Post by Michael Capasse on Jul 22, 2020 12:55:08 GMT -5
A Shot from the Shutter
Phillip LaFrance “Phil” Willis was present with his wife, and two children in Dealey Plaza on Nov 22, 1963.
In Zapruder frame 202, he is seen setting his camera to take the above picture.
He was standing near the curb at the corner of Houston and Elm Streets, where he took a series of color slides immediately before,
during, and after the assassination. His little girl Rosemary is in the white coat to the right of the frame and has stopped
running along side the limousine. He told the Warren Commission he heard a shot the instant he snapped the above photograph.
After disclosing this important information, Attorney Leibeler makes no further inquiry into this important statement.
There is no correction or clarification to the fact that his picture shows the back of the president unmoved.
The intent is obvious, in avoiding these important facts the witness is being disqualified as unreliable in what he saw.
When Willis mentions "a gentleman who took the last pictures that appeared in LIFE.." Leibeler makes no effort to identify Mr. Zapruder.
Mr. Willis appears in several frames of the Zapruder film, these can be identified by frame numbers. The record reflects no such reference.
The inquiry makes no effort to identify exact location. As other witnesses were given aerial photographs to mark location, Willis was not.
No request for his camera, film or lens, and when discussing his location the Commission used a subpar cropped copy of his photo.
A key part of the case against Lee Oswald, is based on having a clear shot at the car from the 6th floor window.
He doesn’t get that until at least Zapruder frame 210. According to the final report, the car is otherwise obstructed by an Oak tree.
It is essential to locate his position and the location of the limousine, in relation to the sound of the shot.
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Phil Willis | WC Testimony
Mr. LIEBELER. Can you tell us when that picture was made?
Mr. WILLIS. That picture was made at the very instant that the first shot was fired.
As a matter of fact, the fellow standing on the ledge under the right-hand corner of the Stemmons Highway sign
is a gentleman who took the last pictures that appeared in Life, and his pictures showed that this instant
with this sign in between the photographer and the President, shows that at this instant he had already grabbed his throat.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now did you stand at that particular spot the entire time, or did you move down Elm Street?
Mr. WILLIS. No, sir; I took that picture just seconds before the first shot was fired, to get back close up.
[he is talking about Willis 4] Then I started down the street, and the regular weekly edition of Life magazine
came out and shows me in about three different pictures going down the street.
Then my next shot was taken at the very–in fact, the shot caused me to squeeze the camera shutter,
and I got a picture of the President as he was hit with the first shot.
So instantaneous, in fact, that the crowd hadn’t had time to react.
Phillip LaFrance “Phil” Willis was present with his wife, and two children in Dealey Plaza on Nov 22, 1963.
In Zapruder frame 202, he is seen setting his camera to take the above picture.
He was standing near the curb at the corner of Houston and Elm Streets, where he took a series of color slides immediately before,
during, and after the assassination. His little girl Rosemary is in the white coat to the right of the frame and has stopped
running along side the limousine. He told the Warren Commission he heard a shot the instant he snapped the above photograph.
After disclosing this important information, Attorney Leibeler makes no further inquiry into this important statement.
There is no correction or clarification to the fact that his picture shows the back of the president unmoved.
The intent is obvious, in avoiding these important facts the witness is being disqualified as unreliable in what he saw.
When Willis mentions "a gentleman who took the last pictures that appeared in LIFE.." Leibeler makes no effort to identify Mr. Zapruder.
Mr. Willis appears in several frames of the Zapruder film, these can be identified by frame numbers. The record reflects no such reference.
The inquiry makes no effort to identify exact location. As other witnesses were given aerial photographs to mark location, Willis was not.
No request for his camera, film or lens, and when discussing his location the Commission used a subpar cropped copy of his photo.
A key part of the case against Lee Oswald, is based on having a clear shot at the car from the 6th floor window.
He doesn’t get that until at least Zapruder frame 210. According to the final report, the car is otherwise obstructed by an Oak tree.
It is essential to locate his position and the location of the limousine, in relation to the sound of the shot.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Phil Willis | WC Testimony
Mr. LIEBELER. Can you tell us when that picture was made?
Mr. WILLIS. That picture was made at the very instant that the first shot was fired.
As a matter of fact, the fellow standing on the ledge under the right-hand corner of the Stemmons Highway sign
is a gentleman who took the last pictures that appeared in Life, and his pictures showed that this instant
with this sign in between the photographer and the President, shows that at this instant he had already grabbed his throat.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now did you stand at that particular spot the entire time, or did you move down Elm Street?
Mr. WILLIS. No, sir; I took that picture just seconds before the first shot was fired, to get back close up.
[he is talking about Willis 4] Then I started down the street, and the regular weekly edition of Life magazine
came out and shows me in about three different pictures going down the street.
Then my next shot was taken at the very–in fact, the shot caused me to squeeze the camera shutter,
and I got a picture of the President as he was hit with the first shot.
So instantaneous, in fact, that the crowd hadn’t had time to react.
