The Head Wounds Revisited

[David Lifton]

As attested to by the FBI agents and other witnesses as well, the primary focus of the autopsists appeared to be locating bullets. They seemed genuinely befuddled when they couldn't find any. If they had been the ones to remove the bullets, they were acting was as good as their lying and they have proven to be pretty poor liars. The main reason for the military autopsy IMO, was the fact that Oswald was in custody and awaiting trial. This meant evidence needed to stand up in court and the prosectors could be liable to perjury This was not a part of the original plan. Had Oswald been spirited away and eliminated as planned, it really wouldn't have mattered how many shooters there were, or from what direction they were shooting. As long as Oswald, agent of Castro was identified as one of them, and could supply no rebuttal, the plan was intact. Once Oswald was murdered on Sun. morning they could pretty much say whatever they liked, and they did. They didn't need to alter the body it's not like it was going to be hauled into court. Just their testimony, XRays and photos. Much easier to fake than an actual body. I wish some one could show me creditable evidence that Kennedy's body was in a body bag in a shipping casket at 6:35. Sibert and O'Neil said they assisted in removing the presiden'ts body from the ceremonial casket immediately after they helped carry it into the morgue, and before they were sent out, while X Rays were to be taken.

I read Best Evidence when it was first released. In the beginning it seemed like a major development in the case. My sole criticism at the time was that the book was way too long and contained way too much ego.
Later I came to the conclusion that it was the autopsy photos, etc. that had been altered. That made a whole lot more sense for all the reasons stated here.

Dawn

Dawn:

If it was the autopsy photographs that had been altered (and you'd have to alter the X-rays as well). . but if that was all that had been done, (and nothing had actually been done to the body itself) then:

a) that would not explain the two FBI agens reported that when the body was unwrapped, it was "apparent" that there had been "surgery of the head area, namely, in the top of the skull" . And keep in mind that, when queried by his supriors after I spoke with Sibert in early November, 1966, Sibert said the source of that was statements made by Dr. Humes. (See Chapter 12 of Best Evidence)

b) that would not explain why the head wound descriptions were so different between Dallas and Bethesda (See Chapter 13 of Best Evidence)

c) that would not explain why the throat wound description between Dallas and Bethesda (See Chapter 11 of Best Evidence)

d) that would ot explain why the body was covertly intercepted between Dallas and Bethesda, as evidence by the fact that it began its journey in a ceremonial casket, and arrived in a shipping casket; and (2) it began its journey wrapped in sheets, and arrived in a body bag. (See chapters 25 -28 of Best Evidence).

Merely altering the autopsy photographs would not explain the above data.

Moreover, if the body was in exactly the same condition in Bethesda, as it was in Dallas, then the autopsy doctors would have immediately said ---based on an entry at the front of the throat and an exit at the back of the headwhat the Dallas doctors said: that JFK was shot from the front.

But not only didn't the Bethesda doctors say that, no one in the autopsy room says they said any such thing.

So. . .: if the body had not been altered, then one would be forced to argue that the Bethesda doctors were shammingthat they were bent over a body that was in the same condition as it was when observed by the Dallas doctors six hours earlier, but pretended otherwise.

And there is no evidence to support that sort of thesisi.e., the "shamming" hypothesis.

The only reasonable explanation to support what the Bethesdsa doctors said, and what they testified they saw, is that (a) the body was covertly intercepted between Dallas and Bethesda and (b) the wounds were altered.

DSL
6/21/13; 2:20 AM PDT
Los Angeles, California