the colonnades. Witnesses are famous for inventing facts. Dallas County Administration Building. Unable to see clearly over his right shoulder, Connally then turned to his left and was hit. So I turned to the right. The acoustic correlation places the shot at Z326, eight tenths of a second after Z313. Every wound and bullet mark is accounted for and there isnt room for anything else. Keep in mind that there was supposed to be coordination of the shots and that Oswald, supposedly at TSBDE, was going to be blamed for the assassination. The National Park Service designated Dealey Plaza a National Historic Landmark District on November 22, 1993, the 30th anniversary of JFK assassination, roughly encompassing the area between Pacific Avenue, Market and Jackson Streets and the former railroad tracks. Many witnesses said that the last two shots were close together. I located a mark on the curb in the Altgens 6 photograph, but there is no proof that the mark is a bullet mark, or if it is the mark noted by Breneman & West. Note that the S curve of Elm Street makes cars stay stationary for at least 2-3 seconds as they negotiate the down slope. Bill Newman:I recall the president turning right on to Houston Street, then the car going that short block and turning back left on Elm. And I knew the president didnt like us up on the back of the car. SIX JFK SHOOTERS - 3 TIED TO CIA . The Museum is in the former Texas School Book Depository building, where evidence of a sniper was found after the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. View Dealey Plaza Interactive On ABC News.com. Separate fact from myth over the events of Nov. 22, 1963. I remember seeing a map that shows where everyone was located at the time of the shooting in Dealey Plaza on this forum years ago but I can't find it through search. The groove looks like the gouge of a kickstand (See Groden, Robert J. op. It had no protective armor anywhere and left Kennedy and other occupants exposed to the crowd, as the president preferred. Gary Mack, the curator of the Sixth Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza, writes for LightBox on how one rare photo, taken by Jim MacCammon of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest, suggests that the 24-year-old . Shown are the Texas School Book Depository and the "grassy knoll" in the upper center, the seven-story Dal-Tex Building, and the Dallas County Records Building. The blond woman (Karan Hicks) has turned around to look at the sign. The City of Dallas may have destroyed incriminating evidence that wasnt really incriminating.