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NickB79

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81. Wherever it was recovered, it wasn't anywhere in his body
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:25 PM
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He was hit by a .30-06, a powerful cartridge well known to punch through both sides of a white tail deer when shot broadside. The blood seen spurting out of his neck was the exit wound.

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I thought this was fishy from the start. n/t rzemanfl Mar 30 #1
Defense lawyer claims client is innocent EdmondDantes_ Mar 30 #2
Is there a grassy knoll around somewhere? Ocelot II Mar 30 #3
Patsy dweller Mar 30 #4
This was a professional hit...................... Lovie777 Mar 30 #5
Yup, it certainly was blue-wave Mar 30 #29
This is your brain on conspiracy theories. nt BootinUp Mar 30 #6
Thank you ! stopdiggin Mar 30 #11
People still don't believe the Warren commission even after the shooting BootinUp Mar 30 #13
there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Mar 30 #18
So by saying "lunacy" blue-wave Tuesday #59
When I see evidence..... SergeStorms Tuesday #62
this lab 'finding' does NOT say that the bullet did not come from the indicated gun stopdiggin Tuesday #72
Gaslighting me doesn't help your case blue-wave Wednesday #82
The guy admitted to multiple people he did it EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #86
point being, I do not have to MAKE any sort of case at ALL. That has been more than abundantly stopdiggin Wednesday #87
Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off. everyonematters Mar 30 #27
you could see after he was shot Jackie trying to climb out the back of the convertible, as if chasing his head. Trueblue Texan Tuesday #43
So we are supposed believe that blue-wave Tuesday #58
. BootinUp Tuesday #63
I guess the doctors in the hospital blue-wave Wednesday #83
You just can't let go of myths. Nt BootinUp Wednesday #84
You certainly can't, can you? blue-wave Wednesday #85
The facts are that the House assassinations Committe found there was a conspiracy. Rafi Tuesday #76
Based on a faulty analysis of the audio. Throw that 2nd finding in the trash. nt BootinUp Tuesday #78
Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone. underpants Mar 30 #21
I WISH somebody ELSE had had a 'good rifle'---- Jack Valentino Mar 30 #41
Like the tRump fake assasination attempt that went wrong I have no doubt. nt yaesu Mar 30 #7
a very neat trick - given that the shooter TOLD other people that he did it stopdiggin Mar 30 #8
Why did they pin the murder Blue_Roses Mar 30 #9
He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes stopdiggin Mar 30 #16
Weird Blue_Roses Mar 30 #20
Post removed Post removed Tuesday #47
Oh boy... RockRaven Mar 30 #10
When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so Prairie Gates Mar 30 #12
Exactly right. Straw Man Mar 30 #15
I did notice that the defense didn't say that the ATF dgauss Mar 30 #17
I haven't followed the story much rpannier Mar 30 #30
And so gentle readers, another conspiracy is born . . . Aussie105 Mar 30 #35
Nope. Not a rabbit hole I'm going doen. Not for this guy. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 30 #14
Hard to tell whether the defense is saying the bullet doesn't match the caliber of the rifle, or if it's pushing what WhiskeyGrinder Mar 30 #19
One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability Prairie Gates Mar 30 #23
Yep. Bite ID, blood spatter, fingerprints...whatever it takes to keep the PIC running. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 30 #25
Fire/burn/accelerant marks. Polygraphs. RockRaven Mar 30 #26
Carpet and fabric fibers Johnny2X2X Mar 30 #33
"Tool marks" and other nonsense pseudoscience Prairie Gates Tuesday #52
I believe the lawyer is purposely being deceptive Bluetus Tuesday #77
It's a defense claim Renew Deal Mar 30 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 30 #24
My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck NickB79 Mar 30 #28
The story says "... the bullet recovered at autopsy..." Mariana Tuesday #68
Wherever it was recovered, it wasn't anywhere in his body NickB79 Tuesday #81
The only evidence we should care about are vague engravings on bullets IronLionZion Mar 30 #31
Trump wanted this to be federal case. Wonder why? 33taw Mar 30 #32
Wow. More questions than answers. Joinfortmill Mar 30 #34
What questions? Aussie105 Mar 30 #36
Amazing deduction. Joinfortmill Tuesday #50
How do we know he is dead? sarisataka Mar 30 #37
Crazy theories? Let's go! Danascot Tuesday #49
Depends, is my next option to almost make out with JD Vance? EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #69
If you saw the video before it was taken down, NH Ethylene Tuesday #70
I did see it and personally have no doubts sarisataka Tuesday #73
COLOR. ME. SHOCKED. MrChuck Mar 30 #38
My theory that Erika had something to do with it still stands. Initech Tuesday #56
Probably means bullet was too damaged to be able to match it to the rifle Kaleva Mar 30 #39
A nice, sensible response to this new evidence. Ilikepurple Tuesday #44
Good! Unrepentant Fenian Mar 30 #40
Shocking. C Moon Mar 30 #42
is there a link to the court filing? onenote Tuesday #45
I've been looking, and everything points back to the DailyMail. usonian Tuesday #46
Below is a link to CBS news Quiet Em Tuesday #48
Lawyer being a lawyer Johnny2X2X Tuesday #51
It was a fragment Historic NY Tuesday #53
Ahhh, cooler heads BaronChocula Tuesday #60
That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to allegorical oracle Tuesday #54
Uh oh, this is going to disrupt Fox News' narrative. Initech Tuesday #55
It was an inside job. idahoblue Tuesday #57
I actually hope it doesn't match. Iggo Tuesday #61
Hindustan Times seems to be a go-to for planted narratives lostnfound Tuesday #64
I'd pull the OP in an instant if someone refuted it, but none so far. usonian Tuesday #65
The body of the article itself refutes the title of the OP Kaleva Tuesday #71
With Ca$h, Blondi and Juice Box Jeanine involved Hassler Tuesday #66
I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one LiberalLovinLug Tuesday #67
So does this mean Charlie Kirk was not killed -- or does it mean he was only an AI deep fake who never existed? struggle4progress Tuesday #74
My money's on two strong candidates. usonian Tuesday #75
That is a reassuring thought! struggle4progress Tuesday #79
This is an attorney tactic to try and get his client off. There is video of him on the roof and jumping from Pisces Tuesday #80
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