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Ambush in Dealey Plaza • Ambush in Dealey Plaza • Ambush How They Killed Kennedy AMBUSH IN DEALEY PLAZA The first shot is from the sixth floor of the Book Depository and is over the top of the oak tree. It's the goahead signal to en sure the next two shots strike at the same time. The second shot is from the Grassy Knoll. It strikes Kennedy in the throat, about six or seven inches too high, knocking him toward the center of the car, and causes the third shot, from the DalTex building, to hit to the right of Kennedy's spine, instead of through his heart. The fourth shot, again, from the Book De pository, misses Kennedy and hits John Connally in the back. First Ambush Will Greer was supposed to speed up at the sound of gun shots, but he continued to drive slowly for about five seconds. Then, he stopped the limousine at the foot of the Grassy Knoll, right in the middle of the second ambush. The first shot, from the Grassy Knoll, missed. The second shot, from the Overflow Drain, in front of the limousine, struck Kennedy in the right temple and killed him. The third shot, from the west window of the Book Depository, hit John Connally in the wrist and leg. Second Ambush Lookback Publications, R. Murdoch The original cover image reveals a startling conclusion. I only saw the hidden information in this photo, after I saw the undoctored photo taken by Mary Mooreman (see page 19). That photo shows the massive exit wound in the back of Kennedy’s head. But, why that photo is so remarkable, is the timing. It was taken the instant the bullet passed through Kennedy’s head, but before his head reacted to the force of the bullet striking his skull. The frame, from the Zapruder film, I’ve used on this cover, shows Kennedy’s head milliseconds before the Mooreman photo. It never occurred to me, while working on the frame, I was looking at Kennedy’s head, not before the bullet struck, but the very instant it struck. I drew the path of the bullet in the image, where I thought the overflow drain was at the time of the shooting, and witness accounts of where the entrance and exit wounds were. But, I believe, this cover, shows exactly where the bullet struck and exited. The white collection of pixels on his temple is the entrance wound and the dome of pixels on the back of his head, is, exactly, where we see the exit wound, in the Mary Mooreman photo. It’s the beginning of the exit wound. New observations There’s so much information in books and on the Internet, about this crime, I hesitate to say the following are new observations. I believe they are, but it may be I’ve just not come across them in my searches. The above observation, of the instant of death, be ing one. Another is Bobby Hargis and his partner ducking their heads, in the Maria Muchmore film, after being splattered with Kennedy’s blood and brains. This is not seen in the Zapruder film, even though, one can see the Zapruder film broken down frame by frame. This is more evidence frames were taken out to hide ejecta blasted from the back of John Kennedy’s head. I, also, offer an explanation of why the shot from the Grassy Knoll missed President Kennedy and why the bullet wounds in the first ambush zone were superficial. I did not find anyone mentioning Jackie Kennedy, looking at the overflow drain, when she crawled on to the back of the lim ousine: although, it’s shown clearly in the James Altgens’ photo, showing Clint Hill on the back of the limousine. Nor did I find anyone mentioning Clint Hill had time to pause and make a gesture, to the following car, to back off, and that, also, shows how slow the President’s limousine was going. There were two killing zones in Dealey Plaza and I have de scribed each in detail. I’ve, also, described and explained each shot in detail, based on the evidence. I thought, this was neces sary, to show Lee Oswald did not kill President Kennedy. CONTENTS Ambush in Dealey Plaza 9 Elm Street 10 •It appears as though something has happened in the motorcade route, something — I repeat — has happened in the motorcade route. Standby just a moment, please. Something has happened in the motorcade route. Stand by, please...” 10 •Frances Newman: Eyewitness 11 •The Assassins 11 The two killing zones. 12 •Will Greer drives into the first ambush. 12 •Kennedy is hit by the second and third shots. 12 •Nellie Connally saw her husband hit by the fourth bullet. 13 •Will Greer drives, slowly, to the second am bush. 13 •The car slowed or stopped in the second Killing Officer Tippit 27 Witnesses describe the crime. 27 •Jack Ray Tatum 27 •Helen Markham 27 •Domingo Benavides 27 •Acquillo Clemons 27 •Frank Wright 27 •Jimmy Burt 27 •Tippit's Wounds 27 •Why was Tippit Killed? 27 crossfire zone. 13 •Second crossfire; The first shot is from the Grassy Knoll. 13 •The second shot is from the overflow drain. 15 •Why choose the overflow drain? 15 •The third bullet smashes Connally’s wrist. 15 How many shots were there? 15 The four shots in the first am bush 15 •The first shot is the goahead signal. 16 •The second shot is from the Grassy Knoll. 16 •The third shot is from the DalTex building. 17 •From the DalTex Building 17 •Officer Baker hears a shot from the DalTex building. 17 •The Ideal Sniper Position 17 •The fourth shot hit John Connally. 18 Oswald killed Tippit: The Warren Commission 29 •Witnesses 29 •The Jacket 29 •The Wallet 29 •Hosty and Oswald 30 •Bullet Casings and Slugs 30 •Fingerprints 30 The three shots in the second crossfire 18 •The first shot was from the Grassy Knoll. 18 •The second shot came from the overflow drain. 18 •A high velocity bullet strikes skull bone. 19 •Officer B. Hargis sees the ejecta. 19 •Charles Brehm 19 •The Third Shot 19 •A body brace held Kennedy upright. 20 •Bullets were flying. 20 •Witnesses describe Kennedy’s wounds. 20 •The FBI photo is a fraud. 20 •The doctors describe the throat wound. 20 •Story Changed by FBI 20 •Trauma Room One 21 •A bullet in the back of the neck must hit something. 21 •Dr. Crenshaw, the resident physician, 21 •How they Killed Kennedy 21 Oswald Captured 32 •The Texas Theater Trap 32 •Oswald at his Rooming House 32 •Was Oswald driven to the theatre? 33 •Making Contact 33 •They surrounded the theater. 33 •They knew his name. 33 •A Disturbing Connection. 33 How Tippit was killed. 30 •The Look–a–like 30 •An Excellent shot 31 •T.F. Bowley arrives at 1:10pm. 31 •T.F. Bowley's Affidavit 31 3 CONTENTS Lee Harvey Oswald 35 Who was Lee Harvey Oswald? 35 •He entered the Marines at 16. 35 •Oswald was accomplished, selfassured and sophisticated. 35 •He learned to speak Russian. 35 •He debated on television and radio. 35 •He and Marina had two children. 35 •J. Edgar Hoover and Oswald. 35 •George De Mohrenschildt cultivated Oswald. 35 Witnesses 39 Oswald's Alibi 39 •Where was Oswald, at the time of the shoot ing? 39 •He was in the second floor lunchroom, drink ing a Coke. 39 •He was in the sniper’s nest. 39 •Where Oswald said he was. 39 •Oswald had a Coke in his hand. 39 •Officer Baker: Oswald was ‘drinking a Coke’. 39 •Captain Will Fritz's Question 40 •From the Washington Post 40 •The FBI found no fingerprints. 41 •Officer Baker's Reenactment 41 •Officer Baker's Testimony 41 •Oswald said, he was eating lunch at 12:15. 41 •Eddie Piper 41 •Carolyn Arnold saw Oswald after 12:15. 43 The Warren Commission 53 A lone gunman killed President Kennedy. 54 •The Conclusion 54 •He, also, killed Officer Tippit 54 •Oswald did not pay for his ticket. 54 •Oswald is captured at the theatre. 54 •Killing the Patsy 54 4 •De Mohrenschildt describes Oswald in his book, The Patsy. 35 •Oswald predicted a coupd’etat. 36 •Oswald contacts the FBI. 36 •Oswald works with Guy Bannister—a re tired, high ranking, FBI agent. 36 •Senator Richard Shweiker 36 •US Army destroyed Oswald’s files. 36 •His income tax forms are classi fied—‘Secret’. 36 •His passport was destroyed by the CIA. 36 •Oswald was a loner, a Communist nut and a loser. 36 •Oswald played a dangerous game. 36 The police forces gathered the evidence. 36 •Jackie Kennedy 43 •Howard Brennan 43 •Brennan does not pick Oswald from a lineup. 43 •Many witnesses changed their statements. 43 •David Belan's unique view of truth. 43 •The shooter wore a light or white shirt. 43 •Brennan’s Original Testimony 44 •Did the rifle have a scope? 44 •Howard Brennan's Statement 44 •The Three Shots from the Sixth Floor 45 Clint Hill 46 •Other Witnesses 45 •They were directly below the shooter. 45 •The Empty Stairway 45 •Victoria Adams and Sandra Styles 45 •Harold Norman 45 •Boxes were moved. 45 •James Jarman 46 •They saw men in the sniper’s window at 12:15. 46 •The Evidence 54 •Only Three Bullets to Work With. 54 •The Contradictions 54 •The Magic Bullet defies the laws of physics. 54 •A Deliberate Lie. 55 •The Panel and the Evidence. 55 •The Death Certificate 55 •Rep. Hale Boggs defies the Panel. 55 •Rep. Hale Boggs is cut off from questioning Will Greer. 55 •The Fraudulent Report 55 •The public finally sees the Zapruder film. 37 •They still claim Oswald shot the President. 37 •JFK—the movie made by Oliver Stone, led to setting up the ARRB. 37 •They kept no formal record. 37 •Oswald is innocent. 37 •Oswald: “I didn’t shoot anybody” 37 •Clint Hill describes the shot that killed John Kennedy. 47 •Clint Hill describes the President's head wound. 47 •Representative Hale Boggs places the back wound. 47 Clint Hill testifies before the Warren Commission. 48 •On Elm Street 48 •At Bethesda Naval Hospital 51 •Rep. Boggs asks the important question. 51 •Clint Hill describes the fatal shot to Kennedy's head. 52 •Clint Hill puts himself in the line of fire. 52 Who Made the Decisions? 52 •The Report is fiction. 59 •James H. Fetzer trashs the Warren Commis sion. 59 •The Lone Assassin Theory was necessary. 61 ARRB Declassified Files 61 •They Include the following: 61 CONTENTS Guns and Bullets 62 •The police presented the following evidence: 63 •Assistant Attorney General Katzanbacker ordered the police, to provide evidence. 63 •The Burden of Proof is on the accuser. 63 •Would Oswald have gotten a fair trial? 64 •Oswald was not allowed council when he was arrested. 64 •Many witnesses changed their statements. 64 •A judge would not have allowed Oswald to be put on trial. 64 •Let’s look at the evidence. 64 •Many Subtle Ways 64 •The Evidence 65 •Was the murder weapon a Carcano or a Maus er? 65 •Mauser was stamped on the barrel of the gun. 65 •S. Weitzman: the gun was a Mauser. 65 •The police tell a different story. 65 •It was a Mauser. 65 •The Gun: No Confirmation 65 •The Missing Clip 65 •The clip is designed to fall out. 66 •No one saw the shooter chamber a live round. 66 •The button takes out a loaded clip. 66 •Where was the clip found? 66 •The clip is made of steel. The clip is made of bronze. 66 Cleaning 66 •No ‘chain of possession’ 66 •The gun was well oiled and in good working The Sound of Gunshots 76 condition. 67 •The Backyard Carcano is not the same as CE139. 67 •The Carcano 67 •Was it the same gun? 67 •The police story is not believable. 68 •The CIA bought Carcano rifles and ammuni tion. 68 •Important FBI documents are missing. 68 •The Path of the Magic Bullet 72 •The bullet had a will of its own. 72 •Were bullet fragments planted in the un guarded limousine? 72 •A bullet is found at the hospital. 72 •No ‘chain of possession’ 72 •The Bullet: There is no scientific link to Kennedy or Connally. 73 •No Ammunition 73 •The Fake ID Card 68 The Bag: Planted Evidence 73 •When did they find the fake ID card? 68 •Did Detective Paul Bentley flip a coin? 69 •There are no photographs of the bag. 73 •Many Different Stories 73 •The bag was too short. 