Post by Herbert Blenner on Jan 15, 2019 12:53:52 GMT -5
A Shirt Completely Covered With Blood
by Herbert Blenner | Posted February 12, 2014
During the testimony of Marina Oswald before the WC Mr. Thorne, the attorney who accompanied her, introduced into evidence a photograph of a shirt recognized by Marina as a gift given to Lee Harvey Oswald.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh1/html/WC_Vol1_0067b.htm
Uncharacteristically this lawyer was short on words and did not explain how Marina could have recognized a shirt whose every surface was discolored by dried blood.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0273a.htm
This long-sleeved shirt was officially entered into evidence as Exhibit 164.
The WC had the integrity to entitle CE 164 as "Man's bloodstained shirt."
history-matters.com/archive/contents/wc/contents_wh16.htm
At no time did the commission state, imply or hint that this long-sleeved shirt belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Minutes earlier in the testimony, Marina Oswald identified a short-sleeved shirt, Exhibit 155, as belonging to Lee Oswald and asked why it was all torn.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh1/html/WC_Vol1_0067a.htm
Mr. RANKIN. And Exhibit 153-you recognize that?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is his shirt.
Mr. RANKIN. And Exhibit 154? Is that one of his shirts?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Exhibit 155?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, also. Why is it all torn?
Mr. RANKIN. We are advised it was when he was hurt, they cut into some of these.
Rankin's reply that it was "cut into" when Oswald was hurt implies that the shirt was the one worn by Oswald when mortally wounded.
However, the photograph of exhibit 155 published by the WC disputes Rankin's comment by showing a bloodless shirt with no evidence of having been cut or worn by a person when a bullet ripped into their torso.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0271a.htm
So far, my search of the shirts described in Warren Commission Numbered Exhibits has failed to find one that appears "all torn."
NARA changed the title of WC Exhibit 164 from "Man's blood-stained shirt" to "Shirt Lee Harvey Oswald was wearing when shot."
A comparison of the shirt pictured by WC Exhibit 164 with the front and back views of the shirt posted by NARA shows views of different shirts although they all have the same CE number.
The blood-covered shirt published by the WC shows a rectangular defect with a 2 to 3 ratio of smaller to larger dimensions.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0273a.htm
However, the defect seen of the shirt published by NARA resembles an elongated oval slit.
On this basis alone, I conclude that the WC and NARA are showing us different shirts.
by Herbert Blenner | Posted February 12, 2014
During the testimony of Marina Oswald before the WC Mr. Thorne, the attorney who accompanied her, introduced into evidence a photograph of a shirt recognized by Marina as a gift given to Lee Harvey Oswald.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh1/html/WC_Vol1_0067b.htm
Uncharacteristically this lawyer was short on words and did not explain how Marina could have recognized a shirt whose every surface was discolored by dried blood.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0273a.htm
This long-sleeved shirt was officially entered into evidence as Exhibit 164.
The WC had the integrity to entitle CE 164 as "Man's bloodstained shirt."
history-matters.com/archive/contents/wc/contents_wh16.htm
At no time did the commission state, imply or hint that this long-sleeved shirt belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Minutes earlier in the testimony, Marina Oswald identified a short-sleeved shirt, Exhibit 155, as belonging to Lee Oswald and asked why it was all torn.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh1/html/WC_Vol1_0067a.htm
Mr. RANKIN. And Exhibit 153-you recognize that?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is his shirt.
Mr. RANKIN. And Exhibit 154? Is that one of his shirts?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Exhibit 155?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, also. Why is it all torn?
Mr. RANKIN. We are advised it was when he was hurt, they cut into some of these.
Rankin's reply that it was "cut into" when Oswald was hurt implies that the shirt was the one worn by Oswald when mortally wounded.
However, the photograph of exhibit 155 published by the WC disputes Rankin's comment by showing a bloodless shirt with no evidence of having been cut or worn by a person when a bullet ripped into their torso.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0271a.htm
So far, my search of the shirts described in Warren Commission Numbered Exhibits has failed to find one that appears "all torn."
NARA changed the title of WC Exhibit 164 from "Man's blood-stained shirt" to "Shirt Lee Harvey Oswald was wearing when shot."
A comparison of the shirt pictured by WC Exhibit 164 with the front and back views of the shirt posted by NARA shows views of different shirts although they all have the same CE number.
The blood-covered shirt published by the WC shows a rectangular defect with a 2 to 3 ratio of smaller to larger dimensions.
history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0273a.htm
However, the defect seen of the shirt published by NARA resembles an elongated oval slit.
On this basis alone, I conclude that the WC and NARA are showing us different shirts.