Roberdeau map showing the location of the Breneman & West mark in relation to the limousine at Z255, Second Shot From GKF to Kennedys throat Z188. 35 witnesses recorded testimony of at least one shot fired from either the grassy knoll or the triple underpass. Catch up on more JFK news here. Welcome to Big D Fun Tours | Downtown & JFK Tours: DEALEY PLAZA DALLAS, LOCATION WHERE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY JFK WAS ASSASSINATED, SHOT, KILLED. www.assassinationscience.com/johncostella/jfk/intro/index.html. 15 The back of the rear view mirror of the limousine had a dent just below the defect in the windshield. Most other witnesses failed to distinguish this shot location from the ones already used. The acoustic correlation places the shot at Z326, eight tenths of a second after Z313. This next photo was taken by Gary King a couple of days ago, showing the inner dimensions of the utility box. When we take a look at the view from that position in our Blender model, this is what is seen: Even though this image is at Z255 and the Altgens6 photograph, the angle of the windshield to JFKs neck does not line up. Your historian-guide tells you stories you may not have heard otherwise about the day's happenings, and helps you decipher some of the most talked . He sold the rights for $150,000 plus royalties, according to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaz, Conspiracy theories raged around the identity of the Umbrella Man. Despite sunny weather in Dallas that day, a man was captured in photographs holding an open black umbrella over his head as Kennedys limousine passed by. Democrats in vice president Lyndon Johnsons home state were splintering a year ahead of the next presidential election. I guess there was a noise, but it didnt seem like any different noise really because there is so much noise, motorcycles and things. Newspapers around the country carried the news that Kennedy had been shot to the American people: "Kennedy Slain," wrote the Boston Globe. 5 President Kennedy had a wound in his back. In 1964, just a year after the assassination, the Warren Commission had concluded that only three shots were fired at the motorcade as it entered Dealey Plaza, all from behind, and all from Oswald . 12 Nellie Connally stated that her husband never let go of the hat in his right hand. The Dealey Plaza Historic District was named a National Historic Landmark on the 30th anniversary of the assassination, to preserve Dealey Plaza, street rights-of-way, and buildings and structures by the plaza visible from the assassination site, that have been identified as witness locations or as possible locations for the assassin. Visitors will see historic images, news footage, artifacts and original evidentiary areas. And I knew the president didnt like us up on the back of the car. H. Warner King 4 of 7 Almost immediately, wreaths, tributes and memorials began to accumulate in Dealey. Freeman: At that time? Named a National Historic Landmark in 1993, Dealey Plaza, located in Dallas' West End district, is one of the most visited sites in the city and is a must-see spot for any American history buff. I remember thinking he just looked as if he had a slight headache. 4 Behind the fence on the grassy knoll GKF (Shots #2 & #4), 5 On the railroad overpass above Commerce Street RROP (Shot #7). Proving who the shooters were and for whom they worked will tell us a great deal about the conspiracy to kill the President, and that is where I believe our attention should be focused. Explore the history of Dealey Plaza, both before and after the assassination, with this interactive guide. Copyright 2010, 2011 by William Orchard, Revised 6/2/11, 6/27/11, 7/29/11, 10/28/11, 11/25/11. Cutler clearly understood the topography and layout of Dealey Plaza. hospital, you could take a regular standard writing pencil, wood pencil, and stick it through And just as I turned and looked at him, I could see a piece of his skull and I remember it was flesh colored. I believe it was the intent of the assassination planners to have Oswalds rifle fired from TSBDE and tested by DPD. Many witnesses said that the last two shots were close together. thought. Share Jacqueline Kennedy:You know, there is always noise in a motorcade and there are always motorcycles besides us, a lot of them backfiring. The following are contributing properties and other significant buildings within the historic district. These two men were best friends with both Jack and Bobby Kennedy. Tague initially said that the shots came from the grassy knoll. The 'Babushka Lady is a nickname for an unknown woman present during the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy who might have photographed the events that occurred in Dallas' Dealey Plaza at the time President John F. Kennedy was shot. Situated in one corner of Dealey Plaza was a red brick office building that was, at the time, leased to the Texas School Book Depository Company, which distributed text books to high schools. It was a meticulously detailed image with multi-colored texts and lines showing the witnesses in exact locations. Roy Schaeffers hypothesis is that this was way too convenient a spot where a weapon could have been stashed away after the deed, and I cannot agree more. The recording is noisy with static. 