73 •The Bag Materials 74 •The Package 74 How did Oswald get the Gun? 69 •They destroyed Oswald’s mail—contrary to the law. 69 •Is it Oswald's hand writing? 69 •The Post Office: We gave nothing to Oswald. 69 •They planted the wrong gun. 69 •How did the FBI track the gun so quickly? 70 •Oswald did not receive the gun from the Post Office. 70 •The serial number C2766 is on a number of guns. 70 •Was the gun from Klein’s? 70 •The gun shipped is not the gun listed. 70 •The mail order gun story is not believable. 70 •How to account for this massive bungling? 70 Bullets: A Fundamental Contra diction 70 John Kennedy 81 •Kennedy was two men: a public man; glamor ous and confident and a private man; a drug addict and womanizer. 81 •Kennedy needed women. 81 •Kennedy needed a steroid for his Addison’s disease. 81 Summing up 84 Afterword 84 Appendix A • Convincing Evid ence 885 •Howard Brennan: The lineup shirt was not the same. 74 The Three Bullet Casings 74 •The Dented Bullet Casing 74 •Photos of the bullet casings are recreations. 75 •The gun was not fired that day. 75 •Oswald’s Palm Print 75 •Missing Fingerprints 75 The Paraffin Tests prove Oswald innocent. 75 •An FBI Fraud 75 •The Magic Bullet 71 •Why the Magic Bullet 71 •Bullet Fragments 71 The Acoustic Evidence 77 •There was a consiracy. 77 •Collecting the Data 77 •An opened microphone changed history. 77 Kennedy and Hate 81 The Wrong Shirt 74 •Kennedy needed drugs. 81 Kennedy and Cuba 81 •Kennedy felt humiliated by Khrushchev. 81 •Robert Kennedy made a deal with the Sovi ets. 81 The Bay of Pigs 81 •The CIA deceived Kennedy. 81 •Kennedy decides the outcome of the Bay of •Dr. Weiss describes the basic science of acoustics. 77 •The findings of Dr. Weiss and Dr. Aschkenasy 80 Pigs. 82 •Kennedy ordered the assassination of Castro. 82 •Johnson finds a political solution. 82 Kennedy's Vision 82 •Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. 82 •Many segments of society, hated Kennedy: 83 Appendix B • Kennedy and Hate 86 Appendix D • What role did they play? 87 Appendix C • Declassified files 86 ARRB 92 Index 96 5 AMBUSH IN DEALEY PLAZA Copyright © 2011 R. Murdoch All rights reserved ISBN 9780986774904 To the researchers and investigators who spent their treasure and risked their lives to find the truth about John F. Kennedy and Lee H. Oswald. ILLUSTRATIONS Press conference, 32 Instant of death, Page 2 Jim Garrison, 33 Dealey Plaza, 9 Capturing Oswald, 34 John Kennedy, 10 Oak Cliff, 34 Malcolm Kilduff, 11 Patton and E. Tenth, 34 First Ambush, 12 Lee Oswald, 35 Second Ambush, 13 Count de Mohrenschildt, 35 Altgens, 14 Oswald shot, 38 The Connallys, 15 Jack Ruby, 38 Exposed, 15 Backyard, 38 Officer and Drain, 16 The real Oswald, 38 Jack Brazil, 16 The fake Oswald, 38 Overflow drain, 16 Oswald, 39 The following statements are from their website. Mary Mooreman photo, 21 Coke exerpt, 40 This page is intended for those who wish to reuse material (text and/or graphics) from the Wikimedia projects — on their own website, in print, or otherwise. It focuses on Commons as this is explicitly a collection of reusable media. Bullet path, 22 Piper exerpt, 42 Throat wound, 22 C. Arnold statement, 42 Sniper’s window, 22 Howard Brennan, 43 Jackie Kennedy reaching, 22 Warren Commission, 53 Altgens, 23 Draft exerpt, 56 Sniper’s view, 23 Gerald Ford, 56 Jackie Kennedy, 23 Suit coat, 56 Second ambush2, 24 Washington Post, 57 M. Muchmore photos, 24 Hale Boggs, 58 Clint Hill, 25 Katzenbach Memo, 60 Shirt, 25 Gun, 62 Main Steet, 25 Oswald’s room, 64 Security Position, 25 Magic bullet, 62 Hill, Kellerman, Greer, 25 Bullet sequence, 76 Bullet path, 25 Officer McLain, 76 Oswald’s whereabouts, 26 Barger, Weiss, Aschenasy, 77 Tippit murder scene, 26 Microphones, 80 J.D.Tippit, 27 Glamourous, 81 Helen Markham, 27 Lee Harvey Oswald, 98 Photos and Illustrations Regarding the illustrations and photos in the book. I'm almost certain they are either in the public domain, are government photos, or in the case of the two google photos of Deally Plaza, I used to illustrate where the shots came from, I believe they would fall under the 'fair use' provision. I say almost because I'm not absolutely certain of the origin of every photo. I believe I took the photos from sites that would have had a policy of only showing photos that were in the public domainlike Wikimedia Commons. The Wikimedia Foundation owns almost none of the content on Wikimedia sites — it is owned by the individual creators. However, almost all may be freely reused without individual permission according to the terms of the particular license under which it was contributed to the project. You do not need to obtain a specific statement of permission from the licensor (unless you wish to use the work under different terms than the license stated). Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freelylicensed educational media content to all. It acts as a common repository for the various projects of the Wikimedia Foundation. For a file to be welcome on Wikimedia Commons it must meet the following Criteria: 1 be a media file 2 be an allowable free file format 3 be freely licensed or public domain H. Markham’s affidavit, 28 4 be realistically useful for an educational purpose 4.1 File in use in another Wikimedia project 4.2 File NOT in use in another Wikimedia project I have no intention of using copyrighted work. If I have made a mistake, I apologize and hope the copyright owner will contact me about compensation or removal of the work. ABBREVIATIONS Investigation To make reading a little easier HSCA: House select Committee on Assassinations ARRB: Assassination Records Review Board CIA: Central Intelligence Agency DPD: Dallas Police Department 6 FBI: Federal Bureau of JFK: John Fitzgerald Kennedy LHO: Lee Harvey Oswald TSBD: Texas School Book Depository WC: Warren Commission INTRODUCTION On July 3, 1997, Gerald Ford admitted, when confron ted with the evidence, he changed the text of the War ren Commission Report. A bullet struck Kennedy about five inches down from the base of his neck. He changed the Report to read; the bullet struck Kennedy at the base of his neck. This had to be done or admit there was a consiracy. The New York Times placed this important story, in a few paragraphs, on page eight. The Commission had only three bullets to work with. At first, the three bullets were enough, but evidence, showing a bullet had hit the sidewalk—completely missing the limousine—could not be ignored. If anoth er bullet hit Kennedy in the head, then, the last one must have caused all the other wounds. They needed a Magic Bullet to account for all the wounds on both Kennedy and Connally. The Magic Bullet was a polit ical necessity. On page 56, you can see the excerpt from the draft, showing the change Gerald Ford made. When confronted with this document, re leased by the ARRB, he said he was not trying to cover up the crime or alter history, only to clarify the text. The Warren Commission Report and all the books, videos, and Web sites telling us Oswald shot the Pres ident are based on this lie. My aim in this work is to show Lee Oswald did not kill President Kennedy. To do that, I’ve had to show how President Kennedy was killed, and to examine the evidence brought forward by the police forces against Oswald. If you flip to Appendix A, you’ll see a list of convincing evidence proving Oswald did not shoot President Kennedy or Officer Tippit. President Kennedy's vision of a better world was, also, lost that day in Dealey Plaza. He had already taken steps to end the war in Vietnam, to find some common ground with the Soviets and to desegregate the South. Before the war was over, 58,000 Americ ans and it’s estimated two million Vietnamese had lost their lives in Vietnam; the cold war intensified and many years were lost in the struggle for race equality. That afternoon, I had worked on my car, until I went to work at 4pm. I had heard nothing about the assas sination. About 30 people worked in Accounts Pay able and 20 in the Payroll Department. Everyone had left Accounts Payable except three young women. They were together, crying. In the Payroll depart ment, everyone was gone, except a middle aged man. He was crying, on his arm, on his desk. The Warren Commission reported a lone gunman, a Communist nut, shot the President. So, to almost all of us, that’s what happened. Most of us believed, what we were told, in those days. Who had the time to read and analyze 26 volumes of evidence? But it soon became apparent; no one saw the crime as the Warren Commission described it. How does a bullet turn sharp angles, without cause, after going through JFK’s body? Did the bullet go through his body? How does a clumsy, mediocre shooter, using a poorly made rifle, make shots the worlds greatest marksmen have not been able to du plicate? How does Lee Oswald get from the sixth floor to the second floor lunch room in 75 seconds without showing any signs of exertion and be seen drinking a Coke? A feat that’s never been duplicated. These questions were the first of countless others that came out in the following years. To those, who have looked at the evidence against Lee Oswald, there is no doubt he’s innocent of killing President Kennedy and Officer Tippit. But the CIA has managed, over the years, by funding books, videos and TV programs, to confuse the public about Oswald. By this effort and constant lying, they’re saying; there's something vile and repugnant about the killing of Lee Oswald that needs to be denied, hidden and covered up. They have lost the battle of the Lone Gunman versus the Conspiracy Theory, as most of us, now, believe, what the rest of the world has always believed–there was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. This book was written for the majority, who have been bamboozled by the CIA about Oswald, and still believe he shot the President. I’ll describe, how President Kennedy was killed, to show Lee Oswald was what he said he was–a patsy. The crimes against JFK and LHO have to be kept be fore the public, until what happened is admitted by the government, and the CIA is ordered to stop fund ing these books, videos and TV shows, purporting to show how Oswald shot the President. 