19-10-2016, 07:16 PM
The center photo with the "nick" is definitely the front of the tie as Drew states. In the non-cropped version the tie is not twisted at the 'top' but depicts a simple "u" shape, so it can only be the front of the tie. This light area is the only damage to the tie that I have found other than where it was cut for removal.
The FBI Lab report states that this "blood stain" is not blood, it is a lead smear. A sample of this lead was taken from the necktie by the FBI. The alleged "nick" is the area of the tie where the FBI sample was taken.
This section of the tie was part of the knot and therefore was curved. How did a projectile remove this much cloth from the outer layer of the tie without causing any damage to the white inner layer of cloth? If this is a "nick" caused by a projectile then where was the sample of the lead smear taken from the neck tie?