22 There was a groove in the sidewalk on the north side of Elm Street that lines up with the west window of the Texas School Book Depository. This shot could only come from TSBDE as a credible shot at the President. Historical tour to the JFK Memorial and Grassy Knoll. jump in and claim that it's more people. JFK Homicide: Forensic Analysis in the JFK Assassination. Fifty-five years ago today, at 11:52, the motorcade carrying the Kennedys, governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie, in an open-top Lincoln Continental departed for the citys Trade Mart. The term "grassy knoll" was first used to describe this area by reporter Albert Merriman Smith, known as Smitty, of UPI, who was riding in the press "pool car" following 150 to 200 yards behind Kennedys car and had use of the car's radio-telephone. Every wound and bullet mark is accounted for and there isnt room for anything else. Jacqueline Kennedy:I tried to stay close to my husband and lots of times you get pushed away, you know, people leaning over and pulling your hand. If this be research, give me the lunatic fringe, any day or night.. Whitney: Once it was empty? For the music group, see, View from southwest, with the former Texas School Book Depository building at left, Dal-Tex Building in center, and the Dallas County Records Annex at right (2003), "Grassy knoll" redirects here. J. W. Fritz, Dallas Police Department, "Captain Will Fritz's notes of LHO interrogation", Reports of Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Warren Commission Finds Oswald Guilty and Says Assassin and Ruby Acted Alone", "Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 19631964", 1968 Panel Review of Photographs, X-Ray Films, Documents and Other Evidence Pertaining to the Fatal Wounding of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, "McAdams's Kennedy Assassination Home Page Index", "E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis: Were Watergate Conspirators Also JFK Assassins? The building holds a loading dock to the south. 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202, USA. A show of unity over two days in Texas was necessary if Kennedy had any hope of winning again in 1964. The shooter at DTB also shot twice and missed. Nov. 20, 2013 -- intro: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, while riding in an open car in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza in Dallas. It ain't me doing it. And the SEEN OF THE (*Unresolved!) An enlarged copy of the photo Krahmer took that day, Nov. 22, 1963, is now on display in Dallas at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Zapruder frame 268 showing the crack in the windshield and the tear in the rear seat (Normal image and enhanced image), Seventh Shot From RROP to Kennedys right temple Z313. Other versions of the photograph do not have the light colored strip on the right side of the picture. A shot fired shortly after the throat shot would give the DTB shooter almost five seconds to reset before his second shot (shot #6 to the frame of the windshield). It was later named in honor of George Dealey, publisher of the "Dallas Morning News," who helped . The plaza is named for George Bannerman Dealey (18591946), a civic leader and early publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who had campaigned for the area's revitalization. Many researchers believe that the throat and back wounds were entry wounds. These twenty-two items were arranged to correspond to my scenario of eight shots. In his documentary The Men Who Killed Kennedy, Nigel Turner identified George Whitaker Sr, as the Ford Motor Company employee mentioned in Weldons work. At every turn, that, pointed to Oswald alone as the shooter. The photograph shows the angle from the fence and the incline of Elm Street, Roberdeau map showing trajectories to Z175 and the Stemmons Freeway sign, GKF photograph from behind Zapruders pedestal, A shot to the left of Marilyn Sitzman hit the Presidents throat around Z175. Bullet hole, you could tell it was a bullet hole. East from the planter box on the north side of Main St. is a tall, graduated obelisk. Kennedy was a stoic about pain, and he received daily pain medication. Below left, Map of Dealey Plaza with a view of the Dal-Tex Building, below right, views of and from the Dal-Tex Bldg. jump in and claim that it's more people. And my husband never made any sound. Kennedys tailored clothing and his back brace would help keep the wound from expanding. The shooter behind Zapruders pedestal (see shots #2 & #4) might have had a view of Kennedys head in the red circle. Employee Lee Harvey Oswald stood on the sixth floor of the building and used a rifle to shoot President Kennedy. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking news? In addition the WC went outside the FBI, second opinions on key pieces of evidence. hit the street down there, the FBI come out there and cut a plug of that concrete curb out for Buildings immediately surrounding the plaza have not been changed since 1963, presenting a stark contrast to the ultra-modern Dallas skyline that rises behind it. By Z230 the back of the sign has cleared up but the original mark is out of frame. From Z207 until Z229 there are lines of debris on the back of the sign and in the air near the sign. 1 wounded in shooting outside Midlothian restaurant early Sunday In July 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy's limousine: The first hit the president in. 6 A bullet hit the south curb of Main Street near the Triple Underpass and wounded James Tague on the right cheek. The man was tentatively identified but he denied being there or picking up anything. Since a shot from the Texas School Book Depository hit the President in the head less than one second after the shot from the knoll, there would have been little apparent reason for a gunman on the knoll to fire a second shot. Other locations that have been proposed do not