7 These people, with a hidden budget and accountable to no one, know the truth. It’s hard to understand why they continue this cover up. They are beginning to look more and more unprofessional and sinister every year that passes. Every time they hide, what they don’t want the public to know, by classifying it, as na tional security, the more they look like fascists. How do they justify these expenditures to their politic al bosses or do they even have to? Most government agents are honorable men and women—patriots. They must be embarrassed by the amateurish efforts of their colleages to maintain this lie. What happened and is still happening to Lee Oswald is completely unfair and leaves a vile taste. To show and demonstrate, Oswald, was what he said he was—a patsy—is easy. In fact, those who had read the Warren Commission Report, knew, at the time, Oswald was innocent. The contradictions and non sense are there for all to see. Independent investigators, at great cost to themselves, have ferreted out the details of this crime. We, now, know, because of their efforts, what happened that day in Dealey Plaza. Unlike the supporters of the Warren Commission and the Lone Gunman Theory, I will justify the informa tion I describe. I have not gone into the evidence concerning, what happened to John Kennedy’s body, after the shooting, because of it’s enormous complexity and I did not think it was necessary to my purpose. The Carcano rifle, they said they found, on the sixth floor of the Book Depository, is the critical evidence, so I have a section of the book on the gun and related evidence. I’ve included a section on why President Kennedy was killed but that is not the focus of what I’m trying to do—exonerate Lee Oswald. Frances Newman was standing, about 10 feet away from the President, when the bullet struck his head. For years, she was one of the few, who knew what happened, except for government agents who had seen the the Zapruder film. Thanks to Jim Garrison, Robert Groden and Jerry Springer, we can all see what she saw, captured for all time by Abraham Zapruder, with his camera. But, viewing the film is not the same, as to be, as close, as 8 she was, to seeing the President’s head explode. In the first part, I’ll go over, in a general way, what happened in Dealey Plaza that Friday afternoon in Dallas. And, then, I’ll describe, what justifies the book: an in depth analysis of how the crime was car ried out. The bullet evidence will be accounted for and justified. We’ll look at how the Warren Commission described the crime in one section. I’ll list reasons why the political climate was toxic for President Kennedy, and a look at the dark side of his life. The Dallas Police Department, also, accused Oswald of killing Officer Tippit. I’ll describe this crime and look at the evidence collected by the DPD and show why Oswald could not have killed Officer Tippit. I’ll answer the question: where was Oswald at the time of the shooting of the President and look at the testimony and statements of key witnesses. In partic ular, Special Agent Clint Hill, because of his unique point of view and important observations. I’ll include transcripts of what he said to the WC. We’ll look at the film and sound evidence. Within a few days, of the assassination, Lyndon Johnson reversed Kennedy’s plan of ending the war in Vietnam. The first one thousand troops were already on their way home. President Johnson was re ported to have said to the generals at the time, ‘Now, you have your damn war’. It’s been 46 years since the murder of John Kennedy and the framing and murder of Lee Oswald. And, still, there are expensively produced videos on You tube, showing how Oswald killed Kennedy. The videos are movie quality and I saw two that lasted 90 minutes each. Where does the money come from to produce this work? One Lone Gunman supporter shows a computer simulation based on the lie that a bullet went through Kennedy’s back. The only organ ization, that has a budget it does not have to account for, is the CIA. It’s, now, time for President Obama to stop these lies and apologize for the role, elements of the govern ment played in the crime against Kennedy and Oswald, and to many other innocent victims. AMBUSH IN DEALEY PLAZA November 22, 1963, 12:30pm The photo shows Dealey Plaza from the west with the numbers identifying the relevent features. 1– Main Street, 2– Houston Street, 3– Elm street, 4– The DalTex building, 5– The Book Depository, 6– The County Records building, 7– The Grassy Knoll, 8– Where Abraham Zapruter filmed the crime, and 9– The Overflow drain. 9 Ambush in Dealey Plaza What he did not know was the military unit, geared up and ready to provide security for him, was told to stand down; that they were not needed. The limousine entered the first ambush zone, as it turned off Houston Street onto Elm Street, and passed by the Book Depository. Kennedy tried to end the war in Vietnam, desegregate the South, and find a rap prochement with the Soviets. But there was a dark side to Kennedy. The Pulitzer Prise winning investigative reporter for the New York Times, Seymour M. Hersh, documents this dark side, in his book, 'THE DARK SIDE OF CAMELOT'. (See the Section 'Kennedy and Hate'.) In this, first crossfire, Connally was shot in the back. A bullet from the sixth floor of the Book Depository, smashed his ribs on the right side and punctured his lung. Kennedy was hit in the throat and back. Both wounds were superficial. The motorcade security rules state: the President’s limousine is to speed up at the sound of gun shots, but Will Greer, the driver, continued driving slowly for five or six seconds, until the car reached the foot of the Grassy Knoll, and, then, stopped or almost stopped, according to witnesses around the car. One of the bullets, in this second crossfire, struck Kennedy in the head and killed him. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born May 29, 1916, Assassinated November 22, 1963 Elm Street “It appears as though something has happened in the motorcade route, something—I repeat—has happened in the motorcade route. Standby, just a moment, please. Something has happened in the motorcade route. Standby, please...” Sam Pate, Dallas radio reporter The crowds, on the streets of Dallas, were warm and friendly; waving and smiling, as the President passed by. Nellie Connally said to the President, “You can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you, Mr. Pres ident.” Senator Yarborough noted the same thing but said it was a different story, if one looked at the faces, in the upper floors of the buildings. Kennedy was relaxed and seemed to be enjoying the large crowds lining the streets. 10 While the car was nearly stopped below the Grassy Knoll, Special Agent Clint Hill ran from his position, on the running board of the following car and climbed on to the back of the President’s limousine. He helped Jackie Kennedy back into the rear seat and covered her and the President with his body. The car, then, sped to Parkland Memorial Hospit al, about four minutes away. Kennedy was still breathing when he arrived at the Hospital, but when the doctors, saw his head wound, they knew he was dead. Still they did everything by the book to keep him alive. At 1:30pm, Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff, announced President Kennedy was dead. Ambush in Dealey Plaza Frances Newman: Eyewitness Mr. Alford, the prosecutor: Question: Were you able to hear a third shot? Frances Newman: Answer: Yes, sir, we heard a third shot, it was a short time, not maybe 10 or 12 seconds after the first two shots. Mr. Alford Approximately, in feet, can you estimate how far you were from the Presidential lim ousine at the time of the third shot? The Assassins I doubt we’ll ever know, for certain, who pulled the triggers, but James Brading, a Mafia man, was arrested in the DalTex building immediately after the shooting. Many researchers believe Howard Hunt was the shooter in the sixth floor east window. Others on the sixth floor were anti Castro Cubans. The sniper on the Grassy Knoll may have been a professional assassin named Lu cien Sarti; hired by Carlos Marcello. And the sniper in the overflow drain, I believe, was a US army assassin. In a statement to the FBI, Carlos Marcello, said, it was he, who put out a contract on President Kennedy. He had a motive and the means. Following is the evidence describing how they killed President Kennedy. Frances Newman We were approximately 10 feet. The Presidential limousine was directly in front of us. The President was directly in front of us but 10 feet out in the street. Mr. Alford And were you able to observe the effects of this shot then? Francis Newman Yes, sir, that shot, when it happened, the President's car was directly in front of us.... ...he was shot in the head, right at his ear or right above his ear. ...His head just seemed to explode, just bits of his skull flew in the air and he fell to the side. After announcing President Kennedy was dead, a reporter asked where he was shot. Malcolm Kilduff made the above gesture. Testimony of Frances Newman from The Clay Shaw Trial, Feb. 15, 1969 11 Ambush in Dealey Plaza The First Ambush The first shot, over the tree, is the goahead signal. The second shot, 1.7 seconds later, strikes Kennedy in the throat. This shot was meant to be six inches lower—through his heart. It knocks Kennedy toward the center of the car, causing the third shot, al The two shots, after the goahead shot, were fired almost simultaineously, so most people near the limousine say they heard only three shots. most at the same time as the second shot, to hit to the right side of Kennedy’s spine instead of to the left–through his heart. The fourth shot, is the second shot from the sniper’s window. It hits John Connally in the back 2.8 seconds after the first. That’s about as fast as a bolt action rifle can be cycled. The Two Killing Zones. time, in case, the first bullet knocked him to the floor of the car. Will Greer drives into the first ambush. Even, though, the car was moving, both shots The limousine slowed to about five miles an hour turning off Houston Street onto Elm Street. As it passed the Book Depository, the shooting started. Governor Connally said he heard the first shot. He said, he knew it was a rifle shot, and turned to his right to see, if the President was hit. would have been relatively easy. I believe, the shot from the Grassy Knoll hit first, knocking Kennedy a few inches toward the center of the car, just enough, so the shot from the DalTex building, hit Kennedy to the right of his spine, and not on the left side—through his heart. Kennedy is hit by the second and third How to explain the fact, the bullet that hit Kennedy in the back, only tracked in a few inches, shots. 12 Kennedy was hit in the back and throat, almost simultaneously, by shots, from the DalTex build ing and the Grassy Knoll. This was no accident but carefully worked out beforehand. It would be necessary, to have both bullets hit at the same bruising the top of his right lung? A plausible an swer would be, the gunmen behind the car were given orders not to hit the driver, the women or Roy Kellerman. A high velocity bullet from that close would have gone through Kennedy and hit the driver. I believe the cartridges were short Ambush in Dealey Plaza The Second Ambush The limousine slowed or stopped by the Grassy Knoll. The first shot in this second ambush came from the Grassy Knoll. There is no evidence it hit anything. The second shot, from the overflow drain, hit Kennedy in the head and killed him. The third shot, from the Book Depository, west window, hit Connally in the wrist. loaded, so they would only penetrate five or six The car slowed or stopped in the inches. The short loading would also explain the second crossfire zone. fact, the bullet that hit the metal trim, did not penet Will Greer continued to drive at 11 or 12 miles an rate the metal. hour for five or six seconds, and, then, stopped, or some say almost stopped the car at the foot of the Nellie Connally saw her husband hit Grassy Knoll. No professional sniper would by the fourth bullet. choose to shoot at a target moving across his line She said on hearing a shot, she turned right and of vision. It would have been necessary to stop the saw the President had his arms up to his throat. car. Then, she saw her husband hit. She reported her The car was, now, in the second crossfire, of shots husband said, after he was hit, “No. No. No. They’re going to kill us all”. Film and acoustic ana from the Grassy Knoll, the west window of the Book Depository, and the overflow drain, in front lysts, tell us Connally was hit at frame 236, of the of and to the right of the limousine. Zapruder film, as indicated by the 20 inch drop of his right shoulder—about a second after the Presid If the car were moving, for some reason, through ent was hit. this zone, it, still, would have been driving at the shooter in the overflow drain—and, still, a fair Kennedy’s wounds, from the first crossfire, were shot if the President were sitting up. superficial. The wound in his back tracked in about two or three inches. And the wound in his throat did not hit any vital organs. 