Autopsy Photos Stir Debate On Kennedy Case Evidence
The Warren Commission omitted X rays and autopsy photos critics say could alter the record. Mark Lane Edward Jay Epstein and Harold Weisberg argue pictures support doubts about single bullet theory, while others defend the published evidence and its conclusions.
Controversy Over JFK Autopsy Evidence And Diagram Dots
The piece details Warren Commission autopsy exhibits including X rays and photos, the Autopsy Descriptive Sheet with a dot marking a wound, and critics led by Lane Weisberg and Epstein charging suppression. It notes statements by Humes Boswell and others about entry and exit wounds, the knee deep debate over whether the throat or base of neck was the entry, and the FBI summary raising alternative interpretations.
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Debated Kennedy Autopsy Arrows and FBI Reports
Critics contend arrow marks on the autopsy sheet misled about wound direction. Cmdr. Boswell drew the arrow to imply entry from external to internal, while Humes did not endorse such a view. The undated report contradicts FBI conclusions, and later records show timing of notes and access to the autopsy materials remained debated.
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