So he asked that I write his personal secretary and that she would send me an autographed picture and that would be my excuse for history class. Witnesses are famous for inventing facts. The bullet Whitney: Did you look, get a look at the car at all once it got to the hospital? 12 Nellie Connally stated that her husband never let go of the hat in his right hand. Hill: The crowds were large as we drove down from Love Field down into Main Street in Dallas. But I dont remember that at all. You could hear the cheering of the crowd. Frame Z203 is blurred; the line is less distinct but there is a pattern of discoloration radiating out from the line. The supervisor didn't have to know there was a conspiracy, cop had been assigned (or volunteered) to shoot Oswald. Some of the Mannlicher-Carcano ammunition possibly dated from World War II and the cartridge for shot #1 was weak either because of age or poor manufacture. Warren Commission CE349Z Warren Commission CE350 with ricochet angle added, Warren Commission CE567-b & CE569 Bullet fragments found in the limousine front seat. the street on which President Kennedy was traveling when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Depository. The then Vice President and Mrs. Johnson were there. Shown here are Texas Gov. Learn more. Hear No Evil: Social Constructivism and the Forensic Evidence in the Kennedy Assassination. This caused CE567 (see shot #6) to be matched ballistically to Oswalds rifle. I believe only one bullet is indicated by items 9-12. The shooter at DTB also shot twice and missed. It ain't me doing it. "History, and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy", This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 10:11. Share And just being down in the car with his head in my lap. You had ballistic, fiber experts and so on. I was out in the middle of the street. In my book, I presented this explanation by first generation researcher/architect/assassinologist Robert Cutler, which he published in Jerry Roses The Third Decade in 1992. Years after the assassination, Louie Steven Witt came forward to say he was Umbrella Man, and had opened the umbrella in protest of Kennedys fathers relationship to former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who frequently appeared in public with an umbrell. Dealey Plaza, looking up Elm Street, . He was trying to keep the president away from the crowd. Which leads you to wonder: What if there had been someone on both sides of the limo, particularly the right side? The floor is now a museum dedicated to Kennedys assassination. Just really a great couple that had a rapport with the crowd. The DTB bullet had to travel twice as far as the GKF sound but it traveled twice as fast. An enlarged copy of the photo Krahmer took that day, Nov. 22, 1963, is now on display in Dallas at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Related searches: dallas deep ellum chicago bean reunion tower texas state fair Located near the north grassy knoll on November 22, 1963, there were several witnesses, three large traffic signposts, four sidewalk lamp posts, the John Neely Bryan north pergola concrete structure including its two enclosed shelters, a tool shed, one 3.3 foot (1m) high concrete wall connected to each of the pergola shelters; ten tall, wide, low-hanging live oak trees; a five-foot (1.5m) tall, wooden, cornered, stockade fenceline measured at approximately 169 feet (53.6m) long; six street curb sewer openings, their sewer manholes and their interconnecting large pipes; and several 2 to 6 foot (0.6to1.8m) tall bushes, trees and hedges. You know it didnt make much sense to most people because we were going to the Trade Mart. 14 The Presidential limousine had a defect in the windshield just below the indentation in the frame. Copyright 2010, 2011 by William Orchard, Revised 6/2/11, 6/27/11, 7/29/11, 10/28/11, 11/25/11. The eyewitness account of Ed Hoffman places only one shooter and an accomplice behind the GKF. I believe Tague heard the GKF shots to Kennedys throat and the Stemmons Freeway sign before he ducked into the underpass. Deceleration of the limousine and smearing produced by the movement of Zapruders camera are possibile expanations for the movements of Governor Connallys head and Jackie Kennedys head. So stop, said about 10 on the front end, and 10-20 at the back. Tippit. At the plaza's west perimeter is a triple underpass beneath a railroad bridge, under which the motorcade raced after the shots were fired. "The Grassy Knoll" redirects here. In frame Z205 debris fragments are flying away from the sign. Fragments of the bullet were found on the right front seat and on the floor beside the right front seat (CE567-b & CE569). However, some researchers believe these are both entry wounds. The doctors at Parkland Hospital still insist that the throat wound was an entry wound; they did not see the back wound. I do not believe this item indicates a gunshot, which I will explain in the narrative. Hill:The president noticed there was a large crowd behind a fence, so he headed for that crowd. And he said, in his Boston accent, that I cant because theres too many people here and he would have to give autographs to everybody. In any event, I do not believe the TSBDE shooter was anything more than a stand-in for Oswald. So I turned to the right. And I got on top there, there was another girl from my office, she was right behind me. Governor Connally looks quickly to the right. That put Mrs. Kennedy right up next to the crowd. And the SEEN OF THE (*Unresolved!) ", "John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza Historical Marker", "Documents State JFK's Dallas Coffin Disposed At Sea", "Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives", "Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy", "Appendix 13: Biography of Lee Harvey Oswald", The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, JFK Assassination:A look back at the death of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago, "November 22, 1963: Death of the President", "Weisberg Collection on the JFK Assassination", University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy&oldid=1141100333. James Tague is fortunate that his story made the Dallas newspapers or he would have been killed. Reflecting pools and colonnades, Dealey Plaza along Houston St. Two reflecting pools extend along Houston St. within the plaza with each extending from Main St. to the edges of the plaza. Figure 1.Diagram of Dealey Plaza, showing the path of the motorcade (dashed line); the location of the assassin on the 6th floor of the TSBD; three locations of the presidential limousine corresponding roughly to its locations when the three shots were fired from the TSBD; the location of the pergola where A. Zapruder stood while filming the assassination; and other relevant details. Oh heck right beside it, I could have touched it. [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. 1 wounded in shooting outside Midlothian restaurant early Sunday In July 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy's limousine: The first hit the president in. Roy Schaeffers hypothesis is that this was way too convenient a spot where a weapon could have been stashed away after the deed, and I cannot agree more. And my husband never made any sound. Ahimsa is about the intent, rather than the action itself. Connallys testimony did not mention this gunshot, which means that his and the Presidents reactions were an unconscious reflex. Micah Johnson, the man believed to have shot dead five police officers and wounded seven more on Thursday night, launched his attack just yards from Dealey Plaza, where Lee Harvey Oswald shot . The seven-story annex occupies the northwest quadrant of the block holding the original building, and it overlooks Dealey Plaza across N. Houston St. to the west. Investigators and historians still flock to the Grassy Knoll at Dealey Plaza today, recreating and studying the assassination that shook Americ. It is not easy to second-guess the Bethesda doctors but the logic of a single bullet causing both wounds is compelling. Bobby Hargis, a Dallas policeman who was riding a Harley-Davidson as a police escort, dismounted his motorcycle and ran up the grassy knoll where he believed shots had been fired. This super closeup of the Cancellare photograph shows that the area in question had ample clearance to allow a shot without any cars interfering. Zapruder's home movie film would be the only known recording to capture the entire assassination. I guess there was a noise, but it didnt seem like any different noise really because there is so much noise, motorcycles and things. http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3pdated1111.gif, First Shot From TSBDE to the south curb of Elm Street Z150. Now as they turned the corner, Clint Hill, who was the Secret Service man, he hopped off of the limo and got on the car behind him. Railroad Office/Shed, near Pacific Ave. east of Interlocking Tower This is a small one-story brick building constructed after the 1989 demolition of a predecessor that was erected at some point between 1930 and 1950 near the same location. When we take a look at the view from that position in our Blender model, this is what is seen: Even though this image is at Z255 and the Altgens6 photograph, the angle of the windshield to JFKs neck does not line up. Knowing that the FBI would manage the cover story, I believe the assassination planners were more concerned with killing the President than with giving the FBI a clean crime scene. That is why in our Blender 3D model I have used his map as an essential reference image. 9 Governor Connally had a through and through bullet wound from his right armpit to his right nipple. John F Kennedy We cannot discuss the shot from the front without bringing up the windshield of the JFK limousine. Dealey Plaza is a city park in the West End district of downtown Dallas, Texas. A jacketed bullet on the trajectory shown in the Croft photograph could pass through the rear section of the limousine and strike the pavement. Missouri, Kansas, & Texas (MKT) Railroad Yards, West of N. Houston St. between Elm St. and Pacific Ave. Six railroad tracks running from north to south converge into four at the Triple Underpass. We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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. It's also located at the same spot where JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963 (JKF passed away 30 minutes after the shooting at Parkland Memorial Hospital, also in Dallas). It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". But then suddenly governor Connally was yelling, Oh, no, no, no., Zapruder:And as I was shooting, as the president was coming down from Houston Street making his turn, it was about halfway down there, I heard a shot, and he slumped to the side, like this. Dealey Plaza /dili/ is a city park in the West End Historic District of downtown Dallas, Texas. cit., pg. Fortunately there are photos that show the tear: Warren Commission CE353a and Zapruder frames 267 & 268. The Hodges Market in the 4100 block of Bonnie View in Tippit's district