fit the totality of circumstances. Additional properties within the district are also RTHLs. A shot to the head from TSBDW would produce a movement forward and to the left. The mysterious Babuska Lady. The building is in the rail yard west of the School Book Depository, and features a hipped roof with wide overhangs. I took the photograph from the south curb on Elm Street across from the north pergola, Photograph by James Altgens (Zapruder frame 255). It was loads of fun watching, and we still got to visit this. No witnesses described Dealey Plaza as a war zone or a shooting gallery. Witness estimates range from three to eight shots fired. You also know that shot came at Z-208 to Z-211, not from the grassy knoll, but from ahead and left of the limousine. So I would get up on the back of the car occasionally to be as close to her as I could. Now as they turned the corner, Clint Hill, who was the Secret Service man, he hopped off of the limo and got on the car behind him. Charles Bronson Film. Motorcycle police officer Bobby Hargis believed the shot to Kennedys head came from RROP. At this point a theorized shot to the back of Kennedys head raises issues similar to a theorized shot to his back. OF THE CENTURY. [31][38] Associated Press used a copy of Moorman's polaroid photo in its reporting of the events at Dealy Plaza during JFK's assassination. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". If it deflected slightly it could ricochet up and hit the underside of the limousine causing sparks. Frame Z203 is blurred; the line is less distinct but there is a pattern of discoloration radiating out from the line. Ellis: Yes sir I sure did, it was a mass blood in the back seat, and a piece of the skull bone. and there was a hole in the left front windshield..ah (17:30) Whitney: Did you look, get a look at the car at all once it got to the hospital? His story required the switch to the convoluted single bullet theory we are all familiar with. And I found a spot, one of these concrete blocks they have down near that park, near the underpass. I've said depends on the numbers that I've quoted in the past. Nice and cozy, well protected, and out of view. Catch up on more JFK news here. For a professional sniper, this is like shooting fish in a barrel! Ellis: It was a hole, you could put a pencil through it (18:04) I showed it to Officer Chaney out Their observations were recorded by Fred Newcomb in 1971 and were the basis of the Newcomb tapes which in turn was the main theme of my book The JFK Horsemen (2018). These witnesses placed at the shooting of Tippit much closer to about 1:06 or 1:07." First of all, Roger Craig (in his manuscript titled When They Kill A President) said that he heard the news of the Tippit shooting from a nearby police radio (while in Dealey Plaza) and he looked at his watch, noting that the time was 1:06. It is possible that she could be the key to either prove or . Curved concrete colonnades with pylons at the ends run along the west of each reflecting pool. Some researchers believe Kennedy was hit from the front and the rear. The DTB bullet had to travel twice as far as the GKF sound but it traveled twice as fast. Click on STEMMONS FREEWAY SIGN for more detail. The TSBDE shooter couldnt hit anything and he will fire again right after the head shot. caused by the actions of the police and other spectators in Dealey Plaza indicating the knoll and the depository . A straight on shot to the head will produce a forward spray of blood, brain tissue and pieces of bone. It is not easy to second-guess the Bethesda doctors but the logic of a single bullet causing both wounds is compelling. The 26-second film often regarded as the most famous home movie in history was shot by a Texas dressmaker, Abraham Zapruder, 58 years old at the time. Dallas County Administration Building. The doctors at Parkland Hospital still insist that the throat wound was an entry wound; they did not see the back wound. In this scenario two separate fragments caused Connallys wrist and thigh wounds. Concrete planters holding oak trees are placed between the pools and the colonnades. 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Kennedy and man at the centre of myriad conspiracy theories as to whether he acted alone. ", Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President J.F.K. Confirmation will be received at time of booking. A problem with a theorized shot to Kennedys back is fitting the shot into the totality of circumstances. And you know then the car was very slow and there werent very many people around. A shot to the pavement behind the limousine is addressed in the narrative on shot #2. Captured partial assassination sequence. The first floor is accessed from the east and stored mechanical equipment. The three shots from behind scenario was already established when the limousine was photographed on Saturday, November 23. The Trade Mart, where Kennedy was to speak, was just three miles from the airport. Holland was watching the presidential motorcade approach Dealey Plaza from a perch on top of a bridge known as The Triple Underpass. Jacqueline Kennedy:In the motorcade, you know, I usually would be waving mostly to the left side and he was waving mostly to the right, which is one reason you are not looking at each other very much. But instead of that we drove out to Carswell, took off, flew to Love Field, then drove through the city. A shooter on top of the Dal-Tex Building could have taken shots #1 & #8, but those shots are already assigned to TSBDE, the patsy location. Some researchers believe that shot #8 came from the top of the Dallas