JFK Second Shooter Theory Debunked by Discovery Channel

[Crazytimes]

I watched a show that nearly duplicated the so-called magic bullet trajectory. They had human torso shaped gelatin blocks with bones inserted for ribs and wrists. The blocks were positioned the same as JFK and Connelly were in the Limo, with Connelly inboard and low.

Using a 6.5 mm Carcano from a raised position duplicating the shooter's nest in the TSBD, a marksman shot the rear block (JFK) in the back. The bullet was shown on high speed cameras to go through JFK, yaw, exit sideways, penetrate Connelly's simulated chest, then go through the simulated wrist and bounce off of the simulated thigh. The people conducting the test decided that the bullet did not penetrate the simulated thigh due to breaking two ribs instead of just one in the simulated torso. Excellent show.

Ranb

Any more info on this show ? I would really like to know more about it.

 

[dtugg]

Any more info on this show ? I would really like to know more about it.

That would be Discovery Channel's "Unsolved History: JFK — Beyond the Magic Bullet." I don't think that one is on the Internet anywhere.

Another good one is "The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy." In this one, they trace the the bullet wounds back to the sixth floor window of the school book depository with a computer simulation. It is available on Google Video. The part with the simulation starts around 7:30.

 

[Crazytimes]

That would be Discovery Channel's "Unsolved History: JFK — Beyond the Magic Bullet." I don't think that one is on the Internet anywhere.

Another good one is "The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy." In this one, they trace the the bullet wounds back to the sixth floor window of the school book depository with a computer simulation. It is available on Google Video. The part with the simulation starts around 7:30.

Thanks. I saw The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy and it was great. I will have to have my DVR search for the first.

 

[Seanette]

Another theory

Frankly, some of the conspiracy theories I've heard about the Kennedy shooting make a lot less sense than what composer Stephen Sondheim came up with in his musical "Assassins". That one has Presidential assassins (or would-be assassins) from John Wilkes Booth clear through to John Hinckley showing up in the Depository to encourage Oswald.

 

[Alex Libman]

Great, wheew. Now that this pointless distraction is over with, can we please get back to serous discussion of Oswald and Ruby's government ties?

(And I'm not a JFK Truther - not my generation, not my responsibility.)

 

[JoeyDonuts]

Frankly, some of the conspiracy theories I've heard about the Kennedy shooting make a lot less sense than what composer Stephen Sondheim came up with in his musical "Assassins". That one has Presidential assassins (or would-be assassins) from John Wilkes Booth clear through to John Hinckley showing up in the Depository to encourage Oswald.

Wow! Was it presented like a blue transparent Jedi ghost kind of thing?

 

[Seanette]

Nope.

 

[CORed]

I have to admit that the Ruby's killing of Oswald is the one thing that makes me think that maybe, just maybe, there was a conspiracy. I have no doubt that Oswald shot Kennedy, and very little doubt that he was the only shooter, but I'm not completely convinced that he acted alone. The "lone nut" being killed by another "lone nut" is certainly far from impossible, but it does make me go Hmmm!

 

[PhantomWolf]

The biggest issue with the Jack Ruby was hired to shut Oswald up, was that if it was true Ruby was both the world's most incompetent assassin, and the luckiest.

The reason for this is that at the published time of Oswald's transfer, Ruby was standing in line at the Post Office waiting to mail a letter for one of his dancers. If it wasn't for Oswald delaying things so he could change clothing, Ruby would have missed the transfer and the second shooting never would have occurred. Some have claimed that Ruby went to the Police Station first and learned of the delay, then left and returned, but this would be stupid because he would have had no way of knowing either exactly how long he would be away for, or how long the delay in transfer would be. The only possible way for Oswald's murder to have been pre-planned was if Ruby had been a psychic!