New book...A DEEPER, DARKER TRUTH

[Albert Rossi]

What i have never understood is why Wilson's technique is totally unknown except in these JFK assassination circles. One would think that those from outside the JFK community would have knowledge of it and be able to discuss it.

Is Wilson's technique proprietary to US Steel? And is this the only known application of it, other than in US Steel manufacturing?

Evidently it has been used in court.

In order for that to happen, I would think that some legal-scientific evaluation of the method would have occurred. Case in point: thanks to the articles on NAA that came out about 8 years ago, the use of NAA for ballistic metal comparison is no longer considered (if I understand correctly) as having probative weight in the courtroom.

Any elucidation concerning Tom Wilson's court testimony in this respect would be very helpful.

I honestly don't know many of the details. Those would mostly be known by C. Wecht or the Court transcripts involved - and that would be a LOT of work to find them without Wecht's help. I know he was involved in many such court cases - mostly forensic science matters, but not exclusively. I know in one case he used his technique as an expert witness to demonstrate from photos that a bullet hole in the deceased had been covered-up [in both senses of the term] by mortician's wax - a finding he also was able to use in the JFK assassination evidence. Other cases included whether a bullet would was exit or entrance - or a fake or artifact of a photo or x-ray. I don't know too many other details, except that the side using him in every Court case as an expert witness prevailed. As mentioned before, in most cases his 'credentials' and 'expertise' to be defined in the Court as an expert witness was challenged. I don't, however, know the details presented by him or by those trying to prove his technique was only 'snake oil'. This may or may not be in the Court transcripts or may have been done in camera or in a separate meeting of the parties. I'm not familiar with this system, and it is likely slightly different in different Courts and jurisdictions. Lastly, such information should also be included with the now sealed papers and research of Tom Wilson. [Sealed by the family - not by any Court]. Your questions are logical, but Tom was very [overly] secretive - I think all who knew him from the research community felt that. He confided in few and even to them, what he confided was somewhat limited. One person he confided a lot to, Jack White, is sadly now not with us [see start of this thread]. Wecht also knows alot, but is very busy - and hard to get time and attention from on this matter. His lawyer is legally bound to not discuss any of this and his family won't. I've also been in communication with the author of the book [the only book about Tom Wilson's work - and an author both chosen by the family and only person other than the lawyer and Wilson's son allowed to go through Tom's papers etc.], and while friendly, was not going to go into any more detail than was in the book - though I feel he knows more. I have done a lot of speculation on why the family is as hesitant as was Tom to greater transparency and it is ONLY speculation on my part....and perhaps not worth committing to it here. [parts of it are alluded to by myself and others at the start of this thread - but there are possible other reasons].

Thanks again, Peter, for what details you are able to give.