13 Ambush in Dealey Plaza James ‘Ike’ Altgens, photographer with Associated Press, took this remarkable photo, as a reaction to hearing the first or signal shot, which was over the dense foliage of the Oak tree (1). The Abraham Zapruter film and the acoustic tapes, from the open microphone, on Officer McLain’s motorcycle, tell us, shots were fired about 1.7 seconds after the first shot. These two shots occurred, at almost the same time, and would have sounded like one shot, to the people around the limousine. The spectators and Secret Service agents are reacting to the first shot, but Kennedy has just been hit in the throat and back by the second and third shots. As one can see, the DalTex building (2) is an excellent shooting position. We can see Kennedy’s reaction to these bullets just above (4). The rearview mirror is blocking his face, but we can see his arm is up, with his hand under the mirror, and we can see his forehead. 14 Connally is reacting to the first shot (3). We see his head is turned to the right. He said he knew a shot had been fired and turned to his right to see if the President had been hit. Just above (5) we see Jackie Kennedy’s hand under her husband’s wrist. A little more than a second later, as Connally turned to his left, to look at the President, he was hit in the back, by a bullet from the Book Depository. That shot would make it about 2.8 seconds after the first shot. That’s about as fast as a bolt action rifle can be cycled and still maintain the target. About five seconds later, Clint Hill (6) jumped from this position, and climbed on to the back of the President’s limousine. Just before Clint Hill helps Jackie Kenndy into the car, Bobby Hargis (7) is splattered with Kennedy’s brains and blood. Ambush in Dealey Plaza Second crossfire, the first shot is from the Grassy Knoll. The acoustic evidence indicates the shots in this zone were close together. The first shot is from the Grassy Knoll. There’s no evidence this bullet hit anything. We see, in frame 312 of the Zapruder film, Kennedy’s head is at right angles to the Grassy Knoll. A bullet from there would have come out the left side of his head. I believe, the sniper on the Grassy Knoll, deliber ately missed President Kennedy to avoid hitting Jackie Kennedy, who was very close to her hus band. Look at her position in frame 312. It would have been harrowing, even for a killer, to make that shot. If the car were moving, even slowly, as some suggest, he would have had to focus his sights on Jackie Kennedy’s head. The second shot is from the overflow drain. "I know he's dead. I saw his head explode like a firecracker. It was the worst thing I've ever seen." Abraham Zapruder The second shot is from the overflow drain, at frame 312 of A. Zapruder’s film, hitting Kennedy in the right temple and killing him. The objection to this shooting position has been, no sniper would use a pistol and a rifle was too long, to fit in the drain. Tests show, bullets from the US military M–16 or AR–15, do similar damage as frangible bullets, and with the AR–15, an 11 or 14 inch barrel can be fitted. They are both high velocity guns. (3200 feet per second) (See page 70 for a fuller explanation.) The third bullet hits Connally’s wrist. Governor Connally was laying on his wife’s lap at this time. The bullet came down into the car from the west end of the Book Depository; determined by the angle of the bullet through his wrist. Arnold Rowland, saw a dark skinned man with a rifle on the sixth floor, in the south west window. Carolyn Walther saw two men , one holding a rifle, in the same south west window. How many shots were there? One hit the sidewalk. There’s a photograph of a hole in the windshield and another dented the met John and Nellie al trim around the windshield. One hit the Presid Connally ent in the back. The Warren Commission Report says one hit him in the back of the head, although, there’s no credible evidence of this. One hit Connally in the back, another hit him in the wrist and leg. One hit Kennedy in the throat from the front. A shot from the Grassy Knoll missed. And the fatal shot came from the over flow drain at the right, front of the limousine. That’s nine without the rear head wound. Both the Zapruder film and the acoustic evidence, indicate, at least, six shots. Neither picked up the muffled sound from the overflow drain. There are other sounds on the tape that are probably gun shots. The Zapruder film records six jiggles. These are involuntary reactions to the sound of gun fire. Even, if one knows a gun is to be fired, the cam era still records a jiggle. The WC report states there were three shots. Why choose the overflow drain? Any sniper would chose this shooting position: the shooter was completely hidden, the drain led to nearby Trinity River, making a getaway easy, and it conforms to the military principle–get close to the target. The Dallas police responded to a sighting, of a man with a gun, near the Trinity river, where this drain flowed to, right after the assassination. This rough photo shows how exposed Kennedy was and the car’s relationship to the curb. 15 Ambush in Dealey Plaza The four shots in the first ambush. three shots. The microphone on Officer Mclain’s motorcycle, had been turned on about two minutes before the shooting started. The acoustic evidence indicates two shots oc curred at, almost, the same time; about one and a half seconds after the first or signal shot. This would account for witnesses, close to the corner of Houston and Elm Streets, saying they heard only In this first ambush zone we need to account for four shots: the signal shot, over the tree, that wounded James Tague, the shot that hit Kennedy in the throat, the shot that hit Kennedy in the back and the shot that wounded Connally. The first shot is the goahead signal. This shot is from the sixth floor of the Book De pository—an excellent position to see the motor cade coming along Houston Street and the security arrangements. This bullet struck the sidewalk close to the Triple Underpass, and wounded James Tague standing near the bridge. I took this frame from a film by M. Couch. He was riding in a press car just behind Vice President Johnson. It was taken about 12 seconds after the President was shot—the time it took the press car to drive from Houston Street. The car is in, almost, the same position, as the President’s limousine, when he was shot from this drain. Why is this Officer looking at the drain? Does he smell gunsmoke? Researcher Jack Brazil inside the sniper’s drain position and, below: the drain with the Book Depository and the DalTex building in the background. The road was paved and the drain partially filled since the shooting, but one can see why this would be an ideal pos ition for a sniper. Both pictures were taken from the DVD, ‘THE MEN WHO KILLED KENNEDY’. 16 How else to explain a shot, blocked by the tree, except, as a signal for the other shooters. This sniper could have hit the car through the tree but would that make sense? One can see how dense the foliage on the Oak tree was in the Ike Altgens' photo. He might have hit the President, but could, just as well, have hit, Will Greer, the driver, Nel lie Connally, Jackie Kennedy or Roy Kellerman. This signal shot was for the primary snipers in the DalTex building and on the Grassy Knoll. By the time this shot was heard, it had already hit the sidewalk and wounded James Tague. A high velocity bullet travels at 3000 feet per second or more. Sound travels at 1123 feet per second, de pending somewhat on the air temperature. On hearing this shot, Clint Hill, riding behind the President, saw him raise his arms to the Thorburn position, the reaction to a bullet strike from the front. This shot, and the one that struck him in the back, from the DalTex building, came 1.7 seconds after the signal shot. The second shot was from the Grassy Knoll. The second and third shots were almost simultan eous. The one from the Grassy Knoll was aimed at Kennedy’s heart. A head shot, while the limousine was moving, would not have been practicable. But for a marksman, shooting from a distance of 20 30 yards, a miss of six inches is too much. I be lieve, the bullet hit too high, because Kennedy in Ambush in Dealey Plaza stinctively ducked, on hearing the signal shot 1.7 seconds earlier. The doctors at Parkland hospital, who saw the wound in Kennedy’s throat, stated this wound was about 4 to 5 mm wide, with rounded, inverted edges—an entrance wound. A Carcano bullet is 6.5 mm. And it makes an exit wound about 10 mm across. just back from a hunting trip. Officer Baker hears a shot from the DalTex building. Mr. Belin What kind of a weapon did it sound like it was coming from? Mr. Baker The third shot is from the DalTex building. It sounded to me like it was a highpowered rifle. One of the mysteries of the crime is the doctors could not find the bullet that hit Kennedy in the back; although, a number of doctors probed the wound, and even, with a full body xray, the bullet could not be found. It only went in two or three inches. Did the bullet hit the heavy brace Kennedy was wearing or was the cartridge loaded to avoid going through his body and hitting the driver or Nellie Connally? Mr. Belin Moments after the shooting, a member of the Mafia, Jim Braden, was arrested on the third floor of the DalTex building, trying to go down the freight elevator. He was released a short time later. The police said they did not recognize his name. Three names associated with the shooting from the DalTex building are: Johnny Rosselli, Charles (Chuckie) Nicoletti and Eugene Brading, alias Jim Braden. It could be, they were all there, as a team. This shot, from the DalTex building, was meant to go through Kennedy’s heart. I believe, it hit on the right side of Kennedy’s spine because the shot from the Grassy Knoll knocked Kennedy a few inches toward the center of the car. The evidence for a shot from the Dal Tex building All right. When you heard the first shot or the first noise, what did you do and what did you see? Mr. Baker Well, to me, it sounded high and I immediately kind of looked up, and I had a feeling that it came from the build ing, either right in front of me or of the one across to the right of it. Mr. Belin What would the building right in front of you be? Why not shoot at the President when the limousine was coming along Houston Street? A lone assassin probably would have, but the people who planned this crime, were determined to succeed and to get away. They had to plan on any one location not being available. The target was also moving on Houston for a gunman in the Book Depository but virtually stationary for a shooter in the DalTex building. Mr. Baker It would be this Book Deposit ory Building. Mr. Belin That would be the building located on what corner of Hou ston and Elm? The track of the bullet strike, in Kennedy’s back, was slightly upward, according to Cyril Wecht, former President of the American Academy of Forensic Science and the HSCA medical panel. The doctor doing the chest autopsy, also, noted bruising on the top of his right lung. An examina tion of autopsy photo F5 shows the bullet hole tun neling up. Mr. Baker Officer Marion Baker, close to and facing the Book Depository, said he heard a shot from his right, indicating the DalTex building. Officer Marion Baker was familiar with high powered rifles and hearing the sound of these guns. He was Mr. Baker That would be the northwest corner. Mr. Belin All right. And you thought it was either from that building or the building located where? On the northeast corner. DalTex: the Ideal Sniper Position The target would be about 4050 yards away and, 17 Ambush in Dealey Plaza even though the car was moving, the target would be virtually stationary. With echoes off the sur rounding buildings, it would be difficult to tell where the shot came from; allowing time for the snipers to get away. This bullet struck Kennedy in the back, about six inches down from the top of his shirt collar and to the right of his spine. It pen etrated only a few inches. The fourth shot hit John Connally. Only two shots were fired from the sixth floor, east window of the Book Depository: the signal shot and the shot that hit John Connally. The tim ing of this shot, according to the acoustic tape, was about 2.8 seconds after the signal shot and 1.1 seconds after the second and third shots. 