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Ezlivin

(8,153 posts)
10. The most convincing theory
Sun Nov 24, 2013, 03:45 PM
Nov 2013

And newest to me is the one that identifies a secret service agent as the "second gunman."

In the book "Mortal Error: The Shot that Killed JFK" a ballistics expert named Howard Donohue spent 25 years investigating the assassination and determined that based on ballistics the shot came from a secret service agent who was carrying an AR15.

I was fortunate enough to watch a preview of "JFK: The Smoking Gun" which is a documentary of veteran police detective Colin McLaren who spent four years on the forensic cold case investigation of JFK's assassination. What he had, and other investigators did not, was modern technology and access to all the evidence, facts and eye-witness testimony. His conclusion matches that of Donohue.

It laid to rest the "magic bullet" theory, claimed that Oswald got off two shots. The fatal shot, however, came from behind as a result of a secret service agent "fumbling" his gun. Everything is based on forensics and the science of ballistics. Very intriguing and it can explain the secret service's bizarre behavior afterward.

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Marked for later. pam4water Nov 2013 #1
No one that ever fired a bullet would agree the fatal shot came from behind FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #2
Agree. Suich Nov 2013 #4
Try shooting at a melon instead Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #7
I've caught pieces of coconut shell from one I shot at 100 yards. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #12
If Penn and Teller don't believe in a second gunman, neither do I. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #14
They also don't believe in recycling or energy conservation, fyi. jmondine Nov 2013 #19
And they also don't believe in Social Security or other social programs... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #20
that's because they can't subject energy conservation to an experiment paulkienitz Nov 2013 #31
lol. except, y'know, forensic experts. Schema Thing Nov 2013 #5
Here you go Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #6
Wrong. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #13
Shot did come from behind zebonaut Nov 2013 #3
There is no forward motion jmondine Nov 2013 #21
Forward motion or not; he was still shot by Oswald zebonaut Nov 2013 #26
You're right. If the Zapruder film didn't exist, we'd be left with the piece of JFK's skull stopbush Nov 2013 #34
Oh and guess what Oswald had already made an attempt on General Walker zebonaut Nov 2013 #37
JFK's head went forward with the shot from behind cpwm17 Nov 2013 #32
Signs proReality Nov 2013 #8
response GKirk Nov 2013 #11
No, the blood and brain matter would retain the forward velocity of the car starroute Nov 2013 #17
Flawed science analogy. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #23
I have been in Dealey Plaza during a thunderstorm jmondine Nov 2013 #25
More flawed science... GKirk Nov 2013 #39
The problem; is the asking of too many questions zebonaut Nov 2013 #27
But Connally and his wife were hit with JFK's blood, as was the limo driver. stopbush Nov 2013 #36
This video is another must watch for those interested in facts over suspicions. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #9
The most convincing theory Ezlivin Nov 2013 #10
I watched all of "JFK: The Smoking Gun", and it convinced me.... lastlib Nov 2013 #35
The "magic bullet" is precisely that... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #15
This explains why the head jerks backwards once the bullet passes Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #16
It is not intellectual dishonesty… MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #18
So why did the blood and most of the brain matter splatter foreword with the car going 25 mph nt Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #29
It didn't MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #40
Talk about dishonest. The friggin' red hat falls off the melon and then reappears for the entire GoneFishin Nov 2013 #33
Thank goodness for Penn & Teller; Vince Bugliosi; and rational thought zebonaut Nov 2013 #38
Bullet did not zigzag; Kennedy and Connelly were simply aligned differently zebonaut Nov 2013 #28
Hard science wins-thanks! nt ErikJ Nov 2013 #22
Wow... there are some serious problems with the second video jmondine Nov 2013 #24
Thats not at all what I saw. Quixote1818 Nov 2013 #30
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