Post by Rob Caprio on Nov 25, 2020 21:43:40 GMT -5
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The Warren Commission (WC) claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) assassinated President John F. Kennedy (JFK) all by himself on November 22, 1963. One of the tools they used to make this claim was Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). This post will look at this issue in greater detail.
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Doctor Vincent Guinn, using NAA technology, claimed that CE-842 matched CE-399, or in other words, the fragment(s) taken from Governor John B. Connally's (JBC) wrist matched the stretcher bullet found at Parkland Hospital (PH). This, according to the official theory supporters, proved beyond all doubt that the Single Bullet Theory (SBT) was correct, thus, Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was the ONLY shooter.
To use Gerald Posner's words, case closed, right? Not so fast, as there is a major discrepancy that needs to be pointed out, but first let's look at the FBI report filed by Agent Williams on 11/30/63.
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Doctor Charles Francis Gregory, Parkland Hospital, stated he and Doctor Tom Shires and other staff physicians performed surgery on Governor John Connally on November 22, 1963. He states surgery performed by him was done on the Governor's right arm, and that he removed from the arm a small fragment of metal. He stated the metal fragment was placed into a transparent container for preservation, and that during the operation, he recalled no other pieces or bits of metal being removed from the Governor's body.
Doctor Gregory was asked whether or not he removed or saw another doctor remove a small fragment of metal from the left thigh of Governor Connally, and he states that although X-rays indicated the possibility of a small fragment of metal embedded in the left thigh that no surgery was performed to remove same.
Doctor Gregory stated Surgery Supervisor Audrey Bell took custody of the fragment of metal removed from the Governor's arm, and that the ultimate disposition of the metal, which was considered to be of possible evidentiary value, could best be explained by Miss Bell. He stated he did not on his own knowledge know, however, but he had been advised [that] Miss Bell obtained a receipt from State Trooper Bob Nolan and transferred the metal fragment to him in accordance with instructions from the Governor's office at Parkland Hospital. (HSCA VII, p. 156)
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Now, we have a problem. This FBI report states only ONE fragment was removed from the Governor’s wrist. You'll notice it says the fragment was turned over to State Trooper Bob Nolan who in turn "...turned the bullet fragment over to Captain Will Fritz [Dallas Police Department] at approximately 7:50 p.m. He stated he had no further information concerning the matter and that his only participation in this series of events was the acceptance of the fragment and delivery of same to Captain Fritz." (FBI report 11/23/63)
The fragment's next stop would be the FBI laboratory on the night of the assassination, and it would be designated Q9 by the Lab. It then was sent back to the Dallas Police Department (DPD) on the morning of 11/24/63, only to be sent back to the FBI lab following the murder of LHO.
Agent Robert Frazier examined the fragment on 11/23/63 and testified before the WC about it.
Mr. SPECTER. Was **a fragment of metal** brought to you which was identified as coming from the wrist of Governor Connally?
Mr. FRAZIER. It was identified to me as having come from the arm of Governor Connally.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you produce that fragment at this time, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. This one does not have a Commission number as yet.
Mr. SPECTER. May it please the Commission, I would like to have this fragment marked as Commission Exhibit 842. (Commission Exhibit No. 842 was marked for identification and received in evidence.)
Mr. SPECTER. Now, referring to a fragment heretofore marked as Q9 for FBI record purposes, and now marked as Commission Exhibit No. 842, will you describe that fragment for us, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; this is a small fragment of metal which weighed one-half a grain when I first examined it in the laboratory. It is a piece of lead, and could have been a part of a bullet or a core of a bullet. However, it lacks any physical characteristics which would permit stating whether or not it actually originated from a bullet.
All this makes it blatantly obvious that CE-842 consisted of just ONE fragment, and one fragment only. Yet, Guinn seemed to not grasp this or he tested fragments that were NOT CE 842, because he would state.
"Using the CE numbers, the 399 specimen, which is the so-called stretcher or pristine bullet--it has various names--agrees in composition both in its antimony and its silver with CE 842, which are the fragments reportedly recovered from Governor Connally's wrist."
Was this a simple mistake or had more fragments been presented to Dr. Guinn as CE-842? Guinn would tell the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) that the lead fragments he was given "...did not include any of the specific little pieces that the FBI had analyzed." Furthermore, Guinn describes the contents of CE 842.
"The fourth one was CE 842, one larger fragment and two smaller ones reportedly recovered from Governor Connally's wrist during surgery."
We know that Dr. Gregory removed one fragment from Connally's wrist. We know that Frazier examined one fragment. We know that the samples given to Guinn did not match the FBI samples. We know Guinn found three fragments REPORTEDLY recovered from Connally's wrist.
How do we explain this major discrepancy? It would seem to me they took fragments from CE-399 and gave them to Dr. Guinn in the guise of being CE 842 to guarantee a match!
Once again we see that the evidence does not support the WC's claims, thus, their conclusion is sunk again.