2.8 seconds is about as fast as one can cycle a bolt ac tion rifle and still maintain the target. This bullet struck Connally in the back, close to his shoulder and exited his right chest. We know it came from the sixth floor of the Book Depository, because of the angle of the bullet track, through his body. Many of the world's best snipers and marksmen have tried to duplicate what the Warren Commission says Oswald did. The military, in a number of countries; including Mexico, Russia, Israel and the United States, have set up the exact position facing the sniper. No one has come close to making the shots as stated in the Warren Commission report. 18 This would have been a difficult shot. The lim ousine was traveling about 11 miles an hour and moving somewhat across the shooters line of vis ion. It was turning slightly and going down a grade. The shooter had to wait, for the car to come from behind the tree, before, he could train his sights. This second shot, from the Book Deposit ory, using a bolt action rifle, would require consid erable skill. Governor Connally would testify to the Warren Commission: "I do not believe, nor will I ever believe, that I was hit with the first bullet. I don't believe that. I heard the first shot. I reacted to the first shot and I was not hit with that bullet." There is no evidence Oswald fired a rifle, after leaving the Marines in 1959, and the only gun, he fired in the army, was semiautomatic and, then, only at stationary targets. This shooter, also, had to take into consideration Nellie Connally. To line up the rifle on Kennedy, from the sniper’s window, after the limousine cleared the tree, would be to see Nellie Connally in his sights directly behind. This could have caused him to alter his aim. Or did the shooter think he was shooting at Senat or Yarborough? Senator Yarborough was sup posed to be in the jump seat. He was a long time Kennedy supporter and, also, hated in Dallas. He was replaced that morning by Governor Connally. Johnson and Kennedy had a heated argument about the change. But I think this sniper just missed Kennedy because it was a difficult shot. The Three Shots in the Second Crossfire. The first shot was from the Grassy Knoll. The acoustic evidence tells us where this shot ori ginated to within a few feet. Among Conspiracy Theorists, most, still believe, this shot killed Kennedy. But the evidence tells us, the shot that killed Kennedy, came from the overflow drain. As mentioned before, this sniper could not make his shot because Jackie Kennedy was too close to her husband. There’s no evidence the bullet fired from the Grassy Knoll hit anything. One of the FBI agents examining the crime scene, picked up, what looked like a bullet, from the grass, on the other side of the car from the Grassy Knoll and put it in his pocket. It was never entered as evidence. The second shot is from the overflow drain. Professional sniper, combat hardened, exMarine and po lice sharpshooter, Craig Roberts, author of KILL ZONE: A SNIPER LOOKS AT DEALEY PLAZA, asks: “How in the world could anyone look at that {Zapruder} film and say the fatal head strike had come from the rear? The socalled experts who stated that the rearward jerk of Kennedy’s head was due to Ambush in Dealey Plaza ‘muscle reaction,’ or ‘jet force’ from an erupting bul let’ or some other violation of the laws of physics, had ob viously never served in com bat, where witnessing highvelocity bullet strikes was commonplace. Some of the supporters of the Warren Commission...stated that the bullet came from the rear because the eruption of brain matter and blood came out of the front of the Presid ent’s skull. I saw something else. In a head shot, the exit wound, due to the buildup of hydrostatic pressure, explodes in a conical formation in the downrange direction of the bullet. Yet in the Zapruder film, I could plainly see that the eruption was not a conical shape to the front of the limo, but instead was an explo sion that cast fragments both up and down in a vertical plane, and side to side in a horizontal plane. There was only one explanation for this: an exploding or ‘frangible’ bullet. Such a round explodes on impact–in exactly the man ner depicted in the film. The vicious force of the fran gible round sent flesh and bone particles flying in a variety of directions, includ ing back onto the trunk of the car, as Jacqueline Kennedy seated to the President's left–immediately noticed. The First Lady crawled onto the trunk of the Lincoln to re trieve a piece of her hus band's skull, Secret Service agent Clint Hill later testi fied”. Corroborating Evidence Clint Hill and Charles Brehm heard a muffled sound, at the time Kennedy was hit in the head. Those in the motorcade and on the overpass, smelled gun smoke, Motorcyclist Bobby Hargis, who along with his partner, were riding near the left rear of the limousine were splattered with Kennedy’s brains and blood. If one draws a line connecting the entrance wound in his right temple and the center of the known exit wound, the line would point at the overflow drain, located on the right side of the limousine and to the front. A high velocity bullet strikes skull bone. Those, who claim the bullet came from behind, tell us, what we see on the film, is a neurological reaction. How is that possible, as the cerebellum part of his brain was destroyed. Instead of what one would expect to see, when a bullet strikes skull bone, the Warren Commission supporters say, the head movement was caused by the jet effect. They must, also, be saying this jet effect is ran dom. His head, as seen in the film, goes, up, back and to the left. The Warren Commission tells us the bullet came from the right and above. It’s, also, claimed Kennedy’s head movement, is caused by the above, plus Jackie Kennedy pulling her husband back, at the same time, the driver stepped on the gas. No comment. Officer B. Hargis sees the ejecta. Motorcycle Officer Bobby Hargis, riding just be hind the left rear wheel of the President’s car, de scribes seeing the ejecta, from the President’s head, arcing up. "I saw the President's head ex plode. Then, I felt something hit me, which could have been concrete. I thought, at first, I might have been hit." The right side of Hargis' safety helmet, his face and his uniform were splattered with blood and pieces of the President's head. It, also, splattered over his partner and the windshield of the following car. He said the limousine was stopped at the time. Charles Brehm World War Two veteran, Charles Brehm, said right after the assassination, while he was still in Dealey Plaza, "the shots seemed to come from in front of or beside the President". Later, he said he saw something fly off behind the President when the bullet struck. He said he heard another shot after the President was hit in the head. (This bullet 19 Ambush in Dealey Plaza hit John Connally in the wrist and was from the west window of the Book Depository.) His November 22 affidavit has disappeared. The Third Shot This bullet hit Connally in the wrist and leg at frame 325 of Abraham Zapruder's film.The bullet came down into the limousine as the Governor lay on his wife's lap. Two witnesses saw men in the west window of the Book Depository. There is no other position to account for the bullet track. This bullet shattered on impact with Connally's wrist and a fragment lodged in his leg. A body brace held Kennedy upright. But, even, with all the planning that went into this assassination, the killers needed luck. A few weeks before the shooting, Kennedy injured his back, reaching for one of the girls, who shared his noon time swim, at the White House. He had to wear a body brace from his shoulders to his hips. This brace held him in a sitting position, after the first two bullets struck him; instead of allowing him to fall to the floor of the car. These two bullet wounds were not fatal and he would have re covered from them. The brace, holding him up, made him a target, for the shooter in the overflow drain. Why Dealey Plaza? Dealey Plaza was carefully chosen so the bullets would not hit anyone except the President or one of his main allies in the jump seat. Shooting down into the limousine from the Book Depository, would avoid hitting anyone except the target, as would bullets from the Grassy Knoll and the overflow drain. Shooting from the DalTex building was more tricky. A high powered bullet from there would have tracked through Kennedy and likely killed the driver as well. They solved this by short loading the cartridges, so they would not have the power, to go through a body, only, into it. The bullets that just dented the trim around the windshield and the bullet that, only, tracked into Kennedy's body two or three inches were the result of this short loading. Bullets were flying. Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent assigned to Jackie Kennedy, jumped off the following car and ran to the President’s limousine. He climbed on the back and helped Mrs. Kennedy back into the car. 20 “I jumped onto the left rear step of the Presidential auto mobile. Mrs. Kennedy shouted, ’They've shot his head off,’ then (she)turned and raised out of her seat, as if she were reaching to her right rear toward the back of the car for something that had blown out. I forced her back into her seat and placed my body above the President and Mrs. Kennedy. Special Agent Greer had, as I jumped onto the Presidential automobile, ac celerated the Presidential automobile forward. I heard agent Kellerman call Special Agent Lawson on the twoway radio and say, “To the nearest hospital, quick.” I shouted as loud as I could at the Lead car, “To the hospital, to the hospital.” The limousine, then, sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital about four minutes away. Witnesses describe Kennedy’s wounds. Twentysix doctors, nurses, attendants, newsmen, journalists, secret service agents, Senator Yarbor ough, Jackie Kennedy, Clint Hill and everyone else, who saw the President’s head wound, de scribe it, as a large exit wound in the back of his head. Some said the wound was about the size of a grapefruit. One newsman describes, what he saw, as the back of the President’s head blown off. The FBI photo is a fraud. The photo, released by the FBI, of the back of Kennedy’s head, showing a small entrance wound, is a fraud. Not one witness at the hospital or the autopsy saw that wound. Every doctor, nurse, attendant; every member of the motorcade and all the newsmen and reporters who saw the President’s head wound, describe it as the back of his head blown away—a massive exit wound. Even those at the autopsy, did not see the wound in this photo. Ambush in Dealey Plaza The doctors describe the throat wound. The doctors at Parkland Memorial Hospital, who