was more than seven miles southwest of Dealey Plaza. Live commentary on board. Whitney: It really was a hole and not a crack (17:24) There was also a tactical reason for choosing the 6.5 mm Mannlicher-Carcano and that is described in the narrative. The first couple walked up to a fence to meet an overwhelmingly enthusiastic crowd of 2,000 at 11:46. Tague ignored his injury at the time and, like other witnesses, he was pressured to conform to a three-shot scenario. The Tague shot was an unwelcome surprise when it came to light. The bullet traveled at a 30-degree angle from the fence on the grassy knoll. Confirmation will be received at time of booking. [13]:1114, Dealey Plaza was built on land donated by early Dallas philanthropist and businesswoman Sarah Horton Cockrell. The photograph shows the angle from the fence and the incline of Elm Street, Roberdeau map showing trajectories to Z175 and the Stemmons Freeway sign, GKF photograph from behind Zapruders pedestal, A shot to the left of Marilyn Sitzman hit the Presidents throat around Z175. Shards of this fragmentation called stippling were known to have struck the President in the face and neck. 3 Handwritten notes made by Seth Kantor concerning events surrounding the assassination, "John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage:: Warren Commission:: Report:: Page 645", Addendum: Report on an Examination of Photographs of the Rifle Associated with the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, "Biographical sketch of Dr. George Gregory Burkley, Arlington National Cemetery", "MD 6 White House Death Certificate (Burkley 11/23/63), pg", "Biographical sketch of Malcolm MacGregor Kilduff, Jr", "Specific considerations pertaining to the John F. Kennedy autopsy", "President Lyndon B. Johnson takes Oath of Office, 22 November 1963", "Official Autopsy Report of Lee Harvey Oswald", "The Other Shooter: The Saddest and Most Expensive 26 Seconds of Amateur Film Ever Made", "Newly released film of JFK before assassination", Report of Capt. I've said depends on the numbers that I've quoted in the past. That is the only shot trajectory which obeys the unique layout found in Dealey Plaza. It was loads of fun watching, and we still got to visit this. The DPD Channel 1 dispatcher reports a shooting in the downtown area involving the President. We can place two shots from GKF prior to Z313 and there is no compelling reason to believe there was a third shot from GKF. The three shots from behind scenario was already established when the limousine was photographed on Saturday, November 23. The yard, which extends west and north of the School Book Depository, includes the Interlocking Tower and a small office or shed. She was sitting next to him as the fatal shot exploded his head and his brains splattered all over her. The TSBDW shooter had just shot Governor Connally at Z224. There is an even stronger argument in the narrative that rules out a hole in the windshield. The decision to pin an inferior Italian rifle on the patsy was a sign of disrespect for the FBI. The groove in the sidewalk on the north side of Elm Street lines up with TSBDW but not as a credible shot at the President. Enlargement of the Badge Man from a UPI copy. Visitors will see historic images, news footage, artifacts and original evidentiary areas. (A small plaque commemorating the assassination is located in the plaza.). Jacqueline Kennedy:In the motorcade, you know, I usually would be waving mostly to the left side and he was waving mostly to the right, which is one reason you are not looking at each other very much. The 'Babushka Lady is a nickname for an unknown woman present during the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy who might have photographed the events that occurred in Dallas' Dealey Plaza at the time President John F. Kennedy was shot. 22 There was a groove in the sidewalk on the north side of Elm Street that lines up with the west window of the Texas School Book Depository. Catch up on more JFK news here. On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:15:10 AM UTC-4, people from here and a few from there, on their own were part, On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:23:36 PM UTC-4, mainframetech. 7 Surveyor Chester Breneman reported hearing about a stress mark on the Stemmons Freeway sign that was caused by a bullet. Jacqueline Kennedy, describing the conversation as the limo headed toward Dealey Plaza: Mrs. Connally said, We will soon be there. We could see a tunnel in front of us. The man was tentatively identified but he denied being there or picking up anything. Blood, bone and brain tissue exploded in all directions. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". Immediately west of the obelisk is a bronze bas relief marker mounted on red granite illustrating President Kennedy's visit to Dallas. Here is a Blender representation of that position, showing the exact same view of oncoming cars on Elm Street. The acoustic correlation is Z204. There is a hint of deformation on the edge of the sign and you can see the back of a blond womans head. The top of the Dal-Tex Building fails as a location with ease of escape. See the aerial view of Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, site of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. There are five locations that correspond to the eight shots in this scenario. The bullet made a small tear in the leather upholstery rather than a hole. It also was the location of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. 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