Post by Paul Ernst on Aug 10, 2019 12:47:41 GMT -5
Preface:
Among the melee of conspiracy theories that have risen and fallen in the years since the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, one theory has remained the focus of intense debate: the single-bullet theory.
This theory, supported by the 1964 findings of the Warren Commission investigating Kennedy's assassination, posits that the president was shot by the same bullet that also injured Texas Gov. John Connally, who sat in the front seat of the presidential limousine. Some critics sarcastically refer to this as the "magic-bullet theory."
The findings of the Warren Commission, and the 889-page final Warren Report, have been much maligned by analysts over the years. Even Attorney General Robert Kennedy (JFK's brother) is on record as saying the Warren Report was a "shoddy piece of craftsmanship," and three members of the commission expressed doubts about the single-bullet theory
Source: Marc Lallanilla
Developing the Single–Bullet Theory:
The single–bullet theory was developed in three stages:
Stage 1: December 1963
The FBI’s report into the assassination matched the wounds to the three bullets in the following way:
one bullet caused all of Governor Connally’s wounds by passing through his torso and shattering his right wrist;
one bullet caused President Kennedy’s fatal head wound;
and one bullet caused one of Kennedy’s non–fatal wounds by entering his back, but did not cause his throat wound.
Stage 2: March 1964
The Warren Commission modified this explanation by assuming that Kennedy’s throat wound had been caused by the same bullet that had caused his back wound.
Stage 3: June 1964
When the wounding of the bystander, James Tague, was unexpectedly made public, the commission became obliged to use the only plausible explanation that would account for all of the wounds having been inflicted by just three bullets:
one bullet caused Tague’s wound;
one bullet caused President Kennedy’s fatal head wound;
and one bullet caused all of Kennedy’s and Connally’s non–fatal wounds by entering Kennedy’s back, exiting through his throat, entering Connally’s back, exiting his chest, passing through his right wrist, and lodging itself in his left thigh: the single–bullet theory.
Evidence for the Single–Bullet Theory
Two aspects of the evidence suggested that the single–bullet theory was plausible:
No bullets or bullet fragments were discovered in President Kennedy’s body, apart from the many small fragments associated with his head wound.
Although the photographic evidence does not allow the horizontal alignment of the president and Governor Connally to be accurately determined, it does not rule out the possibility that a bullet fired from the south–eastern corner of the Texas School Book Depository may have passed through both men.
Objections to the Single–Bullet Theory
Although objections were raised to all of the important parts of the Warren Commission’s account, the most powerful objections were aimed at the most fundamental part, the idea that all of Kennedy’s and Connally’s non–fatal wounds were caused by one bullet.
If the single–bullet theory is false, at least one shot must have been fired by someone other than Oswald. In other words:
either Oswald had at least one accomplice,
or Oswald fired none of the shots himself. (So that means another shooter or shooters).
Source: 22november1963.org.uk/single-bullet-theory-jfk-assassination
By: Paul Ernst.
Among the melee of conspiracy theories that have risen and fallen in the years since the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, one theory has remained the focus of intense debate: the single-bullet theory.
This theory, supported by the 1964 findings of the Warren Commission investigating Kennedy's assassination, posits that the president was shot by the same bullet that also injured Texas Gov. John Connally, who sat in the front seat of the presidential limousine. Some critics sarcastically refer to this as the "magic-bullet theory."
The findings of the Warren Commission, and the 889-page final Warren Report, have been much maligned by analysts over the years. Even Attorney General Robert Kennedy (JFK's brother) is on record as saying the Warren Report was a "shoddy piece of craftsmanship," and three members of the commission expressed doubts about the single-bullet theory
Source: Marc Lallanilla
Developing the Single–Bullet Theory:
The single–bullet theory was developed in three stages:
Stage 1: December 1963
The FBI’s report into the assassination matched the wounds to the three bullets in the following way:
one bullet caused all of Governor Connally’s wounds by passing through his torso and shattering his right wrist;
one bullet caused President Kennedy’s fatal head wound;
and one bullet caused one of Kennedy’s non–fatal wounds by entering his back, but did not cause his throat wound.
Stage 2: March 1964
The Warren Commission modified this explanation by assuming that Kennedy’s throat wound had been caused by the same bullet that had caused his back wound.
Stage 3: June 1964
When the wounding of the bystander, James Tague, was unexpectedly made public, the commission became obliged to use the only plausible explanation that would account for all of the wounds having been inflicted by just three bullets:
one bullet caused Tague’s wound;
one bullet caused President Kennedy’s fatal head wound;
and one bullet caused all of Kennedy’s and Connally’s non–fatal wounds by entering Kennedy’s back, exiting through his throat, entering Connally’s back, exiting his chest, passing through his right wrist, and lodging itself in his left thigh: the single–bullet theory.
Evidence for the Single–Bullet Theory
Two aspects of the evidence suggested that the single–bullet theory was plausible:
No bullets or bullet fragments were discovered in President Kennedy’s body, apart from the many small fragments associated with his head wound.
Although the photographic evidence does not allow the horizontal alignment of the president and Governor Connally to be accurately determined, it does not rule out the possibility that a bullet fired from the south–eastern corner of the Texas School Book Depository may have passed through both men.
Objections to the Single–Bullet Theory
Although objections were raised to all of the important parts of the Warren Commission’s account, the most powerful objections were aimed at the most fundamental part, the idea that all of Kennedy’s and Connally’s non–fatal wounds were caused by one bullet.
If the single–bullet theory is false, at least one shot must have been fired by someone other than Oswald. In other words:
either Oswald had at least one accomplice,
or Oswald fired none of the shots himself. (So that means another shooter or shooters).
Source: 22november1963.org.uk/single-bullet-theory-jfk-assassination
By: Paul Ernst.