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The Warren Commission (WC) claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) assassinated President John F. Kennedy (JFK) all by himself on November 22, 1963. One of the tools they used to make this claim was Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). This post will look at this issue in greater detail.
******************************************
Doctor Vincent Guinn, using NAA technology, claimed that CE-842 matched CE-399, or in other words, the fragment(s) taken from Governor John B. Connally's (JBC) wrist matched the stretcher bullet found at Parkland Hospital (PH). This, according to the official theory supporters, proved beyond all doubt that the Single Bullet Theory (SBT) was correct, thus, Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was the ONLY shooter.
To use Gerald Posner's words, case closed, right? Not so fast, as there is a major discrepancy that needs to be pointed out, but first let's look at the FBI report filed by Agent Williams on 11/30/63.
Quote on
www.historymatters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh24/pages/WH_Vol24_0230b.jpg
Doctor Charles Francis Gregory, Parkland Hospital, stated he and Doctor Tom Shires and other staff physicians performed surgery on Governor John Connally on November 22, 1963. He states surgery performed by him was done on the Governor's right arm, and that he removed from the arm a small fragment of metal. He stated the metal fragment was placed into a transparent container for preservation, and that during the operation, he recalled no other pieces or bits of metal being removed from the Governor's body.
Doctor Gregory was asked whether or not he removed or saw another doctor remove a small fragment of metal from the left thigh of Governor Connally, and he states that although X-rays indicated the possibility of a small fragment of metal embedded in the left thigh that no surgery was performed to remove same.
Doctor Gregory stated Surgery Supervisor Audrey Bell took custody of the fragment of metal removed from the Governor's arm, and that the ultimate disposition of the metal, which was considered to be of possible evidentiary value, could best be explained by Miss Bell. He stated he did not on his own knowledge know, however, but he had been advised [that] Miss Bell obtained a receipt from State Trooper Bob Nolan and transferred the metal fragment to him in accordance with instructions from the Governor's office at Parkland Hospital. (HSCA VII, p. 156)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol7/html/HSCA_Vol7_0083b.htm
www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=204007&relPageId=6&search=fbi_11/30/63%20Williams
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Now, we have a problem. This FBI report states only ONE fragment was removed from the Governor’s wrist. You'll notice it says the fragment was turned over to State Trooper Bob Nolan who in turn "...turned the bullet fragment over to Captain Will Fritz [Dallas Police Department] at approximately 7:50 p.m. He stated he had no further information concerning the matter and that his only participation in this series of events was the acceptance of the fragment and delivery of same to Captain Fritz." (FBI report 11/23/63)
The fragment's next stop would be the FBI laboratory on the night of the assassination, and it would be designated Q9 by the Lab. It then was sent back to the Dallas Police Department (DPD) on the morning of 11/24/63, only to be sent back to the FBI lab following the murder of LHO.
Agent Robert Frazier examined the fragment on 11/23/63 and testified before the WC about it.
Mr. SPECTER. Was **a fragment of metal** brought to you which was identified as coming from the wrist of Governor Connally?
Mr. FRAZIER. It was identified to me as having come from the arm of Governor Connally.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you produce that fragment at this time, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. This one does not have a Commission number as yet.
Mr. SPECTER. May it please the Commission, I would like to have this fragment marked as Commission Exhibit 842. (Commission Exhibit No. 842 was marked for identification and received in evidence.)
Mr. SPECTER. Now, referring to a fragment heretofore marked as Q9 for FBI record purposes, and now marked as Commission Exhibit No. 842, will you describe that fragment for us, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; this is a small fragment of metal which weighed one-half a grain when I first examined it in the laboratory. It is a piece of lead, and could have been a part of a bullet or a core of a bullet. However, it lacks any physical characteristics which would permit stating whether or not it actually originated from a bullet.
All this makes it blatantly obvious that CE-842 consisted of just ONE fragment, and one fragment only. Yet, Guinn seemed to not grasp this or he tested fragments that were NOT CE 842, because he would state.
"Using the CE numbers, the 399 specimen, which is the so-called stretcher or pristine bullet--it has various names--agrees in composition both in its antimony and its silver with CE 842, which are the fragments reportedly recovered from Governor Connally's wrist."
Was this a simple mistake or had more fragments been presented to Dr. Guinn as CE-842? Guinn would tell the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) that the lead fragments he was given "...did not include any of the specific little pieces that the FBI had analyzed." Furthermore, Guinn describes the contents of CE 842.
"The fourth one was CE 842, one larger fragment and two smaller ones reportedly recovered from Governor Connally's wrist during surgery."
We know that Dr. Gregory removed one fragment from Connally's wrist. We know that Frazier examined one fragment. We know that the samples given to Guinn did not match the FBI samples. We know Guinn found three fragments REPORTEDLY recovered from Connally's wrist.
How do we explain this major discrepancy? It would seem to me they took fragments from CE-399 and gave them to Dr. Guinn in the guise of being CE 842 to guarantee a match!
Once again we see that the evidence does not support the WC's claims, thus, their conclusion is sunk again.