Records Building, but the trajectory from the Dallas Records Building to the manhole does not come close to the limousine. But they woke up that morning. Sixteen cars and a dozen motorcycles were part of the presidential motorcade through Dallas, accompany the Kennedys from Love Field, where Air Force One landed, to the Dallas Trade Mart, where the president was to address civic leaders. Also in the parking lot area was a This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 19:31. Some witnesses said they saw smoke or sparks. Other researchers believe in a back to throat trajectory or a throat to back trajectory. I do not believe that is a credible shot. 2 - The Breneman & West survey noted a bullet mark on the south curb of Elm Street across from the north pergola. At that time, I dubbed this position the cubby hole. Shown are the Texas School Book Depository and the "grassy knoll" in the upper center, the seven-story Dal-Tex Building, and the Dallas County Records Building. 1 I relied upon Robert Groden (Groden, Robert J. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Kennedy Assassination Site, Elm St. between N. Houston St. and the Triple Underpass A white "X" on the Elm St. pavement marks the spot where President Kennedy was fatally shot. They gave us flowers. The deep indentation in the chrome frame of the windshield was caused by a direct hit from a nearly horizontal direction, which makes DTB the only possible shooter location. He stood next to Umbrella Man, and according to the image from the day, lifted up his hand as Kennedy passed by in his limousine. 17 On the Zapruder film, Kennedys head moves forward just before the shot to his head. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][c] Abraham Zapruder's film contains footage of the two women near Kennedy's presidential motorcade but no footage of the grassy knoll. Jacqueline Kennedy:And we went to shake hands with them. I assume that the TSBDE shooter used the Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, which FBI analysts said shot high. I believe Kennedys forward movement is a rebound from the backward thrust of the throat shot and his attempt to regain composure. But she went right along. And then he sort of did this, put his hand to his forehead and fell in my lap.And then I just remember falling on him and saying, Oh, no, no, no, I mean, Oh, my God, they have shot my husband. And I love you, Jack. I remember I was shouting. That's why the Vice President was not in the pictures taken of his car. 19 Witnesses reported a gunshot after the shot to Kennedys head. That was the first story that made the newspapers and it is the story the government originally believed. See the aerial view of Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, site of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. You know, then, there were pictures later on of me climbing out the back. December 2, 2018 larry rivera JFK As I meticulously explain in chapter 17 of my book, the shot that struck JFK in the throat, came from the South knoll underneath the triple underpass. : Performance of the Intelligence Agencies, "Letter from Assistant Attorney General William F. Weld to Peter W. Rodino Jr., undated", "1. Jacqueline Kennedy testified about the final minutes of her husbands life forthe Warren Commission on June 5, 1964: We got off the plane. I took the photograph from the manhole cover, Photograph by William Allen Photograph by Jim Murray, Zapruder frame 400 showing bullet mark on grass. Abraham Zapruder Film. It's also located at the same spot where JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963 (JKF passed away 30 minutes after the shooting at Parkland Memorial Hospital, also in Dallas). Witnesses are famous for inventing facts. 16 videos were taken by witnesses at Dealey Plaza just before, during, or in the immediate aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. The following is a summary of the controversial issues surrounding these items. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". At that angle from the sixth floor a bullet would ricochet over the bystanders, but there is no room in the scenario for another shot. A shot to the back of Kennedys head is an issue is because of a forward movement of Kennedys head between Zapruder frames 312 and 313. The World War II veteran was a firearms specialist who'd testified as an expert witness in multiple shooting cases. This is my presentation on the shooting in Dealey Plaza. ", "Fifty Years Ago This Minute: How the Assassination Story Broke", "Merriman Smith's account of JFK's assassination: Smith might have been the unhappiest reporter in President Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963. We. But they just seemed to be taller and bigger and just vivacious. The Killing of a President: The Complete Photographic Record of the JFK Assassination, the Conspiracy, and the Cover-up. The bullet (A small plaque commemorating the assassination is located in the plaza.). A very different experience at Dealey Plaza! Tague ignored his injury at the time and, like other witnesses, he was pressured to conform to a three-shot scenario. The first shot did not hit anyone and did not trigger alarm. There are no witnesses who claim to have seen a mark on the sign. I see where, How would you silence Oswald if you were in charge of the, The supervisor didn't have to know there was a conspiracy, or, The supervisor didn't have to know there was a conspiracy, or that, cop had been assigned (or volunteered) to shoot Oswald. James Tague is fortunate that his story made the Dallas newspapers or he would have been killed. 