JFK: The Medical

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Autopsy Description Sheet
The location of the back wound, which is lower
than the throat wound, is inconsistent with a
shot from the Book Depository Building. Dr. James
Boswell, the autopsy pathologist who made out the
Description Sheet, said it was based on an
approximation.
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Warren Commission Exhibit 386, National Archives
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President Kennedys Jacket Where exactly did the
back wound shot penetrate? And, was it possible
for the bullet to go through both Kennedys body,
strike Governor Connally, break his ribs and
shatter his wrist the so-called Magic
Bullet?
Bullet hole is about 15cm below the top of the
collar and 5 cm to the right of the midline seam
of the jacket.
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President Kennedys Shirt
Bullet hole is about 15 cm. Below the top of the
collar and 5 cm. To the right of the midline seam
of the shirt.
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Alleged Autopsy Photograph
This photograph first appeared in Best Evidence
by David Lifton who acquired it from Secret
Service photographer James Fox. The circle-x
marks the location of the back wound as specified
by the House Select Committee on Assassinations
HSCA.
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The Warren Commission suppressed the autopsy
X-rays and photographs and instead used as
evidence drawings such as this.
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Death Certificate The Presidents physician Dr.
Burkley placed the back wound at the level of
the third thoracic vertebra.
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Medical Illustration of Spine and Trachea
A bullet striking the Presidents back at the
level of the first thoracic vertebra (T1), and
then exiting the throat between the levels of the
third and fourth tracheal rings, would have to be
rising, a path which is inconsistent with a shot
from the sixth floor of the Book Depository
Building.
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CAT Scan of a patient at Eisenhower Memorial
Hospital.
This patient , had similar upper chest and neck
dimensions a President Kennedy. Was it possible
for a single bullet to pass through Kennedys
body and strike Governor Connally?
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Location of Skull Bones
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Warren Commission Exhibit 388, National Archives
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Full-Face Photo of Presidents Head viewed from
Right-Hand Side.
Parkland Hospital doctors claimed there was a
throat wound, indicating a shot from the front .
The wound was then enlarged in an operation to
enable the president to breathe more easily, this
is known as a tracheotomy It involves opening
up the patients wind-pipe and inserting a
breathing tube.. However, Parkland doctors claim
the wound shown here is much larger than the one
they made.
Note the dark spot located by the arrow. This
could be a bullet hole caused by a shot from the
front. Tom Robinson, the mortician who prepared
the body for burial noticed this hole. Also, note
the wooden structure upper r-hand corner. Paul
OConner said there was no such wooden structure
at Bethesda morgue. Does this mean this photo
(and others) were taken elsewhere. Does this mean
that work was dine secretly on Kennedys body
before it was delivered to the Bethesda morgue?
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Bat Wing blow-out, which later dropped off.
Bullet entry wound
House Select Committee on Assassination 1977 A
second enquiry into the Kennedy assassination was
set up in 1977. As with the Warren Commission, no
autopsy photographs were produced instead the
committee relied on artists impressions.
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The Bat Wing wound
The entry wound?
Compare this photograph with the sketch used by
the HSCA ? and also with the recollections
of the doctors at Parklands Hospital ?
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Was this a photograph of JFKs head?
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President Kennedys head wounds according to the
Clark Panel and the House Select Committee on
Assassination, 1976.
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Dr.McClellands Drawing
Dr. Robert McClellands drawing, made for Josiah
Thompsons Six Seconds in Dallas, represents what
doctors at Parkland Hospital observed to be the
approximate size and location of President
Kennedys head wound. It was not drawn to depict
the edges of the wound or the exact destruction
of the skull and brain.
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Dr.s Carrico, McClelland, Jenkins and Crenshaw,
and many other Parlands medical staff indicated
a large blow-out wound to the back of the head,
implying an entry wound from the front.
Malcolm Kilduff, White House Press Secretary, on
being asked as to where the bullet struck JFK,
pointed his right temple. Several autopsy
photographs show a peculiar bat wing wound that
conceals the Presidents cranium.
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Warren Commission Drawing and Zapruder Frame 312
When the Warren Commission Drawing is turned so
that President Kennedy is in the same position
shown in frame 312 of the Zapruder Film, the path
of the bullet is rising which is inconsistent
with a shot from the sixth floor of the Book
Depository Building.
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An x-ray of President Kennedys skull during his
lifetime.
Autopsy x-ray of President Kennedys head.
The autopsy x-ray of Kennedys skull, which
Dr.Mantik claims might have been doctored to
hide signs of a massive wound to the back of the
head. The area to the rear seems excessively
bright. Mantik, using a process called optical
densitory can measure the natural thickness of
skulls.
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Were there two autopsies on Kennedy's body?
JFK The Autopsy
Was Kennedys body secretly removed at some point
between leaving Parklands Hospital, Dallas, and
its arrival at Bethesda Naval Hospital,
Washington? If so, why?
TIMELINE FROM TIME OF SHOOTING TO DELIVERY OF
BODY AT WHITE HOUSE Noel Twyman, BLOODY TREASON,
1997. Pp210-12
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Were there two autopsies on Kennedy's body?
Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as US President
onboard Air Force One
Could there have been a point after the
assassination when Kennedys body was secretly
removed and sent elsewhere for a separate autopsy
and, if so, why? There was a 14 minute period
when Kennedys coffin was left unattended on
board Air Force One
Diagram of Interior of Air Force One