saw the wound in Kennedy’s throat, describe it, as an entrance wound about four or five millimeters across.The Carcano leaves a 10mm exit wound. Dr. Crenshaw, the resident physician at Parkland Memorial Hospital, who worked on Kennedy, said in his book; the wound he saw in Kennedy’s throat was an entrance wound, as was the wound in his right temple. Story Changed by FBI Dallas News Herald journalist, Connie Kritzberg, interviewed Drs. Malcolm Perry and Kemp Clark, later in the afternoon of November 22nd. Her notes and recollections have Dr. Perry referring to the front throat wound as a wound of entrance. He was the doctor who cut through the wound to insert a tube. He said three times, that afternoon, the throat wound was an entrance wound. He, also, said the next day, officials harassed him all night long to change his observations, and make the throat wound an exit wound. She, then, wrote the story of the interviews and the observations of the doctors. When the story appeared, less than 24 hours after the assassination, she was astonished to see the following line inserted into her story: "A doctor admitted it was possible there was only one shot." Kritzberg, flabbergasted, since she had written no such line, contacted one of the Herald's editors to determine who was responsible for adding the line, and, thus, changing the entire nature of the doctor's observations. The FBI, she was told. (from pages.prodigy.net) Trauma Room One Let me digress here a little: up to 1992, when Dr. Crenshaw wrote his book, TRAUMA ROOM ONE, the doctors, who worked on Kennedy, at Parkland Hospital, were aware their medical careers would be jeopardized, if they spoke out, on what they saw at the hospital. Now, all the doctors, when asked about the head Most images of this famous photo by Mary Mooreman, have the back of Kennedy’s head blacked out. This photo would correspond to frame 313 of Abraham Zupruder’s film. It was taken the instant the bullet passed through his head —even before his head could react to the massive force of the bullet strike. (See Tom Wilson's analysis of this photo on Youtube.) wound, place their open hand on the back of their head and describe this wound as a massive exit wound. A bullet in the back of the neck must hit something. Dr. Mantik has demonstrated a bullet striking the back of the neck, where the WC says, could not go through his neck without striking a bony struc ture. Dr. Crenshaw, the resident physician, in Trauma Room One, where Kennedy was taken, said the wounds in Kennedy’s temple and throat were entrance wounds. They lied to us. Most people believe Lee Oswald shot President Kennedy. That is not true. He was killed by Carlos Marcello and other mem bers of the Mafia, anti Castro Cubans, rogue ele ments of the CIA and, I believe, an army assassin. The Warren Commission Report, all the books, videos and computer simulations, saying Oswald shot President Kennedy, are based on a bullet, tracking through Kennedy and wounding Con So let us begin anew—remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John Kennedy 21 Ambush in Dealey Plaza The white line is the path, I thought the bullet took, based on a number of factors. But, I, now, believe, the white cluster of pixels on his temple is the entrance wound and the dome like shape of pixels on the back of his head is the first sign of the exit wound. This would make the shooter even closer than the white line indicates. Does this frame really show the instant the bullet strikes the President? A world class marksman looked at the window and he said he knew right away Oswald was not the assassin. Look over the tree and see how small the target would have been. At this time Kennedy would have been leaning toward the center of the limousine and Nellie Connally would have been directly behind him. Other complications: the lim ousine was travelling about 12 miles an hour, it was going down a grade and turning a bit. In other words an enormously difficult shot. The bullet from the Grassy Knoll, hits Kennedy in the throat, but misses vital organs. The shot was meant to hit six inches lower—through his heart. nally. That did not happen. Gerald Ford was con fronted on July 3, 1997 with a document released by the ARRB, that showed he moved the bullet hole from five inches down Kennedy’s back, to the base of his neck, to account for Connally’s wounds. He said he was only clarifying the text. It’s hard to think a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, The President, a future president, the head of the FBI, a recent head of the CIA, and many members of the inner circle of government, lied to us. But they did. 22 She’s reaching for a piece of her husband’s skull. Ambush in Dealey Plaza The limousine was stopped. Ike Altgens took this photo about four seconds after the fatal shot. One can see, if Clint Hill had been four or five seconds sooner, he would have been knocked off the car and perhaps seriously wounded, from bullet fragments exiting Kennedy's head. (Someone made the black mark on the leading car by remov ing the licence plate number.) From an analysis of Maria Muchmore’s film, we can see this picture, by Ike Altgens, was taken just as the front wheels of the limousine were level with the overflow drain. The drain is just in front of the light pole—directly behind Jackie Kennedy’s head. She is looking right at the drain. She must have instinctively understood where the shot came from. Did she see something moving there? She does not remember crawling on to the back of the car. The path of the bullet through Kennedy’s head, tells us within a few feet of where the drain was when the shot was fired. We can see from the Zapruder film it took about four seconds for Jackie Kennedy to reach this position after her husband was shot. This frame was taken from a government film, showing the position of the limousine, after each shot from the Book Depository, according to the Warren Commission. The overflow drain is just in front of the light pole to the right of the car. When the limousine stopped or slowed, the sniper had a fairly easy shot, from this drain. This photo, also, shows how difficult it would have been to hit Jackie Kennedy, July the President from this shooting position. FBI 28, 1929May 19, 1994, tests on the Carcano showed it was inaccur age 64 ate after 15 yards. If this car position is correct, then the position I have the limousie in the second ambush, should be closer to the stairs. 23 Ambush in Dealey Plaza Shooting from the drain, at this time, with the car in this position, gives the sniper the best angle to Kennedy. The limousine now starts to turn toward the drain. This is not the main sniping position. The planners thought Kennedy would be killed in the first ambush zone. They would not have counted on Kennedy being held up by the back brace he was wearing. This frame, I took from Maria Muchmoore’s film, and correspondes to frame 312 of Abra ham Zapruder’s film and Mary Mooreman’s photo on page 21. We can see a mist in front of Kennedy’s head and a light coloring on the back of his head, in the same position, as the exit wound in Mary Mooreman’s photo. The motorcyclists have their heads up look ing in the direction of Kennedy. Mary Moore man, in the black coat, has just taken the photo on page13. As dramatic a picture as one is likely to see. The President has just been shot through the head. The two motorcyclists have dropped their heads, in response to just having been splattered with Kennedy’s blood and brains. The spectator on the stairs reacts to the shot. Clint Hill is desperately trying to reach the limousine. The car behind and the motorcyc lists have been taken by surprise, by the sud den, rapid, slowing, of the President’s limousine. In fact, it looks like the car behind has bumped into the Presidents’s limousine. From the position of the front wheel, the driver may have tried to swerve around the limousine. Clint Hill is not running but telling the car behind to back off. We can see, if he had have been a few seconds sooner, he would have been in the line of fire and knocked off the car. The limousine accelerates, quickly, now, headed for Parkland Hospital, about four minutes away, but the President is dead. 24 Ambush in Dealey Plaza Following, is the caption from this photo in Newsweek, November 22, 1993. Arlen Specter, then a junior counselor to the Warren Commission, uses a pointer here to exhibit the path the "magic bullet" would have had to have taken in order to account for all the wounds with only two shots. Since the larger circular patch visible below his left hand indicates the back shot, a photo intended to illustrate the theory, actually refutes it. Clint Hill For many years, he felt quilty about not acting sooner, to protect President Kennedy. But it’s hard to understand how he could have: the car was travelling around 11 or 12 miles an hour until it almost stopped at the foot of the Grassy Knoll. Only, then, did he have a chance to run to the limousine. Clint Hill, Roy Kellerman, and William Greer after giving evidence to the Warren Commission (March, 1964) Clint Hill in his security position behind the President's limousine. Probably taken on Main Street. Somehow, a bullet that came from the sixth floor of the BD and from the right side of the limousine hit Kennedy in the neck and Connally near his right shoulder—according to the WC. 25 Killing Officer Tippit The only labels we know are true, in this illustration, are the ones stating Oswald stopped at his rooming house and where he was captured. But this photo does give one a perspective of where the events occurred. No one disputes Oswald arrived at his rooming house at 1pm or a little after and left about four minutes later. The police claimed Officer Tippit was killed around 1:16pm. That has been proved to be a fraud. The FBI took the tapes, of reports to the dispatcher, and made a copy. In vestigators found two 60 cycle humms on the tape. That’s a giveaway the tape was altered. Eye witnesses put the time of the murder at 1:06pm. It’s a vexing problem for the ‘Lone Gunman’ supporters to show how Oswald got to the crime scene in a couple of minutes. Where Officer Tippit was killed, is a mile and a tenth from Oswald’s rooming house. It would take about a 20 minute brisk walk to go that distance. The Dallas Police tell us Oswald left the shells from his re volver and his jacket at the scene of the crime, and to make sure the police and the FBI had enough good evid ence, it seems he left his wallet as well. Tippit murder scene at Tenth and Patton in Oak Cliff. This place is about a mile and a tenth from Oswald’s rooming house. 