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The magic bullet took a straight trajectory through Kennedy and Connolly. Modern theory is that they weren't seated in a straight line and Connolly was turned.

The magic bullet took a straight trajectory through Kennedy and Connolly. Modern theory is that they weren't seated in a straight line and Connolly was turned. Oswald could definitely have made the shots. He was a trained Marine marksman. There have been multiple tests showing that it is possible to make the shots. Kennedy had a small entry in back of the head. The explosion on top and side of head was not the entry wound. There isn't an exit wound because it was probably in damaged area so could say explosion was the exit wound. Remember that he was hit with rifle bullet that causes lots more damage than handgun.

PaulRobinson 3y ago
But you can see from video evidence that they were sat aligned and Connolly was not turned. If you are in the room, you might be able to make the shots - although the FBI failed to, and Oswald was a lousy shot - but my main problem is that he could not have moved through the building as needed without being seen by some people, and not by others who did. The photos of Kennedy do not show a small wound in the back of the head. They are distressing for a number of reasons, not least they clearly show the back of the head has exploded out.
- sparky_z 3y ago
  On the contrary, what you can see in the Zapruder film is comletely consistent with the bullet trajectories lining up. [0] This documentary I watched recently is long, but it puts all the eyewitness testimony of Oswald in the depository building into one big spacial timeline [1]. There are some inconsistencies (like you would expect when aggregating a bunch of eyewitness testimony from fallible humans) but there's nothing there that made me think there was something nefarious going on. Anything specific you had in mind? As far as the autopsy photos go, I know the photo you're referring to, and you're misinterpreting it. Here are some medical illustrations [still kinda graphic, but not photographs] of the part that "exploded out" [2] and what the actual hole in the back of his head looked like when you held that part back in place [3]: [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSCA-JFK-head-7-125.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSCA-JFK-head-7-125.jpg [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_posterior_head_wound.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_posterior_head_wound....
  - sparky_z 3y ago
    Too late to edit, but the [1] link should be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7euN1HTuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7euN1HTuU
- ianburrell 3y ago
  The autopsy of Kennedy shows small wound in the back of head, top and side blown off, and no wound in the front. The bullet fragments were in his head, which makes a forward shot impossible. The video is deceptive because it is from behind and doesn't see full explosion. Oswald was a good shot, he was rated sharpshooter and marksman in the Marines. Lots of people left to watch the motorcade. Memories are always unreliable. Oswald was supposed to be working. It is possible that FBI was working from bad info or incompetent. It was thought that the last two shots were rapid fire. But there is better info now that the shots were spaced out with plenty of time for bolt action rifle, and the "rapid fire" was echos. Lots of people have recreated the shots, some not that good shots.
- jcranmer 3y ago
  > But you can see from video evidence that they were sat aligned and Connolly was not turned. I just looked up the Zapruder film right now [1]. In the seconds before the fatal shot, you can clearly see Connolly turn around to face JFK (you can see the rotation of the shoulder pretty clearly as the car passes the road sign). At the moment of the fatal shot, he appears to be in the middle of turning back to his original position. Now I can't tell from the Zapruder film whether or not they were aligned or instead offset by several inches, but it is very clear that Connolly was not facing forward at the time of fatal shot. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc is the source I used.
- Eisenstein 3y ago
  What you are saying is that most people are able to deduce proper bullet trajectories through soft targets by watching a single section of film shot from a distance -- and that this ability is so good as to render all of the other evidence moot.
  - bunabhucan 3y ago
    >What you are saying is that some HN >people are able to opine outside their circle of competence.

PaulRobinson 3y ago

But you can see from video evidence that they were sat aligned and Connolly was not turned. If you are in the room, you might be able to make the shots - although the FBI failed to, and Oswald was a lousy shot - but my main problem is that he could not have moved through the building as needed without being seen by some people, and not by others who did. The photos of Kennedy do not show a small wound in the back of the head. They are distressing for a number of reasons, not least they clearly show the back of the head has exploded out.

sparky_z 3y ago
On the contrary, what you can see in the Zapruder film is comletely consistent with the bullet trajectories lining up. [0] This documentary I watched recently is long, but it puts all the eyewitness testimony of Oswald in the depository building into one big spacial timeline [1]. There are some inconsistencies (like you would expect when aggregating a bunch of eyewitness testimony from fallible humans) but there's nothing there that made me think there was something nefarious going on. Anything specific you had in mind? As far as the autopsy photos go, I know the photo you're referring to, and you're misinterpreting it. Here are some medical illustrations [still kinda graphic, but not photographs] of the part that "exploded out" [2] and what the actual hole in the back of his head looked like when you held that part back in place [3]: [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlKUJHXYxQ&t=260s [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSCA-JFK-head-7-125.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HSCA-JFK-head-7-125.jpg [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_posterior_head_wound.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JFK_posterior_head_wound....
- sparky_z 3y ago
  Too late to edit, but the [1] link should be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7euN1HTuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7euN1HTuU
ianburrell 3y ago
The autopsy of Kennedy shows small wound in the back of head, top and side blown off, and no wound in the front. The bullet fragments were in his head, which makes a forward shot impossible. The video is deceptive because it is from behind and doesn't see full explosion. Oswald was a good shot, he was rated sharpshooter and marksman in the Marines. Lots of people left to watch the motorcade. Memories are always unreliable. Oswald was supposed to be working. It is possible that FBI was working from bad info or incompetent. It was thought that the last two shots were rapid fire. But there is better info now that the shots were spaced out with plenty of time for bolt action rifle, and the "rapid fire" was echos. Lots of people have recreated the shots, some not that good shots.
jcranmer 3y ago
> But you can see from video evidence that they were sat aligned and Connolly was not turned. I just looked up the Zapruder film right now [1]. In the seconds before the fatal shot, you can clearly see Connolly turn around to face JFK (you can see the rotation of the shoulder pretty clearly as the car passes the road sign). At the moment of the fatal shot, he appears to be in the middle of turning back to his original position. Now I can't tell from the Zapruder film whether or not they were aligned or instead offset by several inches, but it is very clear that Connolly was not facing forward at the time of fatal shot. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc is the source I used.
Eisenstein 3y ago
What you are saying is that most people are able to deduce proper bullet trajectories through soft targets by watching a single section of film shot from a distance -- and that this ability is so good as to render all of the other evidence moot.
- bunabhucan 3y ago
  >What you are saying is that some HN >people are able to opine outside their circle of competence.