11 Governor Connally had a bullet embedded in his left thigh. After screening the film for Secret Service agents, Zapruder agreed to sell the rights to "Life," but did not want the film to be exploited. There is also a forward movement of Governor Connallys head relative to Nellie Connallys face and a forward movement of Jackie Kennedys head relative to the door handle. Separate fact from myth over the events of Nov. 22, 1963. . The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is located in what was once the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot. The DTB shooter will take his second shot at Z268, which is two seconds after the supposed shot to Kennedys back. However, the acoustic correlation is Z175, which seems a more likely trajectory on the Roberdeau map. And he said, in his Boston accent, that I cant because theres too many people here and he would have to give autographs to everybody. Tippit. There is a hint of deformation on the edge of the sign and you can see the back of a blond womans head. And it was terribly hot. Whitney: How close were you when you looked at it? We do not see the Governors turn to the right because he was behind the Stemmons Freeway sign. I located a mark on the curb in the Altgens 6 photograph, but there is no proof that the mark is a bullet mark, or if it is the mark noted by Breneman & West. As he was coming toward us, he was not against the curb lane. :[3]:28, Dealey Plaza and all of the contributing buildings are part of the Westend Historic District (NRHP #78002918,[10] 1978; Dallas Landmark Historic District #H/2,[11] 1975[12]) with the single exception of the U.S. Post Office Terminal Annex which is outside of the boundaries of that district. It was also the location of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963; 30 minutes after the shooting, Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital. JFK Witnesses", Testimony of Clinton J. Hill, Special Agent, Secret Service, Commission Exhibit 2118: View From North Tower of Union Terminal Company, Dallas, Texas, "Lee Bowers: The Man Behind the Grassy Knoll", "The JFK Assassination Dallas Police Tapes: History in Real Time", Photograph of Harold Norman, Bonnie Ray Williams, and James Jarman, Jr. showing their positions on the fifth floor of the Texas School Book Depository as the motorcade passed, Warren Commission Hearings, vol. Last week, just days before the 50th anniversary commemoration of the President Kennedy assassination, Dallas street workers removed the white "X" that marked the spot where JFK was shot. Two and a half seconds later came the shot to Kennedys head, hence the impression of numerous shots. Whitney: You did touch it at all or anything. Eighth Shot From TSBDE to the manhole on the south side of Elm Street. In the attached gift shop, you can get a signed print of Jackson's infamous photo of Ruby shooting Oswald for $250, one of the pricier items from a . Tindel:My wife always contended he [Kennedy] was waving directly at me. For other uses, see. Hoffmans description of the shooter does not resemble the man claiming to have made the shot. Refer to the Roberdeau map above for the location of the Stemmons Freeway sign. Micah Johnson, the man believed to have shot dead five police officers and wounded seven more on Thursday night, launched his attack just yards from Dealey Plaza, where Lee Harvey Oswald shot . Mary Muchmore Film. The interval between shots is so brief (1.4 seconds) that the second shot was probably accidental; it was certainly inaccurate. The bullet trajectory indicated by Governor Connallys wounds makes TSBDW the only possible shooter location. These were later removed and its effects covered with wax during the process of embalming and preparation of the body for burial. Since no witnesses reported shots from the Dal-Tex Building I believe the shooter used a silencer. The photo opportunity that would unfold as the couple stepped down the stairs at 11:44 was too good to pass up. Here is how those who witnessed the scenes at the airport and along the motorcade route recounted them in the years after the assassination. The frame absorbed most of the momentum but a piece of the bullet angled down slightly and cracked the windshield then came back and dented the mirror. High-school student Rose Marie Simmons, who went with her father and friends to Love Field, hoping to see the Kennedys up close, spoke for the oral-history project: There were really more people at Love Field then I had anticipated The pink she wore was just so bright and she had a hat on to match and it was just exciting to see her come down the stairs He had her go first because she was so popular and the crowd really wanted to see what she was wearing. This is the view from the window from which an assassin fired the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy and severely wounded Texas Governor John Connally as the presidential motorcade drove through Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. It wasnt a damn fragment its a hole. 12:40 p.m. Roughly bounded by Pacific Ave., Market St., Jackson St. and right of way of Dallas Right of Way Management Company. 40). On November 22, 1963, railroad worker S.M. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife, Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife, Nellie, when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Book Depository by Lee . Consequently the crack in the windshield was not a through and through hole, despite the testimony of witnesses who say it was. Illuminati Rex. 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