26 Killing Officer Tippit KILLING OFFICER J.D.TIPPIT Did Oswald kill Officer Tippit? Witnesses describe the crime. Jack Ray Tatum He was at the corner of Patton and East Tenth in his car. He watched Tippit being shot. He says Tippit got out of his car with his gun drawn and started to go to the front of the car. The killer then shot him three times and walked over to the fallen Tippit and shot him in the head. Helen Markham She was standing right next to Tatum's car at Patton and Tenth. She saw a man walking toward the police car and then stop and walk over to the car and chat with Tippit for awhile. He, then, stepped back from the car and Tippit got out of the car with his gun drawn. At that point, the man near the car shot him. Then she saw the gunman dropping shells and come toward her and turn south along Patton. Domingo Benavides He was driving his truck west along East Tenth street. Tippit's car was facing east and he saw him get out of his car and then was shot by a man on the curb side of the car. He drove his truck to the curb and stopped. He saw the gunman remove the shells from his gun and drop them as he moved toward Patton. Then, he fell down into the floorboards of his truck for a few minutes fearing the gunman would come back to kill him. Although, Benavides was the closest to the killer, the police did not have him view a lineup with Oswald. He was shown a picture of Oswald and said he thought he was the killer but he has said other things that leave doubt. Acquilla Clemons She lived close by and said she saw two gunmen close to Tippit's car after the shooting. They ran in opposite directions after the shooting. She describes the two men: neither matches Oswald. Her testimony was not included in the Warren Commission Report. Frank Wright He lived near by and came out of his house right after he heard shots. He said he saw a man in a long coat standing by the fallen Tippit, and, then, this man ran to a car, which quickly drove away. His observations were not included in the report. Tippit's Wounds The shooter on the curb side of the car was an excellent shot. Although, Tippit was moving, he placed three shots in Tippit's chest, likely killing him instantly. Neither Domingo Benavides or Helen Markham saw this man shoot Tippit in the head. Benavides said he ducked down on the floor boards of his truck and Helen Markham may have been looking at the shooter coming toward her and therefore not see the second shooter. But there is a bullet hole in Tippit's right temple, as if the shooter stood over him making sure he was dead. Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit was killed around 1:06pm, about 20 minutes before they announced President Kennedy had died. Why was Officer Tippit Killed? The suspicious actions of Officer Tippit, just before he was killed, leads one to believe he was involved with the crime. Why was he on East Tenth Street, in the area where both Oswald and Ruby lived? This was District 91: Tippit's District was 78. All patrol cars in 91 were ordered to Dealey Plaza or Parkland Hospital. The three supervisors responsible for the patrol cars had no explanation why Tippit was in 91. Officer Mentzel was already covering this district. They did not come up with anything until four months later, an explanation that has been Helen Markham discredited by analysts. The original transcripts witnessed the killing of do not mention this dispatch. Officer Tippit. She said Why did Tippit draw his gun when he got out of she left her house to go his patrol car? It was found partly under his body. to work at 1:04pm. It’s a Why did he make a mysterious phone call, from a two minute walk to where she witnessed record shop, and leave quickly, without speaking the murder: fixing the to the two men, who worked there, although, he time of the killing at knew them? 1:06. Why did he take off, at a high rate of speed, from his position, of watching the street, Oswald had to 27 Killing Officer Tippit Helen Markham’s affidavit, given 90 minutes after the murder of Officer Tippit, before the police forces could question her. She said she looked at the clock before she left to go to work. It was 1:04pm. It’s a two minute walk to the place from where she saw Tippit shot. 28 Killing Officer Tippit take to get to the theater, to go to East Tenth Street? Officer Tippit knew Jack Ruby and there's evidence he knew Oswald as well. It's, also, reported he was involved with the Mafia. Jim Garrison believes Officer Tippit was, also, set up like Oswald; the plotter's method of making a connection to Oswald, or his lookalike, going into the Texas Theater. Why would anyone notice a guy going into the show except that everyone, in that area, would, now, be a suspect if they at all looked like Oswald? I believe, we can infer from his actions, just prior to his being killed, Officer Tippit was involved with the crime. Oswald killed Tippit: The Warren Commission The WC said Oswald left his rooming house at 1026 N. Beckley and walked south along Beckley towards the theater. For some reason, he turned east along Davis and, then, along Crawford and, then, east along East Tenth Street; where he was confronted by Tippit and shot him. He, then, ran along Patton to Jefferson, and, then, to the Texas theater, where he was captured. Oswald was seen standing on Beckley, in front of his rooming house, at that time. A walk, timed by a WC investigator, found it would have taken Oswald almost 18 minutes to get to the crime scene. That would make his arrival at the scene near 1:24. This time is based on Oswald walking east along E. Tenth street toward Tippit's car, as reported by the WC. Five witnesses and the official Dallas police report, have him walking west. The time, the WC gave for the shooting of Tippit, is 1:15. This time is based on Benavides calling the dispatcher right after he witnessed the shooting. He said three times he ducked down on the floor boards of his truck for a few minutes. Even his WC transcript states that. They took Tippit to Memorial Hospital about a mile and a half north of the crime scene. On arriving, the doctors tried to revive him, which is standard procedure. Doctor Ligdori declared Tippit dead, on the death certificate, at 1:15. The WC stated they used the DPD tape to work out the time of Tippit's death. They could not let the time of 1:06 stand as that would prove Oswald did not kill Officer Tippit. The WCs description does not explain the facts and is not in anyway believable. Both Helen Markham and Domingo Benavides saw the killer pause after shooting Tippit and take the empty shell casings from his revolver and drop them on the ground. The gun has to be broken open and the casings taken out. The casings are first class evidence. They can put the gun owner at the scene of the crime. They expect us to believe Oswald would deliberately leave this evidence at the crime scene and, also, keep his gun so he can be linked to the murder. Witnesses The Jacket The report tells us Oswald left his rooming house around 1:041:06pm and walked to the place where he shot Tippit at 1:15. The vexing problem for the WC is getting Oswald to the crime scene in time. No one saw Oswald walking anywhere in this heavily populated area of Oak Cliff. They would, also, have us believe, he would take off his jacket and leave it at the crime scene. He put on his jacket to cover the gun. But, now, although, he still kept the gun, it seems he did not need to hide it. The jacket the police said they found was size medium. All Oswald's clothing were small size. The jacket had two laundry tags, yet the FBI could not match either tag to any of the several hundred commercial laundries in the Dallas area. No other clothing of Oswald's was taken to a laundry. Marina said she washed her husband's jacket. The DP say they collected the following evidence: a revolver found on Oswald, shell casings that matched the gun, Oswald's jacket and also his wallet. They, also, have a number of witnesses that identified Oswald as the shooter. The affidavit by Helen Markham, 90 minutes after Tippit was shot, times the murder at 1:06pm. She said she left her house at 1:04. It's a two minute walk to where she witnessed Tippit being killed. T. F. Bowley's affidavit corroborates Helen Markham's story to the minute. He looked at his watch when he stopped his car at the crime scene. It was 1:10. Benavides' statement tells us, the crime was committed a few minutes before that time, putting the time of the shooting at 1:06. The Wallet FBI, Special Agent, James Hosty, claims Captain Westbrook found Oswald's wallet near Officer 29 Killing Officer Tippit Tippit's body. It was photographed by Ron Reiland of WFAATV, as it was held by Sgt. Bud Owens, and inspected by Officer Doughty. FBI Agent, Bob Barrett, spoke to Dallas Police Captain Westbrook about the wallet and the Oswald/Hidell identifications. Oswald's wallet was, also, found on him a short time later, in his left rear pocket by Detective Paul Bentley, at the theater, when he was arrested. It was, also, reported found at his rooming house. Apparently, Oswald was in the habit of carrying incriminating evidence in his wallet. The police said they found a fake ID card in the name of A. Hidell and papers proving he was a Communist in his wallet. This was not mentioned in police reports for many days after the crime. If the Hidell card was in Oswald's wallet, how did Detective Bentley determine which ID was the right one? Hosty and Oswald Agent Hosty was the ranking FBI agent in Dallas at this time, and had a relationship with Oswald. Just before the assassination, Oswald left a note for Hosty. After the crime Hosty flushed this note down the toilet. Many think Oswald had given Hosty information about the plot. Hosty, also, released the 'tramps', found in a box car directly behind the Grassy Knoll, immediately, after the shooting, without taking their names. It's likely he was the one who released Eugene Bradings, a Mafia thug arrested immediately after the shooting, in the DalTex building. He was trying to get down the freight elevator. Hosty was up to his neck in this crime. Shell Casings and Slugs The police gathered four shell casings at the crime scene. They tell us, two were Winchester Westerns and two RemingtonPeters. Three slugs from Tippit's body were RemingtonPeters and one was a Winchester Western. This makes sense, as both Benavides and Markham said they heard three shots, and three bullets did hit Tippit in the front chest. This is strong evidence there were two shooters at the crime scene as reported by Aquilla Clemons, Frank Wright and Jack Tatum. Test firings from the pistol, they say is Oswald's, show the barrel was oversize, and the test slugs could not be identified as coming from the gun. Officer J.M. Poe received two casings from 30 Domingo Benavides and he marked them, as he was told to do, by Sergeant Gerald Hill. The shells, the Commission showed him later, did not have his markings. Sergeant W. E. Barnes marked the other two shell casings. Police Sergeant Gerald Hill, radioed the dispatcher at 1:32, from the crime scene, "The shells at the scene indicate that the suspect is armed with an automatic .38 rather than a pistol". Officer Hill said the word, 'auto', was printed on the bottom of the casing he had. This casing would have been ejected automatically if the gun were an automatic. The gun, they say they found on Oswald, was a revolver. One has to deliberately take the casings out of a revolver. Most of this information I got from the work of Michael T. Griffith, the best commentator on the killing of Tippit and Kennedy. Fingerprints Helen Markham said the killer put his hand on the door and the right fender of Tippit's car. The prints collected by the crime lab do not match Oswald's. How Tippit was killed. Tippit was sent to East Tenth Street by the dispatcher to check out a sighting of Oswald. The impersonator was walking west along East Tenth Street, toward the car, and walked over to Tippit's car when he stopped. Oswald could not possibly have been where Tippit was shot, but too many witnesses said they saw Oswald at the crime scene to ignore or try to explain away. I believe a reasonable explanation is that an Oswald looka like killed Tippit. Although, even with this explanation, there are variances in the description of the killer. The Look–a–like There were many instances of an Oswald look alike impersonating him before and after the crimes. J.Edgar Hoover noted on Oswald's file in 1960, that someone was using Oswald's birth certificate to impersonate him. Many witnesses saw someone who looked like Oswald that day. Roger Craig and