08-01-2015, 01:56 AM
At the autopsy, the removal of JFK's lungs, prior to x-ray technician Jerrol Custer entering the autopsy room and taking chest x-rays. This effectively hid any evidence of the bullet that entered the top of JFK's right lung and ultimately induced a tension pneumothorax in that lung. The symptoms of this condition were observed by Parkland surgeons and the condition was treated as part of the attempted resuscitation.
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964