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re: Watched JFK last night
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:07 pm to Count Chocula
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:07 pm to Count Chocula
I saw a pretty interesting documentary on netflix. The assertion was that one of the secret service guys in the car behind him that was carrying an M-16. (There are photos showing him with the rifle.)
Their assertion is that after the shots were fired he raised up at the ready. When the chase car accelerated forward he started to fall backwards. When he did this he inadvertently pulled the trigger. That bullet was the devastating shot that blew apart his head.
At the time the M16 used a 1/12 twist on the barrel. This made the bullet prone to yaw upon entry. This caused the fragmentation at the cannulare (crimp) on the projectile. Read early reports of damage from the 5.56 round in combat in Vietnam. It was like being shot with a grenade.
Also, seems like the entry hole at the back of his head was smaller than the round out of LHO's rifle. I think it was more consistent with a 5.56.
Their assertion is that after the shots were fired he raised up at the ready. When the chase car accelerated forward he started to fall backwards. When he did this he inadvertently pulled the trigger. That bullet was the devastating shot that blew apart his head.
At the time the M16 used a 1/12 twist on the barrel. This made the bullet prone to yaw upon entry. This caused the fragmentation at the cannulare (crimp) on the projectile. Read early reports of damage from the 5.56 round in combat in Vietnam. It was like being shot with a grenade.
Also, seems like the entry hole at the back of his head was smaller than the round out of LHO's rifle. I think it was more consistent with a 5.56.
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Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:18 pm to eitek1
quote:Yes there are!
secret service guys in the car behind him that was carrying an M-16. (There are photos showing him with the rifle.)
Posted on 9/10/14 at 11:09 pm to eitek1
quote:
I saw a pretty interesting documentary on netflix. The assertion was that one of the secret service guys in the car behind him that was carrying an M-16. (There are photos showing him with the rifle.)
I saw this same special and believe it to be the most plausible of all. Done by an Aussie detective that focused on the JFK killing from a strictly police/forensics point of view.
Came to the conclusion that while Oswald did hit the pres with the first shots (after a possible miss)the killing shot was the accidental discharge of the then brand new M-16 by the Secret Service agent in the car following Kennedy.
What I believe this version helps explain is why all the hush-hush about the autopsy, faked x-rays ,etc. Don't believe Oswalds part was the biggest cover-up (obviously Russian/Cuban ties) but the REAL cover up was the Secret Service covering up for their inadvertant mistake and being a very-likely cause of the killing shot on Kennedy.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 11:22 pm
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