Mrs. James Forrest saw a man, they said was Oswald, run from the Book Depository and get into a Rambler Station Wagon. At that time, Oswald was in a taxi heading to his rooming house. Killing Officer Tippit Bernard Haire, who owned Bernie's Hobby Shop near the Texas Theater, saw the police take a man, who looked like Oswald, out the rear of the theater, put him in a police car and drive off. At 2:00pm, T.F. White saw a man, he identified as Oswald, sitting in a car near the Texas theater. This man sped off when T.F. White approached, but he did get the license number, which proved to be from a car owned by Tippit's best friend. While Oswald was in jail, Mary Lawrence, head waitress at the Lucas B&B Restaurant, told the FBI she saw Ruby with Oswald in the restaurant at 1:00am Nov. 23. She had known Ruby for eight years. Mr. Stark, owner of the Top Ten Record Shop, said Oswald was waiting for him to open his shop, on the morning of the killing, and he bought a concert ticket. The photo, the police say, is Oswald being taken from the theater, I believe, is the impostor. His chin looks deliberately blacked out. And see, the photo of the impostor on page 38, in the police station. Oswald was, also, seen at Dobbs House Restaurant and the Jiffy store that day and by Mr. Clark and W.L. Smith. The FBI interviewed many people who placed Oswald in different places at the same time. Nearly all of these interviews were suppressed. Dallas Police Lt. Jack Revill, told fellow officers, the FBI was suppressing a lot of evidence. FBI officials commented on how unusual the investigation was, because no agent was allowed to pursue any kind of lead to it's logical conclusion. Many witnesses claimed the FBI pressured them to change their stories if they contradicted the Lone Gunman Theory. They also said their statements were misrepresented and that only selected parts were used. An Excellent Shot. Tippit did not draw his gun at the confrontation on East Tenth Street. Did he know the man he confronted? They did talk for a while. I think this impersonator, then, told Tippit he was going to kill him, and that's why Tippit got out of the car with his gun drawn. This shooter was an excellent shot and the shots he made would have required considerable skill. He put three bullets close to Tippit's heart while Tippit was moving. There's no evidence Oswald had ever fired a pistol. Oswald's gun was not tested to see if had been fired that day. These three bullets were the three Remington Peters slugs found in Tippit. I believe the other shooter was a Mafia man. He used a .38 automatic, and he was the one Tatum saw shoot Tippit in the head as Mafia killers do. This man ran to a car and left the scene as described by Frank Wright. The lookalike took the empty shell casings from his gun and left them at the scene. He, then, ran to Patton Street and then to the theater. He was seen there by B.Haire and T.F. White. T. F. Bowley arrives at 1:10. Mr. T. F. Bowley checked his watch; it was 1:10, when he arrived at the crime scene. He walked across the road, saw Officer Tippit was dead, saw Benavides was having trouble with the radio, and took it from him, to complete the call. An original police transcript, found in the National Archives, lists the time of this transmission at 1:10. The following affidavit by T.F. Bowley and Helen Markham's affidavit, 90 minutes after Tippit was shot, prove the real Oswald did not kill Tippit. T. F. Bowley's Affidavit AFFIDAVIT IN ANY FACT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS BEFORE ME, Mary Rattan, a Not ary Public in and for said County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared T.F. Bowley w/m/35 of 1454 Summertime Lane, TE6 5965 who, after being by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: On Friday November 22, 1963 I picked up my daughter at the R. L.Thornton School in Singing Hills at about 12:55 pm. I then left the school to pick up my wife who was at work at the Telephone Company at Ninth Street and Zangs Street. I was headed north on Marsalis and turned west on 10th Street. I traveled about a block and noticed a Dallas police squad car stopped in the traffic lane headed east on 10th Street. I saw a police officer lying next to the left front wheel. I stopped my car and got out to go to the scene. 31 Killing Officer Tippit I looked at my watch and it said 1:10 pm. Several people were at the scene. When I got there, the first thing I did was try to help the officer. He appeared bey ond help to me. A man was try ing to use the radio in the squad car but stated he didn’t know how to operate it. I know how and took the radio from him. I said, “Hello, operator. A police officer has been shot here.” The dispatcher asked for the location. I found out the location and told the dis patcher what it was. A few minutes later an ambu lance came to the scene. I helped load the officer onto the stretcher and into the am bulance. As we picked the of ficer up, I noticed his pistol laying on the ground under him. Someone picked the pistol up and laid it on the hood of the squad car. When the ambulance left, I took the gun and put it inside the squad car. A man took the pistol out and said, “Let’s catch him.” He opened the cyl inder, and I saw that no rounds in it had been fired. This man then took the pistol with him and got into a cab and drove off. The police ar rived and I talked to a police sergeant at the scene. I told him I did not witness the shooting and after questioning me, he said it was all right for me to leave. I then went on to the Telephone Company office at Ninth and Zangs. /s/ T. F. Bowley SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS 2 DAY OF December A.D. 1963 /s/ Mary Rattan Notary Public, Dallas County, Texas Oswald Captured The Texas Theater Trap There were so many strange and suspicious goings on, in and around the theater, one is compelled to believe they set a trap for Oswald. I'm basing the following story on the belief Oswald did not kill Tippit, because he could not get to the crime scene in time. Three eye witnesses put the time of the killing at 1:06pm and two place him at the theater between 1:07 and 1:15. Oswald at his Rooming House Earlene Roberts, Oswald's house keeper, says Oswald arrived at 1pm, or just after, and stayed only, long enough to change out of his work clothes. By this time, he must have known he was in trouble, so, he, also, took a revolver and a jacket to cover it. As Oswald was involved with the CIA and the FBI, and was a Marxist and had lived in Russia for three years, he instinctively felt he needed personal protection. He would have needed the jacket to cover the concealed gun, which begs the question; why would he throw his jacket away, as the Dallas police said, and keep the gun if he shot Tippit? Now, he would have to walk around with an unconcealed gun. Press conference, in which Oswald said he did not shoot anyone and requested a lawyer. Captain Fritz and the FBI questioned Oswald for 12 hours without a lawyer, although he requested one. He talked freely as an innocent person would. 32 According to Earlene Roberts, just after Oswald arrived, a police car stopped in front of the house, and sounded the horn twice. Oswald left right Killing Officer Tippit after this signal. Earlene Roberts said, the last time she saw Oswald, he was standing at the bus stop, which must have been around 1:041:06. Was Oswald driven to the theater? Jack Davis said, he saw Oswald at the theater around 1:07, while the credits were running for the first movie. This time would make sense, if the person or persons, who signaled Oswald by sounding the horn, also, took him to the theater. The theater is about a mile from the rooming house—about a two minute drive at 30 miles an hour. There's no evidence he took a bus or taxi, so he was driven there. He did not have time to walk. Making Contact Jack Davis tells us, while the credits for the first movie were running, a man sat next to him, which he thought strange, as there were only about 20 people in the theater, which holds 900. After a few minutes, the man got up, crossed the aisle, and sat beside another man. He did this a number of times. After a few minutes, he got up, again, and went to the lobby. Some minutes later, the lights came on, and he went to the lobby to see why. Just, then, the police came through the front door. The man they brought out was the man who sat beside him—Lee Oswald. Was Oswald told by the agent(s) there would be someone to meet him in the theater? Sitting next to various people, would have been a way to make contact with someone he did not know. Butch Burroughs, also, said he saw Oswald, when he came to the concession stand about 1:15, which corroborates Jack Davis' story. Some, of the twenty four theater patrons, would have remembered Oswald, as well, but the list of their names and addresses, taken by the Dallas Police, disappeared. They surrounded the theater. How did 13 police cars get to the theater so fast based on a possible sighting of Oswald? Why did Assistant District Attorney Alexander, who had never been at an arrest before, show up for a report someone who had not paid for his ticket? Why were he and a number of police officers waiting at the back door of the theater? Jim Garrison thought Oswald was supposed to have been killed at the theater. How did someone, sitting in the front row of the darkened theater, Jim Garrison District Attorney, New Orleans. An American Hero. He believed the Constitution was the basis of the best system in the world and that the average American believed in the rule of law and justice for everyone. He was depicted in the Oliver Stone movie, JFK, by Kevin Costner. Members of the CIA, FBI and the media, in general, demonized and ridiculed him. He was the first to show the Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination of President Kennedy. There are always great men come to the fore in American history and he was one of them. know, exactly, where Oswald was sitting and told this to Officer N. McDonald, who had started to search the theater? This story was told, by Officer McDonald to reporter Sylvia Meagher, and reported in The Dallas Morning News the next day, signed by Officer McDonald. They knew his name. An officer knew Oswald's name before this. He said Oswald's name, to Julia Postal, as they took Oswald out the front of the theatre. They knew Oswald's name before they entered the theater. A Disturbing Connection The Warren Commission told us Oswald was at police headquarters by 2:00 pm. But shortly after 2:00 pm, Mr. T.F. White, saw a man he later iden tified, as Lee Harvey Oswald, sitting in a car, with the engine running, behind a large billboard sign in the El Chico parking lot. This was six blocks from the Texas Theater. As White approached the car, the man sped off throwing gravel with his rear tires. The license plate, whose number White wrote down, belonged to a vehicle owned by, Collins Radio employee, Carl Mather. Mather was the best friend of Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tip pit. He was granted immunity when interviewed by the HSCA. His interview remains classified 33 Killing Officer Tippit Why was this photo cropped so close? By all accounts there were scores of people at the front of the theater when they brought Oswald out. Why can't we get a good look, at the person the police say is Oswald, especially his chin, which seems to be deliberately blocked out with a rectangular shadow? secret. 1. Oswald's rooming house 2. Tippit killed here 3. The Texas Theater 1. Tatum 2. Markham 3. Benavides 4. killer 5. Clemons 6. Scroggins 7. Tippit 8. Wright 34